Example sentences of "and after [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite such setbacks , the Germans continued their infantry frontal attacks with supporting parachute infantry outflanking Allied positions , and after nearly a month of confused fighting the Independent Companies were withdrawn through Bodö along with elements of the 24th Guards Brigade and Norwegian troops . |
| 2 | In fact they needed little breaking in and after only a couple of long walks they were very comfortable indeed . |
| 3 | ‘ But then the team suffered a run of injuries and after only a handful of matches I was back on the field . ’ |
| 4 | While I was n't exactly happy about this , it was interesting to see what happened ; the tip of the Plexaurelia branch which had landed in the mushroom polyps developed blister-like clear vesicles , the whole animal kept inflating and deflating itself more frequently than usual , and after about a week collapsed completely . |
| 5 | And after about a week , there 'll be no pain in it , and you 'll be doing it no bother at all . |
| 6 | Gradually they gained the upper hand and after almost a week of savage fighting the Germans began to fall back . |