Example sentences of "after [art] [adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tolstoy wrote ‘ War and Peace ’ several decades after the Napoleonic battles he described . |
| 2 | After the usual pleasantries he took Mark along one of the labyrinth of corridors flanked with busts of the famous , and stopped before a heavy oak-panelled door attended by a liveried usher . |
| 3 | ‘ I said after the European Championships I would be looking for a much more settled squad , ’ said Taylor . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , after the potted shrimps we had the beef — and very good it was , too . |
| 5 | But she supposed she should n't be surprised , after the angry words they 'd exchanged . |
| 6 | It was going to be a present for herself , a comfort after the bad things she had endured . |
| 7 | After the brief words I have just exchanged with Stephanie , I promise she will trouble us no longer , cara . ’ |