Example sentences of "after it [vb -s] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arthur Price chairman John Price says : ‘ 13/0 certainly looks as bright and as cheerful as 18/8 but after it has been in use for a short while it goes dull and then grey and , after a year or so , stains and pitmarks develop which can not be removed . ’ |
| 2 | It is normal practice to use a drogue or parachute to keep the cable under tension after it has been released from the glider . |
| 3 | After it has been decided to make a record , these departments , together with the artist 's manager and the A&R staff , discuss the release date . |
| 4 | It is simmered slowly after it has been soaked and is usually coated with breadcrumbs before it is sold . |
| 5 | These three vices are universally regarded as so detrimental to a horse , and so incurable , that if one is detected in a horse soon after it has been sold at a reputable horse auction , it is grounds for its sale to be cancelled . |
| 6 | Current laws forbid a company from operating a reactor even after it has been built . |
| 7 | A final dividend can only be paid after it has been approved by the shareholders at a general meeting and Resolution 2 seeks such approval . |
| 8 | Eden told his colleagues that ‘ on certain occasions recently a decision taken without reference to the Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee has had to be re-considered soon after it has been made public because of the weight of criticism it has provoked . |
| 9 | Failure to disperse after it has been read publicly by a magistrate or other official may render an offender liable to imprisonment . |
| 10 | The name of document area shows the name of the document onscreen only after it has been saved , and the unbroken border until then . |
| 11 | As a double-check you should read through a document after it has been printed , especially if it is going to be sent to an important customer . |
| 12 | After it has been sacrificed , the salamander 's tail wriggles about just like the lizard 's tail , but it has the additional advantage that it often contains poison glands which the killer finds pungently distasteful . |
| 13 | After it has been raining , go out in rubber boots to look for puddles , and walk through them . |
| 14 | A long-net is staked out horizontally to dry each morning after it has been used . |
| 15 | Balsa wood can also be smoked after it has been broken into little pieces , but some say it is even less rewarding than banana skins . |
| 16 | The captain is now advised to store it in a bank , after it has been duly admired by friends and family , though I know one captain kept it under his bed , causing his mother a lot of sleepless nights ! |
| 17 | In order to enact a Bill on any matter , all that is necessary is that Commissioners , acting on Her Majesty 's behalf , grant the Royal Assent to the Bill after it has been passed by the House of Commons and the House of Lords . |
| 18 | Two cream crackers with Flora margarine , followed by one fresh apple diced and eaten with the skin on if possible after it has been well washed . |
| 19 | Companies should publish their statements of compliance only after it has been reviewed by the auditors . |
| 20 | A spirit-based Sanding Sealer can be applied to new or stripped wood , or after it has been stained . |
| 21 | The actual exercise of this option may not be made earlier than three years nor later than ten years after it has been obtained . |
| 22 | It added : ‘ On average water services cost each household 46p a day for delivering 840 pints of water and safely disposing of it after it has been used . |
| 23 | Another solution is to make the design substantially smaller than A6 , and cut the paper after it has been printed ( Figures 5 and 6 ) . |
| 24 | In the articles in the ABC series we have addressed the ways in which drug treatment should be monitored after it has been started . |
| 25 | Of course , it is different if we intervene solely to restore the material condition of a work of art after it has been damaged by external forces such as an accident or vandalism . |
| 26 | If you wish to alter your booking in any way after it has been confirmed , it is essential that the change be made in writing ( or fax ) to the BCVB . |
| 27 | Radio and TV can react even more quickly than daily newspapers , with an item going on air only an hour or so after it has been received . |
| 28 | The cuckoo is able to produce an egg at such short notice because she has retained it in her body for up to twenty-four hours after it has been encased in shell and is ready for laying . |
| 29 | ‘ Generally speaking , an original lessee prima facie remains liable to the reversioner for the payment of the rent throughout the term , even after it has been assigned . |
| 30 | ( 2 ) A person can not steal land , or things forming part of land and severed from it by him or by his directions , except in the following cases , that is to say — ( a ) when he is a trustee or personal representative , or is authorised by power of attorney , or as liquidator of a company , or otherwise , to sell or dispose of land belonging to another , and he appropriates the land or anything forming part of it by dealing with it in breach of the confidence reposed in him ; or ( b ) when he is not in possession of the land and appropriates anything forming part of the land by severing it or causing it to be severed , or after it has been severed ; or ( c ) when , being in possession of the land under a tenancy , he appropriates the whole or part of any fixture or structure let to be used with the land . |