Example sentences of "after taking the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Answer guide : These are alternative terms which are often used inter changeably to describe the figure arrived at after taking the accumulated depreciation away from the historic cost . |
| 2 | Tullivers , as it was called , had been the home of old Admiral Josiah Trigg and his sister Lucy for almost thirty years , and when he died , suddenly one hot afternoon , after taking the sharp hill from the town at a spanking pace , his sister continued to muddle along in a vague , amiable daze for another eighteen months before succumbing to bronchitis . |
| 3 | Shortly after taking the Irish job , he was heard talking about ‘ John McGrath ’ , the former Newcastle and Southampton defender , who now manages Halifax . |
| 4 | After taking the final Examination the following year he trained and worked for six months as an Assistant Solicitor with a general practice in Hull . |
| 5 | Collette Margaret McCarthy , 21 , a receptionist , never recovered consciousness and , despite a liver transplant , died on 16 August , 16 days after taking the amphetamine-based hallucinogen , Southwark Coroner 's Court in south London was told . |
| 6 | " Inability to predict what will happen after taking the first drink " is how we define alcoholism . |
| 7 | Edberg appeared a bit off form but seemed on his way to yet another dramatic five-set win after taking the third set . |