Example sentences of "after a few [noun pl] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Some stopped dividing after a few hours and remained generalised in form and in dense clusters .
2 He came into the kitchen after a few moments and she turned away , wandering to the far side to get away from him , battling with the sudden incredible desire to break down and sob like a little girl who had done the wrong thing yet again .
3 He returned after a few minutes and put the tray on a low table by his chair .
4 He gave up farming and opened a restaurant in Glasgow but his new businesses failed after a few years and he left Scotland to live in Rugby until his death in 1937 .
5 He left after a few days as I said .
6 If there is no luck after a few days or the child is showing antagonism to the potty then the parent should leave the training for a few more weeks .
7 After a few days or weeks , the sulphur particles are precipitated as rain or snow .
8 Water again after a few days and start feeding in June .
9 Urquhart slowed after a few steps and then stopped .
10 Anyway , the fact is that if it had n't rained in Japan , if he had n't withdrawn from the race after a few laps and waited until the weather improved , he , not James Hunt , would have been champion .
11 After a few gigs and demos in the late '80s , they eventually — with the help of local soulmates American Music Club — came to the attention of 4AD 's Ivo Watts-Russell , who , enraptured , put out six of these demos from 1989 –'90; as the ‘ Down Colorful Hill ’ album last September .
12 The ball is kicked or thrown to the highlighted player either after a few seconds or when the fire button is pressed with the joystick i neutral .
13 But we want to review it after a few months because as I say , once she 's got herself organized , it might be alright .
14 After a few months though he seemed to accept the situation .
15 She left after a few months and had a home tutor .
16 Although change in weight is very noticeable after a few months or a year , it simply is not detectable by just looking at physical shape on a daily basis .
17 We also stopped after a few paces and turned to look back at her .
18 And I learned after a few weeks that how he got this was There was no weather forecast as we know them now you know on the television .
19 They took the net down after a few weeks but kept it handy , you know .
20 She lost her job after a few weeks and what little money my Dad had left quickly went on drugs and booze .
21 After a few weeks though they went back to school and I started my course again .
22 After a few pleasantries and the shaking of many hands , I accompanied the column for a short distance along the road .
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