Example sentences of "after a [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | After a little more gossip , we said goodbye to the friendly Clays , and set off on our tour of the countryside . |
2 | After a little more conversation , mainly expressing amazement at the splendour of Tamar 's circumstances , they urged their horses to a brisk pace and had no further chance to speak . |
3 | ‘ I think I agree with you , ’ said Lydia after a further half a minute . |
4 | We made another such excursion on to Mount Párnes , at its best season — it was still possible ( indeed it is still possible today , though more difficult ) to leave Athens and the world behind after a very few kilometres . |
5 | Which was just as well , as this time he came back after a very few minutes . |
6 | The only thing was to push me at once to the front ; and almost immediately , after a very few brief words from the distinguished chairman , I found myself face to face with an audience that evidently meant mischief . |