Example sentences of "after [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | July 24 : Viscount 816 PK–RVU of Mandala Airlines crashed into Mount Liliboy on Ambon Island , Indonesia during bad weather 10km from touchdown at Pattimura Airport after circling in the hope of a break in the poor visibility . |
| 2 | If locally at y the second part of eqn ( 6.16 ) is to be satisfied after transforming to the unprimed coordinates we must therefore have . |
| 3 | After mulling over the idea for almost a year , Mr Chambers made the decision to leave Greenfield Human Resources — the agency he joined as a trainee in 1956 and left as a director — and set up on his own . |
| 4 | In addition to bringing down interest rates by another two per cent , he has to establish the right monetary policy after sticking to the wrong one for two years . |
| 5 | The Italians are getting jumpy after drawing against the Swiss in Cagliari . |
| 6 | I apologize for using the semimetaphorical terms ‘ hard ’ and ‘ soft ’ in this essay , but after puzzling over the matter for some time I can see no other way of setting about it . |
| 7 | Feeling worn out after preaching to the thousands who flocked to hear him , he found renewed stimulation and encouragement for his ministerial labours . |
| 8 | " " Woodnesse " " , " madness " , itself becomes a theme of the tale , as Nicholas screams " " as he were wood " " ( 3814 ) on being branded , and Alison and Nicholas assert that John was " " wood " " after crashing to the ground in his tub ( 3833 ) . |
| 9 | Eight girls , two boys and their teacher , all dead in the wreckage of a minibus , burned out after crashing into the back of a motorway maintenace lorry on the M-Forty . |
| 10 | The Rothmans Honda team leader , in his ‘ home ’ grand prix , came under early pressure from defending champion Wayne Rainey , who was anxious to score some points after crashing in the opening round in Japan two weeks ago . |
| 11 | Belgian Stefan Everts yesterday had his spleen removed in emergency surgery after crashing in the German 250cc motocross Grand Prix on Sunday . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , a cyclist was still fighting for his life yesterday after crashing in the Yorkshire Dales . |
| 13 | A CYCLIST was still fighting for his life yesterday after crashing in the Yorkshire Dales . |
| 14 | She came in every day , after seeing to the babies , if there was no-one about . |
| 15 | Lorry driver Mr. Leslie Parsons , 51 , lost control of the 28-ton lorry after colliding with the H-reg. car . |
| 16 | After singing through the song once or twice I then say . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | But still he held off arresting Gandhi , though other leaders were quietly put away , and thousands of Indians were arrested after wading into the sea to collect water for salt . |
| 19 | After wading through the comprehensive 40 page manual you may have some idea of what to do as , yet again , it 's simulation time ! |
| 20 | Paula Harrison , 22 , is seriously ill in hospital after tumbling into the River Tees from the former railway bridge at Gainford , near Darlington , late on Saturday night . |
| 21 | Hateley was shown the red card for pushing away defender Rudi Cossey , who indulged in some play-acting after tumbling to the ground . |
| 22 | I hobbled my shameful way from First Buttress North on Lundy as the sun 's last rays winked over the darkening sea ( and last orders for food were being called at the island 's only pub ) after tumbling from the very last move of the 90ft first pitch of Road Runner . |
| 23 | After speeding across the moors and winding through woodland he at last found her and together they flowed slowly as one out into the Hamoaze . |
| 24 | Green records when he has had a particularly good meal : after eating at the Swan in Grasmere , with Anne , he writes ‘ the dinner good and cheap , all cheerful … |
| 25 | It is n't a good idea to climb hills after eating at the Naked Man — ideally you should find a quiet corner and sleep it off like a boa constrictor does after it has swallowed a goat or two too many . |
| 26 | For this writer it began when , shortly after stepping off the plane in Johannesburg , it became apparent that a few stitches sustained by the All Black winger Terry Wright in a training accident was deemed as worthy a front page news story as the continuous blood-letting in the Natal townships between rival ANC and Inkatha factions . |
| 27 | He had failed to notice the approach of the goods train , which was being pushed backwards , and was hit by the leading wagon after stepping onto the track . |
| 28 | He had first of all , as if in some extraordinary dream , after struggling through the dark tunnel , seen her in bed , seen her dark bright eyes , reflecting the candlelight , gazing calmly at him ; and he had imagined her to be a child , a boy . |
| 29 | Again in 1948 , after struggling through the war years , for which services they were grossly undercompensated , these 4 grouped companies , virtually bankrupt , were nationalised , and the less profitable lines , often many of them rural , were closed and the tracks lifted . |
| 30 | After struggling in the first half when playing into the wind , they made certain later ; then came the news that Newcastle Gosforth 's defeat at Bedford had given West Hartlepool promotion . |