Example sentences of "after [v-ing] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | He watched his dejected figure walk past him into the cottage and , after allowing a few minutes to elapse , followed him in and discovered him sitting at the table in the living room , his bag of apples and sandwich lying untouched . |
| 2 | Knowing stories of hostile spirits as they did , the first hearers of the story would naturally , after gaining a few more of the details , have identified the assailant as the demon of the wadi . |
| 3 | Night fell , and after walking a few more miles down country roads , they finally arrived at an old house standing alone by a river . |
| 4 | After driving a few miles along what seemed an endless avenue of poplars we crossed the Taro , at this time of year a dry riverbed , by a long bridge with marble statues of reclining river gods and goddesses at either end . |
| 5 | The Navy 's Submarine Museum at Gosport is restoring the vessel to her original condition and , after replacing a few missing parts , she will go on show in the summer . |
| 6 | After swimming a few lengths of the pool , she turned and floated on her back , enjoying the warmth of the sun on her half-submerged body , listening to the splashing of the other swimmers , their laughing voices , the harsh cries of magpies in the nearby forest , the occasional insect droning past . |
| 7 | Even after adding a few extras such as salt £14 , a thermometer £1.25 and a hydrometer £3.50 , I was still left with a small margin . |
| 8 | After waiting a few minutes she collected the pictures from the slot outside the booth , put them in her bag without looking at them and hurried home . |
| 9 | After speaking a few words that Hazel could not catch , he was evidently called inside . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's character , ’ he says , after doing a few undulations . |
| 11 | After spending a few months gauging public reaction , West Mercia Police intend to use him as a kerbside deterrent against speeding . |
| 12 | After spending a few days at Snaefellsness , our final goal was the fabulous Lake Mývatn . |
| 13 | After spending a few weeks there , he flew to Frankfurt on 29 May , where he rejoined Mary-Claude and the children , who had meanwhile been looked after by Mother Teresa 's Sisters of Charity . |
| 14 | The first time I get on , it is often after spending a few hours with them , and I kinda transfer over from the stable door to their backs . ’ |
| 15 | Carl Reilly was stopped after having a few too many at a business lunch . |
| 16 | After snarling a few choice remarks at them from the corners of our mouths , such as , ‘ Get lost ! ’ or ‘ Beat it ! ’ , which we understood to be good American for , ‘ Please go away , we do not wish for company , ’ we managed to rid ourselves of a few of them , but two of the most persistent followed us until we were clear of the town , and then we realised that the only way to be left alone was for us to be really rude . |
| 17 | In turn she fled to Gooseneck , who after uttering a few more words of comfort , strode over to Fagg 's table and said , ‘ Shut up . ’ |
| 18 | After snatching a few hours sleep , the teenager breakfasted on cornflakes as she talked to her relieved parents , who sent a message of thanks to all those who had helped in the search . |
| 19 | ‘ This man and me are after slaughtering a few trees out there . ’ |
| 20 | After watching a few people jumping and getting caught up in the excitement and atmosphere , I decided I would love to have a shot , much to the family 's amazement and Sandy 's amusement . |
| 21 | As dawn appears in the sky our progress quickens ; after crossing a few fields and climbing several hedgerows we are suddenly on a road with farm buildings a short distance away . |
| 22 | After answering a few PRS and generally guitar-related questions , a winner will be chosen and that winner will decide , during a phone call to Annapolis to Mr P. R. Smith himself , on exactly what options the prize guitar will incorporate . |
| 23 | After exchanging a few words , the usher opened the door and Mark was escorted into a debating chamber shaped in the form of a horseshoe , with a raised dais at the open end upon which were two heavy oak chairs , one for the Chairman and the other for the speaker . |
| 24 | After exchanging a few words with him , she went in search of Lawler . |
| 25 | After exchanging a few words with him , she led him off into a corner . |