Example sentences of "after [art] [adj] [noun pl] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The superb shots were chosen from a sea of entries which flooded into our offices after the Tall Ships ' visit this summer . |
| 2 | The figures are inevitably distorted by the fact that several of the great old grammar schools opted to join the private sector after the Labour governments ' reform of secondary education in the 1970s , but of the twenty-two schools attended by Cabinet ministers , eighteen belonged to the 1990 Headmasters ' Conference . |
| 3 | Drawing breath : Brian Semple ( 8 ) and Andrew McCullough ( 8 ) , both from Belfast , take a rest after the National Children 's Fun Run . |
| 4 | It had originally been intended to include the Independent Women 's Union , which had campaigned jointly with the Green Party , but the two parties split after the Independent Women 's Union unsuccessfully demanded a larger share of the eight seats the list had won . |
| 5 | Sealink and P&O , with an estimated 80% share of the short-route ferry market , are pinning their hopes for the future on large capacity super-ferries and changes in manning procedures introduced after the last seamen 's strike . |
| 6 | Mr Engholm had thought of resigning after the Social Democrats ' battering at local elections in Hesse last March . |
| 7 | After the 1740s children 's books included part works for the children of the poor . |
| 8 | There was one major exception which worked well — the Civil Contingencies Unit created after the 1972 miners ' strike . |
| 9 | Whilst missioner in Cambridgeshire — after a five years ' spell in Oxford he began to — read seriously and painstakingly — and , though untutored and without the benefit of lectures , he gained a degree in Classics at Cambridge University . |
| 10 | After a few hours ' walking along the ridge we could clearly see Koitobos , one of the peaks surrounding the crater rim — a long , flat-topped buttress with a steep cone at one end , composed of large , dark brown , vertical columns . |
| 11 | After a few hours ' rest I had something to eat . |
| 12 | After a few hours ' driving , we stop by a small lake brimming with clear water which has tumbled down from the escarpment through dense forest . |
| 13 | I asked him to write down what he liked about the skinhead style and , after a few moments ' thought , he dashed off the above . |
| 14 | Fabia saw no point in butting in to comment that she had in fact come very close to doing that very thing , and after a few moments ' pause Ven went on , ‘ I knew I 'd bruised your pride , but that had been necessary when my desire for you had threatened to blot out reason . |
| 15 | After a few minutes ' walk I arrived at the edge of the wooded area ; in front of me was about two hundred yards of grass , rising to the high ground covered by thick gorse and ferns . |
| 16 | After a few minutes ' walk it seemed she had truly left the hamlet of Pook 's Common behind . |
| 17 | After a few minutes ' thought , he announced , ‘ I must reveal the truth , I suppose . |
| 18 | After a few minutes ' silent reflection , however , I saw that the difficulty arose because we had read the phrase in quite different ways . |
| 19 | New York became conditioned to skyscrapers which were torn down after a few years ' life to be replaced by newer skyscrapers . |
| 20 | After a few years ' disgrace they were back living quietly but comfortably in Moscow . |
| 21 | This perennial plant 's big , bold , green clumps , measuring 90cm/3ft high and the same in diameter , grow even bigger and more productive before they deteriorate after a few years ' growth , and are then best replaced . |
| 22 | After a few days ' dialling he knew it by heart . |
| 23 | His compatriot , Alexandra Ledermann 's Punition , who beat Navet in the Paris World Cup round but who had a difficult flight to Del Mar , looked much more at ease at the official horse inspection here , after a few days ' rest . |
| 24 | James , Earl of Douglas , raided Northumberland , laying siege to Newcastle , and after a few days ' inconclusive skirmishing , the Scots army retreated into the Cheviot Hills . |
| 25 | Sometimes , of course , it can work the other way round ; I recall a woman , going through a difficult time with her husband , returning after a few days ' holiday to find that he had swept and cleaned the house from top to bottom . |
| 26 | Only after a few days ' exposure to New York sunlight did they readjust to local time . |
| 27 | After a few days ' rain the course was just right for the spectators anyway , plenty of mud . |
| 28 | After a few seconds ' thought I realised that she meant their President , that is the former General who was dictator with the continuing consent of their other commanders . |
| 29 | The initial orientation can not be predicted , but reversal after a few seconds ' observation always takes place in the same way . |
| 30 | Already , after a few months ' acquaintance , he complained to Harry of ‘ this hideous analysis which so masters me ’ and he tried to express Helen 's profound effect upon him : ‘ I always wonder when I look at her or think of her . |