Example sentences of "and after a [noun] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Holden battered the free-kick against the wall and after a scramble the ball fell to Henry , who struck a low shot from more than 30 yards past Lukic .
2 The guitar was playing again , this time in slow rhythm , and after a while a voice broke in .
3 But when all the people had gone no one laughed , and after a while no one spoke any more .
4 Apparently the Lorrimores were still safely with us as he came back presently without haste or alarm , and after a while the train made its usual unobtrusive departure westwards .
5 Dizzy shook his head and put a finger to his lips , calling to her for silence ; so Alina waited , and after a while the young woman gave up and went away .
6 The motorway slashed on through fields and villages without regard for either , and after a while the villages flowed together and became towns , and the towns joined and merged to take on the appearance of a city .
7 Tallis moved swiftly through this place of forest shrines , and after a while the nature of the wood changed again .
8 But like medicine it did him good , and the food tasted better than it looked , and after a while the silence grew less tense and they began to chat about the contrast between bloody-minded , earnest Perugia , just visible on its wind-swept ridge as a distant smudge of grey , and Assisi , symbol of everything nice and pretty and kind , whose pink stone made even its fortifications look as innocent as an illustration in a book of fairy tales .
9 On other days he is on body-washing duty and after a battle the bodies are not clean .
10 The great head of yeast created during fermentation is cropped off and after a week the remaining yeast is overcome by the alcohol it has produced and sinks to the bottom of the fermenter .
11 Here one problem of panels becomes clear : with all the best intentions , panel members may be considered to be specially interested in volunteering for , or accepting an invitation to join , a certain panel , and after a time the panel member can become rather too self-conscious and sophisticated .
12 They were stopped outside the gate , of course , and after a time the sergeant on guard came out and spoke to them and they began an argument and it got very heated because this sergeant thought that the Americans were like knights of old rescuing a damsel in distress .
13 These allegations were never tested , and after a month the children were returned home , and the mother resumed the care of her large family .
14 In any event , it is wise to place a suitable receptacle within easy reach throughout the day , and after a meal the puppy should be taken into the garden and encouraged to use an area here .
15 There was a knock on the door at the far side of the room , and after a moment the soldier entered with an armload of goods in striped bags .
16 Again , like many other therapies , questions will be asked to give an overall picture of yourself and after a consultation a remedy may be given .
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