Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun] after [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I ca n't claim to have been entirely candid about my promise after making it .
2 Artists have found in the past that they have many enquiries about their work after having a painting reproduced by us .
3 Artists have found in the past that they have many enquiries about their work after having a painting reproduced by us .
4 The offences came to light when one of the children told a teacher about her ordeal after breaking down following a television programme about child abuse .
5 A 21-YEAR-OLD Aberdeen University student was last night fighting for her life after falling from sea cliffs south of Aberdeen .
6 Last night Ryan said he felt partly to blame for her death after deciding to cool things .
7 A group of fifth form pupils when asked for their response after using a simulation on the Arab-Israeli situation , remarked that one thing it had demonstrated was how easy it was for the countries to slide into war !
8 Andrea Adams , author of Bullying At Work , told the Institute of Personnel Management : ‘ They spend a lot of time undermining people by rubbishing them in front of their workmates after setting impossible tasks .
9 But both found themselves possessed of a consuming interest in astronomy , to which in due course they devoted the rest of their lives after disposing of other distractions — in Hubble 's case , his law , and national service in two world wars .
10 We 've all seen those photographs of dieters who can now slip into just one leg of their trousers after losing five stone .
11 The bridge and router market has looked dangerously overcrowded for the past year , and the first big crack appeared yesterday when Proteon Inc fired 15% of its workforce after reporting a $2.7m first quarter net loss — including a $1.7m restructuring charge , on sales stalled , up just 5.6% at $27.7m .
12 A HIGH-FLYING executive hounded out of her job after complaining of sexual harassment by her boss has won the maximum award of Pounds 10,000 .
13 She glanced down at him as though he were something she 'd found smeared on the sole of her shoe after visiting an abattoir .
14 This was put down to his experiences in Vienna and the intense strain of his life after leaving school .
15 FUGITIVE financier Mohammed Ramzan is in fear of his life after leaving a £2million trail of misery following the collapse of his crooked loan company .
16 Then it was the turn of Canizares to fall into the arms of his colleagues after holing a 38 inch putt to secure the vital point .
17 Bowe faced another storm of protest about the quality of his opponent after retaining his WBC world heavyweight crown .
18 For most of his career after discovering the similia principle , he was inundated with more patients than the average practitioner could have coped with .
19 The court heard she plunged a knife 10 times into her daughter after giving birth in the bathroom of her home .
20 This 87 year old woman , who 's too frightened to be identified , was pushed into her home after opening the door .
21 One of my favourite emotional scenes in this book is on page 79 when Mrs Aimsley suddenly changes her views on Imamu , especially after it was her who decided to bring Imamu into her family after sitting in court listening to Imamu on trial for murder .
22 A spokesman for the British UN forces in Vitez said the men gave themselves up into their protection after making their way from Travnik , where they had been held .
23 A couple have taken a neglected West African monkey into their home after discovering that he was being kept tied up in a freezing garage .
24 Why only the other day Little Red Riding Hood barely escaped with her life after finding a transvestite wolf hiding in her grandmother 's bed .
25 A four week old baby girl is back home with her family after having open heart surgery just three days after her birth .
26 THE Anglo-Italian Cup is under threat just weeks into its revival after exploding into a volcano of red cards and bad feeling .
27 Despite the damage to his Sierra which toppled slowly onto its roof after climbing a bank , Gilleece is hopeful of also being in Cavan where Andrew Nesbitt is expected to appear with his BMW M3 .
28 McDermott , who as a lower order batsman was a prime target in a ‘ bumper ’ war between the two sides in 1991 , said he had gone public with his allegations after reading Richards ' recent autobiography , ‘ Hitting Across the Line . ’
29 The courageous 39-year-old detective enjoyed a tearful reunion with his family after leaving hospital on Friday .
30 Posing for photographs with his family after leaving Buckingham Palace a newly appointed Member of the British Empire .
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