Example sentences of "he [verb] after [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The German escapement action Stein employed in all the pianos that he made after the piano in the vis-á-vis instrument can be seen as a transformation of the Cristofori-Silbermann piano action . |
| 2 | In a broadcast he made after the war , he described the journal as one " which had clearly failed of its purpose several years before events brought it to an end " . |
| 3 | His love of Britain and wholehearted support for the fight against Fascism gave his films an urgency and richness which were lacking in the few he made after the war . |
| 4 | When A had lived x years he became the father of B. He lived after the birth of B y years and had other sons and daughters . |
| 5 | Jackie 's brother Jimmy , was the first to take up racing but he quit after an accident . |
| 6 | Townsend oozed confidence from his first kick to touch , and he agreed after the match that being part of the Scottish squad had done much to sharpen his game . |
| 7 | ‘ Oi were a bit rahsh there , ’ he announced after a minute . |
| 8 | ‘ Can you tell me where to take a left ? ’ he asked after a while . |
| 9 | ‘ You 've not been here long , have you ? ’ he asked after a while . |
| 10 | ‘ Are you OK now ? ’ he asked after a while , and she nodded . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , master ? ’ he asked after a moment . |
| 12 | ‘ What 's it like ? ’ he asked after a moment . |
| 13 | He asked after the Queen and the prince replied : ‘ She is in very good spirits . |
| 14 | He looks after the preparation of the balance sheet and deals with the tax inspector . ’ |
| 15 | Well if he keeps , if he looks after the car and keeps himself right och it 'll be okay but if he 's gon na mess about and wreck the car well he 's he 's no way of getting to work . |
| 16 | ‘ Well , ’ he adds after a moment , ‘ maybe I deserve it . ’ |
| 17 | He finishes after a bit and then jumps up on the window ledge . |
| 18 | Why should we allow your destructive race to flourish ? ’ he shouted after the Doctor . |
| 19 | ‘ Still sulking ? ’ he needled after a while |
| 20 | ‘ I wo n't go , ’ he says after a minute . |
| 21 | Yes — ‘ I was just thinking … ’ he says after a while , then stops again , because he 's still thinking . |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , ’ he murmured after a while . |
| 23 | The British and French , he noted after the event , had hurt themselves " immeasurably " by their action . |
| 24 | Not for payment , that is , ’ he added after a pause . |
| 25 | When you left me … well , ’ he added after a pause , ‘ let's say I was n't too thrilled . |
| 26 | ‘ We went to see Len last night , ’ he added after a pause . |
| 27 | ‘ Why , Sarella ? ’ he grated after a battle that seemed to draw itself out to the limits . |
| 28 | He sighed after a while and asked how I was feeling . |
| 29 | He acted after a complaint from Tory MP Gwilym Jones . |
| 30 | ‘ A' dropped in oan Tuesday , ’ he replied after a pause . |