Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] after a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The increase had been won only after a long struggle . |
| 2 | Now , as she crossed into Farringdon Street and saw familiar landmarks , she stopped and put down her bag , gazing about her with the pleasure of someone who has come home after a long absence . |
| 3 | Carl had got home after a long day . |
| 4 | These important nuances are often recognised only after a long and intimate experience of the couple under study . |
| 5 | Nick Brown was cleared of drugs charges in Goa , but has only just been allowed home after a long campaign by his mother . |
| 6 | Kraemer and Roberts ( 1984 ) offer as justification for this assumption the suggestion that ‘ important ’ memories retain the ability to be retrieved even after a long retention interval whereas less important memories do not . |