Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] after a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | An energy policy was , however , not surprisingly not quickly agreed ; it passed only after a long and bitter struggle that extended through most of Carter 's term of office and the package of measures finally agreed was inevitably different and weaker than the one the White House had originally requested . |
| 2 | The final allied victory against Japan came only after a long and costly struggle . |
| 3 | That 's something that did n't happen when I came home after a long day at work . |
| 4 | President Vieira on Nov. 6 returned abruptly after a long period abroad , during which time he had received medical treatment and visited the United States and Taiwan . |
| 5 | ‘ I was going to propose to you properly that weekend , ’ he went on after a long , blissful interval . |
| 6 | He did so after a long consultation with the Prime Minister . |
| 7 | ‘ It was so untimely , ’ the Commander said passionately after a long silence , ‘ so very untimely . ’ |
| 8 | Notts went ahead when Mike Simpson volleyed home after a long throw-in . |