Example sentences of "and after a [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | She watched carefully , and after a minute or two she saw that the thing was a grin . |
| 2 | No answer suggested itself , however , and after a minute or two he became aware that as these thoughts whirled through his mind he had been staring down at the grilles confining the Chinese coolie families . |
| 3 | She went away , and after a minute or two he got up from his bed and went to the window . |
| 4 | Jill withdrew and after a sip or two of tea I began . |
| 5 | Sneezing and fluent , bland coryza ; the mucous membranes of the nose may be swollen and after a day or two the coryza may extend to the larynx with a hard cough . |
| 6 | Put the new shoot in the jar , close beside the old one , and after a day or so most of the aphids will have left the old shoot . |
| 7 | The men did as they pleased with him , and after a day or two at sea , he began to drink too much . |
| 8 | However there were great risks associated with camp following , and after a battle or siege , the women of the losing side would be treated very harshly . |
| 9 | He had a fishing boat of his own and after a year or so on the island had adapted to the life as a native . |
| 10 | And after a week or so she found herself able to tease . |
| 11 | Her grip tightened as he accelerated , and after a moment or two he coasted slowly into the kerb and stopped . |