Example sentences of "after [v-ing] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By last night , Labor appeared to have clinched 77 seats in the 147-member lower house , equalling its previous standing , after drawing a uniform swing in its favour of 1.98 per cent . |
| 2 | David Ashworth , 31 , was alleged to have killed his former lover Denise Johnston , after breaching an earlier order not to approach her , Liverpool magistrates heard . |
| 3 | Opposition leaders Ganesh Man Singh and Girija Prasad Koirala ( leader and general secretary respectively of the banned Nepali Congress Party ) and Manmohan Adhikari ( leader of the Nepali Communist Party — also banned ) were briefly arrested on Dec. 15 , 1989 , after demanding the immediate abolition of the existing political system in Nepal and the formation of a national government . |
| 4 | Reed has signed up for a further period of seven years to publish the back list of John Steinbeck , after submitting a lavish brochure of marketing plans to the estate . |
| 5 | Wood was left regretting missed chances after seeing a 4-0 lead disappear in the deciding set . |
| 6 | POLICE called firefighters after seeing an orange glow in the sky . |
| 7 | Dalglish is concerned after seeing the Second Division table-toppers manage just one win in their last seven games . |
| 8 | She 'd been so angry , after seeing the first picture of him with Dara , that she 'd wanted to get rid of anything that had reminded her of their time together . |
| 9 | Whilst the record companies sat on their hands , nervous of another quadraphonic-style fiasco , Karajan announced after seeing the new technology as a working prototype that he would make no new recordings and sign no new contracts with any company that was not committed to digital recording and the earliest possible launch of the compact disc . |
| 10 | ( I had my doubts after seeing the squashy mess left on the table where he 'd sat . ) |
| 11 | Later , a painter working in the house fled in terror after seeing the late Earl walk past him down a corridor . |
| 12 | Last night , he told colleagues at a meeting of the economic and domestic policy sub-committee that he remained locked in a game of brinkmanship with the electricity generating firms who are reluctant to sign firm contracts on coal purchases until after seeing the white paper . |
| 13 | ‘ The cuts do n't take anything away from the film , ’ she said after seeing the tamer version acceptable to American cinemas . |
| 14 | For a few seconds I was left shell shocked but I was quickly brought to my senses after seeing the broken rig . |
| 15 | The latest goal to Brann was given on a dubious penalty in overtime and there should probably have been given a free-kick for handling — for — Lyn just before the last Brann goal — the ref admitted this after seeing the whole situation on video-tape . |
| 16 | David came up with the name Depeche Mode after seeing the french magazine of the same name . ’ |
| 17 | On 11 July Sir Frederick Holliday resigned as chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee after accusing the Scottish Office of undermining the committee 's powers by setting up a review body to deal with Sites of Special Scientific Interests ( SSSIs ) . |
| 18 | This discussion is continued in the next chapter where , after deriving the IS-LM model and considering the contribution of Keynes to economic theory and policy , we turn our attention once more to the monetarist challenge to Keynesian economics . |
| 19 | Michael Schumacher of Germany will start on the front row with his Benetton-Ford Schumacher after producing the second-best time of the qualifications , 1:21 . |
| 20 | After using a pistol-shaped dryer , this rather flat , lollipop-shaped dryer took some getting used to . |
| 21 | In particular , the Company promised in the advertisement to pay £100 to anyone who contracted influenza after using a carbolic smoke ball as instructed for a specified period . |
| 22 | SOAP opera Emmerdale Farm has been told to tone down its adverts after using a steamy picture to try to win over younger viewers . |
| 23 | He was sure it would work for him and his doggedness was rewarded , when , after using the new tool for a mere six months , he retained his Ryder Cup place and ended the 1989 season in 11th place on the money list with more than £188,000 . |
| 24 | After all , I made the 1989 side after using the new putter for only six months . |
| 25 | He pauses once and then hesitates again before making the statement , " I " m a great admirer of yours " ( p. 58 ) and the level of formality he uses to introduce himself ( giving his own name after using the formal vocative " Mr Crisp " to gain his attention ) is absurdly high for the situation . |
| 26 | I do not at this precise moment , therefore , feel quite as wretched as I did this morning after using the public telephone or as bewildered and terrorized as I did this afternoon while sitting half-frozen on the trembling suspension bridge across the sleazy Thames . |
| 27 | Serum gastrin was measured twice before with an interval of 15 minutes and at 15 minutes intervals for one hour after eating a standard test meal of one slice of white bread , one boiled egg , 150 ml of milk , 150 ml of yoghurt , 50 g of cheese , 20 g of sugar , and 25 g of butter . |
| 28 | After eating a small square of chocolate he became very aggressive and rushed around the house frantically banging doors and kicking furniture . |
| 29 | After eating a full breakfast , he performed his awesome feat of batting before , in the evening , taking part in a doubles tennis match , visiting the theatre and going on to a supper party ! |
| 30 | After building the 2-bit latch , connect the battery and check operation by setting up a binary number such as 10 . |