Example sentences of "some time after [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the patient is likely to continue coughing for some time after the antibiotics have been stopped , and the sputum that is produced when the patient coughs will be found to contain numerous pus cells on microscopic examination . |
| 2 | They relaxed , sagging apart , but lay without moving for some time after the car had departed . |
| 3 | Finally , hypnosis is usually carried out some time after the police have done their normal questioning , but memory of an event can often improve spontaneously after an interval of time has passed ; this phenomenon is known as the ‘ reminiscence effect . ’ |
| 4 | A clue comes with the final disappearance of the cat , when it slowly vanishes , starting with the end of its tail and ending with the broad grin , which remains some time after the rest of the animal has gone . |
| 5 | It was some time after the crowds stormed the Presidential Palace compound in northern Bucharest in the late morning of 22 December 1989 that they found a confused old lady in a bungalow in the grounds . |
| 6 | The interviews were carried out some time after the abuse had been established , so that while all had been on the child abuse register only half were still on the register when interviewed . |
| 7 | With static systems , recognition is performed some time after the handwriting has been produced . |
| 8 | The need to ‘ take stock ’ after the first year of the school 's existence figured prominently , and recent publications from DES , HMI and the Schools Council regarding the whole curriculum ( see Chapter 3 ) also gave impetus to the activity ( although these documents appeared some time after the review had been initiated ) . |
| 9 | Some time after the shop opened , Eb arrived for work , grey-faced and haunted . |
| 10 | ‘ Granny , Pippa 's brought you a special chocolate , ’ he went on , some time after the old lady had thanked the child . |
| 11 | X-rays showed there was no serious damage to the skull , but Dr Volkov had remained unconscious for some time after the door had been finally broken down . |
| 12 | The letters of the machine used for it had been brushed clean and the worn ribbon replaced at some time after the letter was typed , but all the other characteristics including misalignment of the ‘ d ’ and the unreliable shift control — had shown up in the enlargement and eventually confirmed that Wickham had found the machine he was seeking . |
| 13 | She knew that Sue worked as a nurse four nights a week , going on duty some time after the children had gone to bed in the evening , and returning at seven in the morning . |
| 14 | Naturally , the manager had more details to offer : the car hired had been a red Cavalier , Registration H 106 XMT ; it had been hired at 1.45 p.m. and returned at some time after the offices had closed at 6.30 p.m. , with the keys pushed through the special letter-box , as requested . |
| 15 | In one good example in June 1988 , a company was burgled some time after an employee was sacked . |