Example sentences of "but after he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following extracts from it , written before Edward had met Helen Noble but after he had left St. Paul 's catches the effect the old man had upon the young would-be writer : |
| 2 | Lloyd believed that the lean years at the end of Sobers ' tenure were the result of an unprofessional approach , with not enough thought given to the problems ; under Kanhai this improved somewhat , but after he had failed to beat Denness 's team the job was given to Lloyd . |
| 3 | But after he had simmered down and contemplated his parlous financial situation , he returned a few hours later to accept Gilroy 's offer . |
| 4 | In 1928 screen goddess Gloria Swanson hired Stroheim to direct her in the lavish Queen Kelly , but after he had wasted $600,000 on meaningless footage , Swanson fired him . |
| 5 | Stephen owed his election as ban in 1322 to the Bogomils , but after he had been persuaded by the Hungarian king to submit to Rome , the Bogomils looked to Tsar Dušan of Serbia for help . |
| 6 | But after he had agreed to leave Iran , he accepted the invitation to pause in Aswan on the way to the United States . |
| 7 | But after he had left them Rain wondered whether Shildon might not want to see her about his MacQuillan inquiry , a matter other events had put out of her mind . |
| 8 | But after he had gone Robbie did not immediately prepare herself for bed . |
| 9 | It would arise where , for example , the original taker and driver away was arrested , but after he had left the car and was going to have no more to do with it . |
| 10 | But after he had been lost he was brought home again . |
| 11 | She turned to the bookcase : ‘ Those were his books , but after he had his stroke he could n't read for any length of time without tiring his eyes and I used to read to him . |
| 12 | Nick did n't send any shivers through her the way Jack Butler had but after he 'd kissed her softly goodbye and she was walking through Portman Square , she found herself looking forward to seeing him later . |
| 13 | Look at Elvis , he had everything that a man could desire , looks , talent , wealth — but after he 'd eaten all the cheeseburgers he could swallow , when he got bored chasing young girls in white panties , how did he spend his time ? |
| 14 | One night Major , Deekie as he was known , came down to inspect and the young chappy who was on guard , he challenged him properly er before he allowed him to advance towards him but after he 'd advanced toward him and he 'd been recognized Major says is the rifle alright ? |
| 15 | It was somewhat surprising , then , that McIlvanney felt uneasy being approached for this profile , apparently for fear that he might be invited to ‘ pontificate , when I really do n't think I have that much to say ’ , It sounded like false modesty , but after he 'd relented , I remembered the long-standing ‘ pin-down ’ policy employed to prevent hubris in sports writers . |
| 16 | But after he collected a CBE he declined to be drawn into detailed discussion about the new BBC show which began with a healthy 13 million viewers three weeks ago , but is now believed to have dropped to around eight million and has been panned by the critics . |
| 17 | But after he browsed for a while staff in the Los Angeles shop , told Jacko , above , they were out of stock . |
| 18 | But after he inherited a little money and set up in his own business Mama stopped working , and then she had my little brothers . ’ |
| 19 | But after he sat down and thought about it he came in and apologised to the lads . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But after he sat down and thought about it he has come in and apologised to the lads and realised he maybe should not have said it . |