Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [adv] after " in BNC.
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| 1 | To save time we planned , booked and paid for activities soon after arrival ( although entrance to the pool is free ) . |
| 2 | In 1988 Margaret Thatcher squeezed sight-test charges through Parliament only after a Tory rebellion that shrank her majority by 28 votes . |
| 3 | Although Hamilton Oil 's exploration rig Sonat Arcade Frontier departed from the area off Bardsey shortly after Christmas , it has left in its wake a substantial lobby of conservationists , environmental activists and supporters which views the prospect of large scale industrial development as posing a serious threat , particularly to protected species such as the bottle-nose dolphin and other marine and bird life . |
| 4 | Chamberlain 's practical experience of first-class cricket is slim , confined to six matches for Northamptonshire shortly after the war . |
| 5 | The employer said it had been attempting to tighten up on the very widespread practice of employees going for tea immediately after clocking on . |
| 6 | Supply agreements with key customers which are due for renewal shortly after the intended completion date . |
| 7 | Such was the man who departed post-haste for Verdun shortly after midnight on the 24th/25th of February . |
| 8 | Mr Endara was sworn in as President shortly after midnight last night , on a US military base , in the presence of a US Major-General , with members of Panamanian human rights groups as witnesses . |
| 9 | Pc Peter Harris went to a house in Springfield Park Road just after midnight yesterday after an emergency call about an alleged assault on a young woman and criminal damage . |
| 10 | He tried to run for help straight after the crash but then he saw Jason on the road and collapsed with the shock . |
| 11 | Page had a quiet year in 1991 ; now he is ready to challenge for honours again after winning a trophy which bears names such as Sandy Lyle and Peter McEvoy . |
| 12 | Not only can you find out the results of addition quickly after all the figures have been written down , you can also predict the results of adding together three rows of figures after only one has been written down . |
| 13 | As studies in many parts of the world show , the sexual satisfaction of both partners continues in a high proportion of cases long after the age of seventy and often well into the eighties . |
| 14 | Some people study best for a couple of hours straight after coming home from work or college . |
| 15 | The sleazy sell which accompanies the three-page advert points to those who have been given large sums of money shortly after acquiring their cross . |
| 16 | GUNMEN escaped with a substantial sum of money yesterday after hijacking a Royal Mail van near Mauchline , Ayrshire . |
| 17 | New Zealand seemed to weather the loss of Hartland straight after lunch to one which bit back and had him lbw . |
| 18 | Most people were in their beds when the bomb exploded in the middle-class district of Bowbazaar soon after midnight , police said . |
| 19 | Now he is out of action again after fighting his way back into the first team . |
| 20 | Under the Seadocs procedure , The bill would have been issued by the carrier in the traditional negotiable paper based manner , but would have been taken out of circulation immediately after issuance , and then sent to SeaDocs by courier for safekeeping in Seadocs ' vault . |
| 21 | They 'd sit in the kitchen with a pot of tea just after dawn , their very different labours finishing just as the rest of the city was going to work . |
| 22 | The birds ' beaks contain pain receptors , and although they show little sign of distress immediately after the operation , pain may be delayed as is the case with human burn victims . |
| 23 | THE newest submarine for the Royal Navy had to make an emergency ascent during trials off the west coast of Scotland yesterday after fears of contamination to her air supplies . |
| 24 | Despite a programme of Russification ( including a ban on the use of Ukrainian in schools and publications ) , a strongly nationalist movement emerged in the late nineteenth century which led to pressure for greater autonomy and a brief period of independence immediately after the October revolution . |
| 25 | ULSTER COLLEGES FOOTBALL DALTON CUP FOUR-GOAL hero Paul Murphy was the toast of Maghera yesterday after inspiring his side to a Dalton Cup triumph . |
| 26 | And er so I said she dissolved into fits of laughter so after that she explained it by saying well I used to be a trainer and I know how I got to avoid the stock phrases . |
| 27 | The next strongest performance has been by Giorgio de Chirico , up 690% at an average price of £55,000 even after a 25% fall last year . |
| 28 | Dr Barnardo 's benefited to the tune of £260 recently after Torness clerical assistant Murray Brunton , Peter Cotton from Information Systems and Ian Kilpatrick from Ops , walked through Lairig Ghru in the Cairngorms . |
| 29 | The addition of Murav'ev to the Secret Committee , which took place on the recommendation of Orlov immediately after his appointment as minister , was probably the low point of the emancipation story . |
| 30 | A NEW Finance Bill will be put before the House of Commons shortly after the Queen 's Speech on May 6 to include the parts of the Budget which were dropped when the election was called the day after Budget Day , including increases in inheritance tax allowances , backdated to the start of the current financial year . |