Example sentences of "say after a [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , ’ he said after a moment 's consideration . |
| 2 | ‘ Very well , ’ Mrs Freer said after a moment 's consideration . |
| 3 | ‘ I suppose I like you , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , ‘ because you lack guile . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , another round of sixty-five should do it , Jack , ’ he said after a moment 's hesitation , and then continued . |
| 5 | " Yes , I thought so , " she said after a moment 's scrutiny . |
| 6 | So , what I mean is … , ’ she said after a moment 's thoughtful silence , ‘ it 's very nice of you , but I do n't need any more bother . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well , ’ she said after a moment 's pause , ‘ of course they are doing the same job up to a point and that 's never an easy pattern of work . |
| 8 | ‘ Very well , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , deciding that the only solution was to tell him the truth after all . |
| 9 | ‘ I see , ’ he said after a moment 's pause , ‘ order and elegance , bright colour , restraint , a conquering and a moulding of the less desirable aspects of nature . |
| 10 | ‘ The raid scenes are terrific , ’ he would say after a day 's shooting flushed with love of his work . |