Example sentences of "after [num] [noun] ' [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Kellogg 's Tour of Britain will start for the first time in Portsmouth and finish in Liverpool after 550 miles ' racing in five days in August . |
| 2 | THE PEOPLE of Montenegro yesterday welcomed home the remains of Nicholas I , their first and last king , after 70 years ' exile in Italy , in belated fulfilment of his last will and testament . |
| 3 | In 12 of the 16 cases , fresh tissue specimens were snap frozen in liquid nitrogen after 30 minutes ' incubation in gum sucrose for immunohistological studies . |
| 4 | After three weeks ' detention in military barracks Daniel Omara Atubu and the 17 others — including three other DP members who hold government posts — were accused of treason . |
| 5 | After three weeks ' honeymoon in Mentone , they returned to London where Eliot succumbed to bronchitis . |
| 6 | Elizabeth Taylor ( Mrs Longmate ) in June gained a London External B. D. ( upper second ) after three years ' residence in Oxford . |
| 7 | After three months ' travelling in Australia , hitch-hiking has become an addiction ; the stimulation of a new acquaintance , a frank exchange of views , and then back on to the roadside — a self-contained experience without any repercussions . |
| 8 | Mary has been retired for eight years after 33 years ' service in the Bank at Scarinish . |
| 9 | It was in 1945 that I came back to England after five years ' absence in Greece and Egypt . |
| 10 | OLIVE Booth says goodbye to friends and colleagues on her retirement as a lithographer after 15 years ' service in the decorating department at Tuscan . |
| 11 | Roy Naylor says goodbye to the Company after 40 years ' service in the industry . |
| 12 | At the other end of the world , Shackleton had reached South Georgia Island after two years ' isolation in Antarctica : |