Example sentences of "[conj] after [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just across the street from here , I think — although after so long I may well be mistaken . |
| 2 | Adduct levels were found to be higher in smokers than non-smokers and adduct levels were significantly higher after truncal vagotomy and drainage than after highly selective vagotomy . |
| 3 | Interestingly , however , the SD went on to note that after unusually large audiences , prompted by heavy propaganda , had attended the film at the outset , the numbers rapidly dropped off , and there were comments that the film would bring nothing new , that people had had enough of the Jewish theme , and that many were nauseated by the depiction of ritual slaughter scenes — some fainting , and others leaving the cinema in disgust . |
| 4 | I am fairly positive that after about three days we were ordered off the plane , handed a small brush and told to clean the toilets at Karachi airport . |
| 5 | At first beginners may find that after about five minutes their legs feel as though they were burning , and they may begin to shake . |
| 6 | So they reckon that after about ten minutes if people have n't been involved we have n't thrown out a question or something like that people start thinking about other things and there 's been actually a bit of er analytical research on this that shows that people think about three things after about ten minutes they just switch off . |
| 7 | Now then that after about six weeks or eight weeks , if you 've got a kid you can have them . |
| 8 | It was hoped that after very few incumbencies evaluation activities would be sufficiently deep-rooted to be self-sustaining , and the post could be abolished . |
| 9 | I was uneasy in the dark and would have turned on the torch except that after only one fifth of the journey I had used half my batteries . |
| 10 | Put another way , this means that after only 200 milliseconds the target word cohort would have contained an average of 29 words if the word was being identified independently of any context . |
| 11 | ‘ How interesting that after only a few hours you know so much about me . |
| 12 | Aggrieved after looking the more cohesive , balanced unit ; incredulous that after so many chances they still have just five goals . |
| 13 | It seemed outrageously unfair that after so long she could not have him to herself and she hoped that his lodger would be tactful enough to leave them in peace during her visit . |
| 14 | How was it that after so long that name could strike out at her , bringing back the long lost desolation , the raw feeling of rejection ? |
| 15 | And it was then that she laughed , then that after so much recent trauma her world suddenly righted itself and she felt happy again . |
| 16 | It was , it was bad that she used to those draws that bad that after so long you 'd see him go all white and then you 'd gradually see round the crutch then so , more |
| 17 | PRICE : £1.99/150ml ‘ I loved the smell of this treatment and after just five minutes , my hair felt very soft and tangle-free . |
| 18 | Appearing down Grizedale West , he had to override the transmission balance and after just two stages they were putting in a new gearbox . |
| 19 | And after just a few minutes the cold was starting to get through . |
| 20 | Football , and after just one game in the premier league Swindon Town have been in the transfer market to sign Wolves striker Andy Mutch … |
| 21 | And after just a few sessions of treatment his parents were overjoyed to be told their son could be walking by the time they leave the Capital in April . |
| 22 | and after just that they kept sending the wrong pieces , I mean , like they , they sent another piece to replace it , and it was it was just as bad , |
| 23 | The following morning a person who was out with his gun , in expectation of falling in with some sort of wild fowl , perceiving an appearance rather uncommon , ventured to approach the spot ; upon his coming up the dog got off the body , and after repeatedly shaking himself to get disentangled from the accumulated snow , encouraged the sportsman ( a Mr. Finch ) , by actions of the most significant nature , to come near the side of his master . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The garage charges six pounds a day for storage … and after nearly two months the total bill is four hundred and eighty nine pounds . |
| 26 | We banged on the door and shouted to no avail , and after awhile had no choice but to use the fire stairs . |
| 27 | Indian tours have never been simple affairs and after barely 24 hours the current one is shaping up like its predecessors . |
| 28 | Again , we welcome that , but is it not sad that it comes 12 years after this Government were elected and after not just one but two Secretaries of State since I have been a Member of Parliament have been influenced because of criticism of tobacco advertising and irresponsible elements in the tobacco industry ? |
| 29 | In fact they needed little breaking in and after only a couple of long walks they were very comfortable indeed . |
| 30 | There were two jangling mistakes from Horner giving away early penalty points to Soutter , and after only 11 minutes the former champion had pocketed the first game with a good backhand drop from a short ball . |