Example sentences of "was [verb] after [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was the same when he got that job on a building site and was sacked after a few days , although they said there was nothing wrong with his work . |
| 2 | Suspecting a mild heart attack , his doctor had him admitted to hospital but tests were negative and he was discharged after a few days . |
| 3 | This had no very radical consequences : it was dropped after a few years , Diodorus says ( xi.87 ) , because too many of the prominent citizens were thereby discouraged from engaging in political life . |
| 4 | A clear run of four hundred yards was obtained after a few holes had been filled in . |
| 5 | The regiment 's first official title after the 1881 merger was The Halifax Regiment ( Duke of Wellington 's ) but this was changed after a few weeks to The Duke of Wellington 's ( West Riding Regiment ) and again in 1920 to The Duke of Wellington 's Regiment ( West Riding ) . |