Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] after a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly as the marchers and their supporters wind down after a hard day . |
| 2 | Ratcliffe , who is in the Welsh squad for next week 's World Cup qualifier against The Netherlands was carried off after a fifth-minute collision with Geoff Pike . |
| 3 | For all that , it had the feel of a city wakening up after a long sleep and beginning to shake off decades of despair . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , adoption of the bill was only pushed through after an angry demonstration outside the Supreme Soviet building on Aug. 18 in protest at blatant delaying tactics by Gumbaridze . |
| 5 | THE film came about after a 14-year gap simply because Peter and Gerald were asked — by former Monty Python producer John Goldstone . |
| 6 | After the treatment , I did feel refreshed rather like waking up after a good night 's sleep . |
| 7 | Experience tells us that many people who take up jogging , cycling , and other aerobic routines often sustain injuries , or simply give up after a short time . |
| 8 | Schofield and former All Black Craig Innes combined to put Dixon over and shortly afterwards Kiwi Test centre Kevin Iro touched down after a superb break by Schofield . |
| 9 | The promising centre touched down after an 80-yard gallop . |
| 10 | The promising centre touched down after an 80-yard gallop . |
| 11 | Reporting back after a two-week visit to Kuwait , an AI fact-finding team said scores of victims had been killed and hundreds more had been arbitrarily arrested , many brutally tortured by Kuwaiti armed forces and members of ‘ resistance ’ groups since 26 February . |
| 12 | The final tally was 41 , with 12 reported for possible prosecution , six cautioned , and 23 others either talked to or extremely worn out after a long chase . |
| 13 | The final tally was 41 , with 12 reported for possible prosecution , six cautioned , and 23 others either talked to or extremely worn out after a long chase . |
| 14 | It was 1.30 that Sunday night , I 'd just gone to bed feeling rather worn out after a busy week and sociable weekend . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she got out after a painful silence . |
| 16 | MOD orders are coming through after a recent exhibition in Scandinavia . |
| 17 | It was set up after a three-year campaign by an all-party war crimes group . |
| 18 | I feel like I 've just woken up after a long dream ; ’ |
| 19 | Tonight , wherever she looked she saw herself reflected and transformed , her face shining as though she had quite suddenly woken up after a long sleep , filled with lovely dreams . |
| 20 | But she was always there when he came back from real or imagined expeditions , not like his father who 'd walked out after a drunken row one night . |
| 21 | It was like the sun coming out after a long time of darkness . |
| 22 | So her former connection with Rustenburg , and the presence there of his brother , may have been among the considerations that prompted Herbert Cranko to choose that town when he found it necessary to settle down after a roving life . |
| 23 | Last month the local PRI rammed through a law postponing the state election for 18 months , only to back down after a national outcry . |
| 24 | Not in these days , for smoking in , but just a casual yet elegant loose jacket with a tie belt made in straight pieces like a very simple dressing gown — a truly marvellous garment to relax in after a hard day 's work and very good for either men or women . |
| 25 | By lunchtime the tongues were really wagging and talk of LBOs , MBOs , an imminent sale of the management consultancy business as well as a bid featuring Bob Jacobi , formerly head of Ted Bates ( the US advertising agency Saatchi took over after a bitter battle three years ago ) were all fuelling the share price . |
| 26 | Cooper , who saw striker John Gayle sent off after an off-the-ball clash with Daniel Delicari in the 70th minute , stormed : ‘ With a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the competition , I thought the players would really have gone for it . |
| 27 | Every loan should be followed up after a certain period of time . |
| 28 | Robson was ruled out after a week-long struggle to overcome a niggling calf injury in the hope of helping United put right their Wembley disappointment in last year 's final , when they surprisingly succumbed to Second Division Sheffield Wednesday . |
| 29 | Palace experienced that at Liverpool on Tuesday , when Mike Marsh was allowed to stay on after a professional foul on George Ndah . |
| 30 | Lee , 32 , from Waltham Abbey , Essex , was getting ready to pack up after a biteless morning when his self-cocking float carrying a half mackerel slid away . |