Example sentences of "after [art] few [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 31 | After a few days of premonitory seismic activity , the eruption started on 15 January and for a few days well-developed Vulcanian activity continued , with frequent explosions and a great eruption cloud reaching up to 10,000 metres . |
| 32 | I rose this morning after a few days of calm without mystical experience and I walked through a steep valley in a golden light of dawn that was like a rich but transparent garment covering all things . |
| 33 | After a few days of tests and observation , the surgeon approached her bed . |
| 34 | ‘ After a few days of production I had the opportunity to approach Dustin , ’ Silvis remembered . |
| 35 | I 'd fetch her home , clean her up , straighten her out and take care of her for as long as she 'd let me , but the call of the wild was strong and after a few days of sleeping on the couch , she 'd vanish again . |
| 36 | But after a few days of Margery 's company ‘ the worshipful woman sped herself fast out of Akun with all her retinue ’ . |
| 37 | But , within a couple of months of coming to the throne , Siraj-ud-Daula marched on Calcutta , seized and plundered it after a few days of frantic but ill-prepared resistance , and allowed the few British survivors of the seige to be locked up in the prison of the fortress for the night . |
| 38 | After a few days of trial and error I devised a system of categorising my work four times during the day ; on an early shift , for example , at approximately 10.00am , 1.00pm , 3.00pm and on leaving for the day . |
| 39 | After a few days of wing stretching and flapping outside the burrow , it makes the perilous trip to the edge of the cliff . |
| 40 | After a few days of the Novotel , I was able to move to the Trianon , a magnificent Edwardian building , well placed right on the edge of the park . |
| 41 | After a few days of sun-oil and cold showers , she even had the nerve to seek the shade and grumble a little at the sweat and the glare of it all . |
| 42 | After a few days of being talked to , and stroked with the clippers running , he became confident enough to let me do a full clip ( including his ears ! ) — which just goes to show that patience , firmness and plenty of encouragement are essential when producing a young horse . |
| 43 | The treating , perhaps fortunately , cut his visit short for after a few nights of festivities he was stony broke . |
| 44 | After a few laps of the track we could kick a ball about or even have a go at throwing a javelin . |
| 45 | After a few sessions of steering the model around on the ground in a ‘ zero height hover ’ , you will reach the stage where the power can be increased in short bursts to lift the model clear of the ground for short periods . |
| 46 | After a few seconds of awkward introductions , Zohra excused herself with a promise to be down for cocoa at the usual time , then led Harry upstairs . |
| 47 | Too stunned to be furious , Maggie sat and after a few seconds of close and silent scrutiny Devlin Parnham sat too , facing her across a magnificent Persian rug , with the fire banked as high as if it were mid-winter . |
| 48 | The transition from one to the other takes place after a few seconds of observation , is discontinous and can not be stopped at in an intermediate position . |
| 49 | After a few seconds of manoeuvring , Geoffrey gave a small cry of triumph . |
| 50 | But , after a few seconds of delighting in the feel of her delicate skin on his , he pulled back , and never , as Fabia shyly looked into his dark eyes , had she seen such a joyous expression on a man . |
| 51 | So the company decided , after a few months of running in service , to adopt a 1 in 100 coning which was reputed to give almost as good riding qualities at high speed , and did not suffer from the disadvantage of excessive flange wear . |
| 52 | After a few months of this kind of thing , it was a wonder we did n't automatically walk out of our homes every hour , on the hour , when we were on leave , to look at the weather . |
| 53 | After a few months of doing this several times each day and night , most of us could plot at the same speed as the information came in on the teleprinter . |
| 54 | After a few months of getting the house in order , Elaine became as restless as the stereotyped male executive and persuaded Louise to move out into the country . |
| 55 | After a few months of therapy it is usual for even the most intense form of cat phobia to disappear . |
| 56 | Shy young hairdressing assistants rapidly become bold and cheeky after a few months of work . |
| 57 | It forms a record of not only the resources allocated , but also those requested , and after a few months of operating the system the project leaders ' requests become realistic and they even strike agreements with each other on timing and amount of resources in advance of the meeting . |
| 58 | After a few months of wrestling unsuccessfully with the strong weeds , the house was delighted to see activity in the grounds . |
| 59 | After a few weeks of this , I can guarantee you 'll be feeling quite a different person , and unable to wait to get out for your Sainsbury 's session , or your Waitrose-lifting ! |
| 60 | After a few weeks of agitation in the press , Mr Pozderac resigned from his high government office , although still declaring his innocence . |