Example sentences of "[noun sg] after a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , events arising out of long-standing difficulties would increase risk of depression : where , for instance , a husband left home after years of arguing and discord ; a child was arrested for burglary after a long history of behavioural problems at home and school ; or a substantial fine was incurred after a long period of extreme financial difficulty ( Brown et al. , 1987 ) . |
| 2 | Retiro Station offered Paul Theroux a comfortable sense of home-coming after a long rail journey through the continent . |
| 3 | ‘ Tiredness took its toll after a long hard season . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ O K. Let's move on , ’ said the President after a long and pregnant pause . |
| 5 | We are all somewhat the worse for wear after a long night in the hotel bar . |
| 6 | Young people , the unemployed and women returning to work after a long period at home will have to show extra ingenuity to extract evidence of their work skills and potential from their life history . |
| 7 | January 's sharp improvement was mainly a result of rising output in the metals sector after a long holiday break the previous month . |
| 8 | On close inspection it looks more like the second touring production of Absurd Person Singular after a long spell in Pitlochry . |
| 9 | Slowly I began to stumble across other disaffected Irish women and I felt like a traveller finding a friendly inn after a long , cold journey . |
| 10 | died on April 22 , 1993 , peacefully at home after a long illness . |
| 11 | Peter and Paul , Yeadon died in Leeds Infirmary after a long illness on October 24th . |
| 12 | She felt like a convalescent after a long and dangerous illness , her strength returning , her enthusiasm for life rekindled . |
| 13 | Similarly , I was once asked by an Anglican leader after a long description of the birth , struggle and then growth and conversions in our new community church , ‘ Yes but , when you celebrate the Eucharist : what do you wear ? ’ |
| 14 | Luis was helping us clean the Plaster Room after a long session of plastering . |
| 15 | By the death , at the age of 66 , of Mr. Philip Henry Thomas which took place after a long illness , on Saturday the 18th instant , at his residence at 13 Rusham Road , Battersea loses a citizen who has been active for 40 years in championing the cause of Liberalism in this borough … . |
| 16 | Mike Ford returns to the team after a long break through injury . |
| 17 | Now near retirement after a long career in product development , Mr Dulude can presumably act without fear or favour . |
| 18 | ‘ I arrived home at midnight after a long and tiresome conference in Lyons , ’ he grated . |
| 19 | The deal is a timely boost for Scotland 's top steeplechase after a long , fruitless search for support following the decision by William Hill , sponsor for the past 15 years , to pull out after last year 's race . |
| 20 | Tomorrow the anti hunt campaigners can smell victory after a long battle . |
| 21 | LUCY SOUTTER , the 22-year-old former champion who nearly quit the game after a long illness , unexpectedly won back the British national title at Newcastle yesterday when she beat Suzanne Horner 9-3 , 9-5 , 9-3 in a final lasting less than 45 minutes . |
| 22 | Celtic should be encouraged by the form of Paul McStay , who orchestrated their dominance in this match and clearly has not lost his zest for the game after a long winter injury . |
| 23 | They had just returned to the flat after a long , lazy picnic in the September sunshine , to find Elise out . |
| 24 | Now after twelve years as convener at the huge Merseyside plant where he had effectively established shop-floor control after a long and bitter struggle , he had been thrown out by his own union members . |
| 25 | Two years of stability after a long period of severe hyperinflation have meant that Argentine publishing has begun to show some solidly healthy results . |
| 26 | Mr Brandt died last autumn after a long , awkward retirement . |
| 27 | Crack of dawn after a long night … made himself coffee and got back to the station as the car was disappearing from view . |
| 28 | It was worthy of the great adventurers and explorers who had set out from its quays , and at that magic time of arrival after a long sea voyage , with the mist-filtered rays of the sun touching the cathedral domes and castle towers , the old city of Ulysses fulfilled and exceeded all her expectations . |
| 29 | LIKE the Burma Road itself , Seve Ballesteros was showing distinct signs of wear and tear after a long , hot season . |
| 30 | For Alton , Mike Lake found some improved form after a long time out with injury , to come 899th in 50 mins , 05 secs . |