Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adv prt] after the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last autumn Mr Alton threatened to stand down after the party 's Harrogate conference endorsed a strong pro-abortion line . |
| 2 | The whole affair , however , failed to gain the status of a diplomatic issue and started to calm down after the New Year holiday , leaving bad feeling between different groups of students . |
| 3 | Then the soldiers started coming back after the war , and we got new members of staff — earnest young men who got all intense about everything . |
| 4 | He went running off after the boy down the tunnel , dodging people and cannoning into others . |
| 5 | Things did liven up after the break when Wallace replaced Whelan . |
| 6 | What we do need is the co-operation of the residents , and I must say that we are beginning to get the co-operation now and in fact many people did phone in after the last incident when the officers were assaulted , first of all asking for the condition of the officers and showing concern , and secondly giving us information . |
| 7 | Eric Cantona got sent off after the match and then was assaulted by a Turkish riot policeman . |
| 8 | The demonstrations were the most serious in Jordan since April 1989 , when rioting had broken out after the imposition of austerity measures [ see p. 36602 ] . |
| 9 | During a two-day hearing , they had been told that a town centre disturbance had broken out after the quarter-final Scottish Junior Cup match between Beith and Vale of Leven on 28 March last year . |
| 10 | Hebbert had wound down after the adrenalin rush and was furious at having to crank up again . |
| 11 | Despite the destruction , church services went ahead at the weekend in five churches in Armagh as workmen continued to clear up after the IRA bomb attack on the courthouse . |
| 12 | Two days later the sea had settled down after the prolonged gale and we headed north once more through the rock strewn channels and islands . |
| 13 | It was recovered from Leatherslade Farm near Brill where the gang had holed up after the raid … just twenty eight miles from the scene . |
| 14 | Rain had set in after the heatwave and there was an infestation of jelly fishes in the Moray Firth . |
| 15 | Soon after the war ended it trebled its student members when the Ministry of Education issued grants to ex-servicemen in an attempt to prevent a recurrence of the disillusionment that had set in after the First World War . |
| 16 | True , the crab-men had begun to take an unhealthy interest in him once his companions had rushed off after the Harlequin man . |
| 17 | Many people had switched on after the announcement that Welles 's Mercury Theatre was doing a play . |
| 18 | Jilly Jonathan was pale but had calmed down after the bout of hysterical weeping that had overcome her once they had got her to the hotel . |
| 19 | Any Radio 4 fans who settle down to ‘ The Archers ’ had a bonus on August 2nd if they stayed tuned in after the programme , because it was followed by a programme called ‘ Performing Miracles ’ and featured Sheila Dicks . |