Example sentences of "and [verb] after [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She struggled up , wiping a lump of mud from her forehead , and gazed after the car , which had not even slowed down . |
| 2 | It is a poor house Ellen and not clean but it is cheap and furnished after a fashion and best of all lies next to the Casa Guidi which raised my spirits . |
| 3 | He still felt naked and drained after the speech , yet now was the time to be weaving more individuals firmly into thy spreading fabric . |
| 4 | To Iron Josh , stiff and bruised after the discomfort of his journey in the cart , even a kitchen chair had looked inviting . |
| 5 | It was over a titbit on the floor and occurred after a period when they growled at each other at feeding time . |
| 6 | That may be so ; but on the other hand , if the plaintiff 's contention is correct , the solicitor may abstain from delivering his bill for 20 years , and then at the end of that time he may deliver it and sue after the expiration of a month from its delivery . |
| 7 | After a time teaching in a Scottish school , Fettes , the degree got him a fellowship in mathematics at his own college of Magdalene ; where he remained the rest of his long life — teaching mathematics , holding various college offices , going every week to Emmanuel Congregational chapel , and becoming after a time one of its deacons or church officers . |
| 8 | Acknowledgements are brief and appear after the reference list ; grant and contribution numbers are not allowed . |
| 9 | I wound down the window of the car and shouted after the woman , ‘ Kilturk ? ’ |
| 10 | The single , which was originally issued in 1981 and deleted after a run of 2,000 , served as a blueprint for the band 's ‘ Uncertain Smile ’ , recorded after they had signed to Epic . |
| 11 | While 11 per cent were worried about flying , 90 per cent said they felt better and refreshed after a holiday . |
| 12 | In fact so much bullion was melted down and dispersed after the heist that this Christmas many women could be given jewellery made from the haul . |
| 13 | In the event , he was defeated and fled after the death of most of his forces . |
| 14 | The branch falls through it into the shaft and drops after the man . |
| 15 | Like the little half-eaten ostrich so expertly reconstructed by Gould back in England , much of what Darwin had seen on the voyage had to be reassessed and re-evaluated after the event . |
| 16 | The devaluation was intended to assist a revival of exports and came after the announcement of October 's trade figures , the worst since January 1987 . |
| 17 | The exceptional strength and durability of Roman concrete was due to the substance pozzolana , a volcanic ash , found in quantity in the volcanic areas near Rome and Naples and named after the village of Pozzuoli where the best quality supplies were available . |
| 18 | Even the duck used for Tai Bai Duck ( a dish handed down from generation to generation and named after the Tang dynasty poet Li Tai Bai ) despite being supplied by Cherry Valley , is , promises Jermey , authentic , because the company supplied much of China 's duck breeding stock . |
| 19 | Industrial markets — Relatively small number of customers ; need for technical advice and support after the sale ; possible lengthy negotiations on price between manufacturer and customer , dialogue required where product is to be custom built . |
| 20 | Modern houses have so many labour-saving devices that it is difficult for the person at home to have adequate exercise by doing chores , cooking , and looking after a family . |
| 21 | one chap feeding the mill and one the other chap then giving him the and the other chap was working below taking away the straw and looking after the grain . |
| 22 | For a long while , I could see her in the rear-view mirror , standing in the dusty road in her long white dress , holding her child and looking after the Felder . |
| 23 | Following his survey of relatively low-income home owners , he argues that the domestic division of labour within homes is indeed ‘ strongly patterned by gender , with child care ( where relevant ) , laundry and house cleaning being strongly associated with women while gardening and looking after the car tend to be predominantly male activities ’ . |
| 24 | So you would feel probably the best mechanism would be the appointment of somebody who is given that responsibility and solely that responsibility of reporting and looking after the interest of the deferred pensioners . |
| 25 | She was paying little attention to her normal ‘ household duties ’ such as child care , shopping , and looking after the house . |
| 26 | I think some people do think that is selfish and that marriage is about bringing up a family and looking after the house . ’ |
| 27 | The main features of the 1990 budget , originally introduced on Sept. 19 , 1989 , and reintroduced substantially unaltered and adopted after the formation of the new centre-left government in November [ for which see p. 37050 ] , were the following : ( i ) a general cut in income taxes by 10 percentage points , including a reduction in the top rate from 72 to 60 per cent ; and ( ii ) a major programme for cleaning up the environment . |
| 28 | They were , however , opposed by many working people on the grounds that those in need — low-paid workers , including most female workers — could not afford to contribute , and deserved after a life of labour a benefit paid from taxation rather than from their own pockets . |
| 29 | People sometimes find that their housing requirements change and seek after a period to move on to different kinds of residence , particularly into flats of their own . |
| 30 | Do n't worry , I 'll stay and look after the villa for you . ’ |