Example sentences of "a [noun] later [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of us remember the old days when the NI was gloriously unpredictable — one month a short story taking up the whole magazine , the next a cartoon issue and then a bit later a fold-out world map . |
| 2 | so I went back and a bit later the phone went , er the Bill from the publisher he was , but he also did a bit for one of er diaries or summat like that |
| 3 | An hour and a bit later the hearse stopped in a town called Cromcruach . |
| 4 | A fraction of a second later a wash of flame played over the stones where they had been standing . |
| 5 | A second later the doorbell rang . |
| 6 | A second later the cat was drinking the milk , and Emily was sitting dejectedly in the corner trying to lick a scratch on the end of her nose , and going cross-eyed in the attempt . |
| 7 | A second later the door opened . |
| 8 | Thirteen and a half seconds after ignition , the booster motor falls away , and half a second later the jet engine starts propelling the missile for the rest of its flight . |
| 9 | A second later the captain 's clenched fist landed on the side of Charlie 's nose . |
| 10 | Next a light appeared , and a moment later a shape swept out of the night , big as a centaur , its blinding eye striking him along with something solid . |
| 11 | A moment later a flop on the mat announced the arrival of the post . |
| 12 | Charlie heard the words , ‘ Carry on , Sergeant-Major , ’ and a moment later a man who must have been six feet six inches in height , and whose beer-barrel chest was covered in medal ribbons , took a pace forward . |
| 13 | A moment later a foot appeared — a child 's foot — followed by a leg , a steadying hand . |
| 14 | A moment later the hatch shot open and men in boots came down into the hold , their voices loud in the confined space . |
| 15 | Then , a moment later the hope died as tall young man dressed in an aged reefer coat and brown leather cap appeared in the doorway . |
| 16 | A moment later the head blasted free . |
| 17 | As Cowley walked towards the slightly hunched figure of Bodie , he was able to see Doyle 's peaceful face , eyes closed , white as a sheet ; a moment later the trolley was behind the closing doors of the lift , and Doyle 's life was now in the hands of others , men skilled in surgery , and in the ways of keeping the tenuous thread of life attached to a dying body . |
| 18 | A moment later the door opened and five men in uniforms trooped in . |
| 19 | A moment later the door opened . |
| 20 | A moment later the door opened and Rivera came in . |
| 21 | A moment later the door creaked open and he appeared , or a fair facsimile , a very old man with grey hair down to his shoulders , a black dresscoat of velvet that had seen better days , a pair of very baggy corduroy trousers beneath of the type worn by peasants on the farm . |
| 22 | A moment later the wizard was standing over him , shouting , ‘ Tell it that if it singes me I 'll let the sword go ! |
| 23 | It is impossible to describe an organization in behaviour terms ( i.e. processes ) other than momentarily because the processes are always changing ; but when we speak of the processes we freeze that dynamic interaction for a single moment , take a picture , and know that a moment later the picture will be different . |
| 24 | A moment later the wind lifted her away . |
| 25 | In 1666 , many saw the Fire of London as the work of Catholic conspirators , and a decade later the revelation of an alleged ‘ Popish Plot ’ to assassinate Charles II was readily accepted as further evidence of the seriousness of the threat posed to the English state and church by international Catholic plotting . |
| 26 | The spread of environmental awareness is readily demonstrated : in 1972 , 26 countries had environmental and natural resource management agencies whereas , a decade later the number was 144 ( WEC 1985 ) . |
| 27 | A day later the House of Commons energy select committee published a report entitled The cost of nuclear power : what went wrong ? , strongly critical of government ministers . |
| 28 | A minute later a picture was flashed on the screen . |
| 29 | A minute later the phone rang and he snatched the receiver up , almost smiling as he heard the unmistakable gravelly voice of his old adversary . |
| 30 | At five to seven she decided that her long gold hair needed another combing — and jumped up from the dressing-table as if shot when a minute later the phone in her room rang and the receptionist told her that a car had come for her . |