Example sentences of "after [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | To explain the-timidity of these people , we need look no further than the example of Arthur Jensen , who , after devoting himself to the study of educationally significant individual differences , is declared by the press to be an advocate of segregated schooling for ‘ poor and black children ’ . |
2 | In particular Jan had been impressed with Kylie after seeing her on The Zoo Family . |
3 | Even so I did not expect my feet to be trouble-free after using them for the first time on a full day 's hiking in the Purbeck Hills . |
4 | If the user has the authority to do so , modules may be entered into LIFESPAN after including them in the module header of a package and instructing LIFESPAN to enter them . |
5 | Stella was afraid Babs might tell Dotty that she did n't wear a slip and that Dotty would rush out and buy her one , just as she had bought her a brassière after catching her in the wardrobe with her arms above her head about to be fitted for her Ptolemy costume . |
6 | Left alone with Carrie , Joe sat watching her pour the boiling water into the earthenware teapot , and after bringing it to the table and setting it on a stand , she smiled at him and said softly , ‘ How are you ? ’ |
7 | BRITISH spy Ian Spiro left bloody fingerprints smeared on his son 's bedroom walls after blasting him in the head twice with a handgun . |
8 | ‘ Winning the Ulster final of the Barton Shield against Warrenpoint was a bit of a fairytale , after defeating them in the final of the Senior Cup ! |
9 | A short time later they went out to where a bay gelding and a grey mare were tethered and , after instructing her concerning the correct side to mount , he gave her a leg up . |
10 | After establishing myself in the team I have only been dropped once , that was by John Duncan and I deserved it . ’ |
11 | Redknapp , son of West Ham assistant boss Harry , has forced his way on to the England scene after establishing himself in the Liverpool side this season . |
12 | He did n't tell her that they had brought him here unconscious after torturing him in the main building . |
13 | All in all , it is in no way surprising that Nietzsche should have put them to one side soon after writing them at the turn of the year . |
14 | After meeting him for the first time , Vincent thought that he must be wealthy . |
15 | LITTLE Miss Bossy Emma Gardner keeps a firm grip on her brother after saving him from the clutches of a child abductor . |
16 | Connect the wiring after passing it through the hole in the new rose . |
17 | Celtic 's offer of around eighty thousand pounds stands and Macari is now considering a package to take him from Stoke City where he 's a firm favourite with the fans after leading them into the English First Division . |
18 | I was worried 'e was gon na take up boxin' after doin' it in the army . |
19 | Afterwards Leconte , who only resumed training a week ago after injuring himself in the Paris Open , admitted he was surprised at the way Ferreira had fallen to pieces . |
20 | Its real mother will have to be put down after injuring herself during the birth , and the owners fear this could leave the young Arabian horse without the vital care it needs . |
21 | Well erm erm had a word with erm who was about oh fourth in line in the erm education hierarchy in those days and erm then spoke to who was the Chief Education Officer and er , I think they were a bit erm , bit apprehensive about employing a blind typist because erm it was something that they had never had any experience of but in the end they thought it was worth a try and er especially after supporting me at the College and erm also perhaps they had in mind that many of the erm employees would be leaving if war broke out and erm , in fact by that time war had probably started |
22 | And this , after spending themselves to the last ounce , only within the last three weeks , and being greeted everywhere with roaring crowds and cheering streets and the appearance of universal applause and approbation . |
23 | After approaching him on the street and ushering him into the house he told the boy ; ’ Welcome to the Devil 's Kingdom ’ and threatened to kill him if he did nt co-operate . |
24 | After tying it to the mizzen-mast , he did not investigate further . |
25 | Still 's wretched luck initially followed him into management when he was replaced as Maidstone boss immediately after taking them into the Football League in 1989 . |
26 | Josh had to be squeezed into Clare 's tight weekday schedule : after taking him to the babysitter in Pimlico , she caught another bus to the shoe shop where she worked . |
27 | She must have taken the letter straight to a photocopy shop after collecting it from the skip and then posted the copy to Zen before returning to the house , calculating that if the copy came to light each of the Milettis would equally be under suspicion . |
28 | A body builder who tackled two armed raiders single-handed , after chasing them through the streets in his car has been hailed as a hero . |
29 | After putting them on the rail the sellers sent the buyers an invoice stating ‘ At sole risk of purchaser after putting fish on rail here . ’ |
30 | Earlier , driver Geoffrey Wellens had stopped to ask Mr Thompson if he was alright after spotting him on the road . |