Example sentences of "after [pron] 'd [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs , my friend , Mrs Goreng was all over me after she 'd sobbed a bit over Kaptan . |
| 2 | One evening after she 'd completed a couple of laps of the pool she was surprised to see David Markham stroll out of the changing-rooms on to the poolside . |
| 3 | But I have a gem of a nun who 's a wizard with a needle , and after she 'd taken a tuck in the waist and put two inches on the hem , they looked almost tailor-made . ’ |
| 4 | Then the trouble would disappear and Robyn would heave a sigh of relief and smile at her luck , only to find the same thing happening a couple of miles down the road , and always after she 'd passed a garage or a phone box . |
| 5 | She loosened up after she 'd had a bit to drink and told me about it . |
| 6 | And it was milk , after they 'd milked the cow first time , after she 'd had a calf , well the first milking , they usually got blood in the milk , you see ? |
| 7 | Monika said : ‘ We developed a deep friendship and one night after we 'd drunk a lot of rum at my house , he tried to kiss me . |
| 8 | I wheedled a look out of her after we 'd shared a bottle of wine last night . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I think it was after we 'd talked a bit and then played a bit our personalities seemed to go well together and our playing did as well . |
| 10 | So serene , in fact , that after we 'd had a meal at the bungalow and a few drinks my mother did something she 'd never done before . |
| 11 | The leader hesitated and looked at the bandmaster , who said that they 'd like to but after they 'd played a request for us . |
| 12 | Probyn has told the police his estranged wife left his house at Longney after they 'd had a row , and listened tape recordings of a conversation between herself and her new boyfriend . |
| 13 | After he 'd played a couple of tunes , the organ grinder took off his old frayed cap and handed it round the crowd that had gathered . |
| 14 | When he thought about it , Nigel did find it a little odd that a photographer should return after he 'd finished a job . |
| 15 | How would St Jerome shape up after he 'd caught a Dinky toy in the mouth and had a few handfuls of fettucine thrust into his armpit ? |
| 16 | After he 'd had a heart attack , we got him back to good health . |
| 17 | It would be as much as Dad could do to keep himself in order after he 'd had a drop too much . |