Example sentences of "and [adj] after [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people find uncontrollable tears welling up , yet they may feel wonderfully relaxed and calm after the massage . |
| 2 | It was Friday morning , cold and clear after the night rain , and Annie brought Rachel down the stairs and settled her in the pram which was kept in the passageway beside the kitchen . |
| 3 | To this end consider making staff bonuses , due as a consequence of the sale , conditional and payable after the warranty period . |
| 4 | The guards , being malais as well as red-bereted killers , were quite nonchalant for the moment , but they 'd start getting suspicious and edgy after a while . |
| 5 | He was heartened too by the French sky , clean and limpid after the smoke and fog of the Borinage . |
| 6 | When Leonora finally arrived home , red-eyed and white-faced after a nightmare journey , she found Elise in a terrible state . |
| 7 | Often there is no intention to frustrate the child ; the rejections — such as not listening to or fobbing off the child — may be the consequences of the parent 's being too busy with chores or being tired and irritable after a day 's work , and so forth . |
| 8 | Aspects of the Course to be evaluated by employers and students for contribution to employability were selected on the basis of preliminary interviews with staff and students , but supplemented and refined after a pilot questionnaire administered to a small random sample of students ( n=20 ) had been analysed . |
| 9 | The house was shuttered and seemed dim and cool after the glare outside . |
| 10 | Torture of political detainees became widespread and systematic after the assassination of President Sadat in October 1981 . |
| 11 | The turf , dense and springy after the summer 's rain , was rolled into even stripes which led the eye away to the pine woods in the middle distance ; the forest obscured what had once been an inspiring view of the valley of the Dee , but shielded the castle from curious passers-by on the road that followed the river banks . |
| 12 | I felt drained and weary after the vigil . |
| 13 | The uncles and my father , jolly and unsuspecting after an evening 's celebrations , blundered in with their sacks of bounty ; the tins and cutlery crashed round their ears as they pushed the door open . |
| 14 | It occupies a very prominent place in the narrative , therefore , and we might expect something particularly fine and solemn after the heroics of chapter 22 . |
| 15 | ‘ I have ended up with my children in a Women 's Hostel , still black and blue after the battering I got from the drunken unfaithful bully I was stupid enough to marry . |
| 16 | The air here was strangely still and silent after the noise of the forest . |
| 17 | When the Lord made Sunday he meant it for a day of rest , a day of peace and quiet after the turmoil of the working week . |
| 18 | What you want is to find yourself slim and attractive after a time on an easy , satisfying diet . |