Example sentences of "after [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the day-to-day trade came from the man in the street , and it would be wrong to infer that every coffin-maker and funeral furnisher hungered after catering for the top end of the market . |
| 2 | Mildred had bought a mask which featured hair made from uncarded sheep 's wool , and which had produced moths only after hanging for a year on the landing of her staircase . |
| 3 | After struggling for a moment to stop it , I screamed and dropped the lot . |
| 4 | After resting for a while , it suddenly gets up , looks around and then sets off on one of its mad dashes . |
| 5 | While the really poor live in privately-owned , deteriorating homes — and about 90 per cent of the houses in Britain are still privately-owned — the new council houses are occupied by those who will pay up to twice or three times as much in rent , even after allowing for a subsidy of at least 8s. 6d. a week , and often far more , out of the general rates and taxes . |
| 6 | After allowing for a few thousand of natural increase , the Serb and Montenegrin population of Kosovo would have fallen from 237,000 in 1981 to about 220,000 in 1986 . |
| 7 | The most recent research suggests that children who were breast fed have higher intelligence than those bottle-fed from birth , after allowing for the extra time breast-feeding mothers might spend with their babies or extra effort they might put into mothering . |
| 8 | During 1991 , BTR increased its workforce from 105,000 to 140,000 but , after allowing for the 48,000 staff added because of acquisitions , there was a net reduction of 13,000 . |
| 9 | The latest capital spending review could result in a near 20 p.c. cut in total investment to $6½ billion ( £3.7 billion ) against $8 billion ( £4.6 billion ) last year although after allowing for the purchase of Petromed in Spain the figure is nearer 7 p.c . |
| 10 | An elderly man living alone , for example , was 5.74 times more likely to have had a home-help visit during the previous month than an elderly couple , after allowing for the different average disability levels of the two types of household . |
| 11 | Figure 1 b shows the rotation rate residuals after allowing for the increased value of slowdown rate which fits the later part of Fig. 1 a . |
| 12 | Observed values of rotation rate for the first 15 days ; as in Fig. 1 c , all values are residuals after allowing for the normal slowdown rate , the persistent increase in slowdown rate , and the 265-day component . |
| 13 | Harris ( 1989a ) and Moriarty , Gordon , Kuserk and Wang ( 1990 ) studied the basis of the S&P500 during the crash and also found that the large negative basis was substantially reduced when allowance was made for stale prices , and that the futures price led the spot price by a few minutes ( even after allowing for the stale prices effect ) . |
| 14 | The external conjugate was not , however , related to cardiovascular mortality after adjusting for head circumference whereas the trend in cardiovascular mortality with head circumference remained significant after allowing for the external conjugate diameter . |
| 15 | After allowing for the much higher non-attendance rate in controls , the annual rate of eye examination per patient and the number of patients referred to a hospital ophthalmic clinic were comparable in the two groups . |
| 16 | After allowing for the community charge grant , which is now part of aggregate external finance , that is almost £300 million more than this year — an increase of 6.1 per cent . |
| 17 | The goodwill in this case maybe calculated on two to three years ' purchase of so-called absolute net profit ( ie net profit after allowing for the salary of a fully-qualified manager for each shop ) . |
| 18 | ‘ Total European volume increased after allowing for the disposal of our animal feeds and packaging operations . |
| 19 | ‘ Total European volume increased after allowing for the disposal of our animal feeds and packaging operations . |
| 20 | It was realised ( admittedly in connection with problems over legal aid payments , rather than dissolution of partnerships ) that difficulty might ensue where a solicitor continued to practise after applying for a renewal only to have his application eventually rejected . |
| 21 | Closer to home , those naughty boys from SUGARBLAST were chased out of Hyde Park by jobsworths after disrobing for a photo session by the Serpentine . |
| 22 | After qualifying for the East semi-finals in impressive style , Essex beat Hertfordshire 3–1 and trounced Cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final , after taking a 2–0 lead at half-time . |
| 23 | Graf dropped the last four games of the second set after serving for the match at 5–3 , but then powered past fifth-seeded Sabatini 6–2 5–7 6–1 . |
| 24 | After writing for The Observer and The Times he returned to The Guardian as cricket and , subsequently , wine correspondent in the late 1960s . |
| 25 | After pausing for a second he must have relented , because he told her that if it was any help she could borrow benches and trestle tables . |
| 26 | BRIGHTNESS the beluga whale has been seen swimming happily in the Black Sea after escaping for the second time . |
| 27 | Was n't interested in sc Well I mean interest I suppose But I think what it was to start with I I missed the first term , you know after passing for the county , I missed the first term . |
| 28 | He picked it up crossly , but after listening for a few moments , his expression softened and he nodded twice . |
| 29 | Sophie laughed as she picked up the instrument , then , after listening for a minute , she said , ‘ Oh , yes . |
| 30 | After deliberating for a little while , the priest selected one and carried it towards the fire . |