Example sentences of "after a long [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British government attempted to extradite Bourke for his part in helping Blake escape but after a long legal wrangle this was rejected by the Irish courts . |
| 2 | After a long hot journey we had not paid much attention to our surroundings and it seemed unbelievable to be in Germany at last . |
| 3 | After a long few seconds Karelius said , ‘ I can see it 's no use trying to convince you of the way I feel . |
| 4 | You may know that after a long legislative battle the new Broadcasting Act became law on 1 January 1991 and restored freedom for such programmes , including direct evangelism , which had previously been lost . |
| 5 | After a long exciting time we caught the train and went home tired but happy . |