Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] after [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your presence may help to concentrate its mind , however , and you can establish a routine whereby it can run around and play for a few minutes after it has performed as desired . |
| 2 | For a few minutes after he came in , the rats were quiet . |
| 3 | I think my father used to work in a university for a few years after he graduated , and he might have invented something ; he occasionally hints that he gets some sort of royalty from a patent or something , but I suspect the old hippy survives on whatever family wealth the Cauldhames still have secreted away . |
| 4 | Uplands kept its wholesaling operation going for a few years after I left , but it does n't exist any more ; I think the day of the really small wholesaler is gone . ’ |
| 5 | Oh he had that Cavalier for a few years after I sold it . |
| 6 | There is no reason why you should not have a weekly reward for remaining the same weight , at least for a few months after you have attained your ideal shape . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , there is no certain way of knowing of food is dangerous … until a few hours after it is eaten . |