Example sentences of "is after " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is after they have lost control for the second or third time that the real difficulties appear . |
| 2 | Methodological objections could be made to comparing the two groups because of the different periods of time monitored , that is , for prisoners the period of time refers to after the sentence has been served whereas for probationers it is after the sentence has been imposed . |
| 3 | Is after Marriage lost so soon , |
| 4 | The best point at which to become involved in the butterfly life cycle is after the eggs have hatched out . |
| 5 | It is after Zacchaeus has stood up and said to God , ‘ Listen , sir ! |
| 6 | The best time for the cuckoo to lay its egg is after the hosts have started laying and before they have finished . |
| 7 | no that 's obvious , because this is after the baby 's born |
| 8 | There was the Honble Freddie Moore , leaning forward eagerly , his turn to speak to her ( it could not be about that ; it must not be ) , ‘ is it true that George Edwardes is after you , and means you to star in his next … . |
| 9 | What the mite is after , though , is not the blood of its host , but rather the regurgitated food usually produced so that the ant can feed each other and the ant larvae . |
| 10 | The fourth stage was planned to take place in late March and will show what our position is after we have been off the air for some time . |
| 11 | This is after he 's filled with the Holy Spirit . |
| 12 | ‘ And if it is not some political advantage he is after , what else is there ? |
| 13 | The bit where the rest of the family goes out and the cat is after Stuart bores Babur : he thinks it is probably directed at the younger reader . |
| 14 | We made two hundred and forty five pounds on Thriller of the Year one hundred and nineteen pounds on Tea for Two but that is after we 've made the three hundred pounds donation to Whiston Hospital we made a thousand and eighteen pounds on the panto Wuthering Heights we lost four hundred and nine pounds , but that was basically that we do costume plays and have to hire the erm fixtures and set pieces from Wrightsons or wherever we 're always going to be in this position and I think it 's the tradition of the Garrick that we continue to do them , and I think we have to accept that we may have losses in future on those particular erm things . |
| 15 | This is after perhaps with the possible exception of John fourteen , this is perhaps the , the best known , and best loved chapter in the gospel narratives . |
| 16 | This is after only eighteen months of Labour control and is rapidly becoming the of the North . |
| 17 | Also , if need and problem identification has been conducted properly , the salesperson knows that a rough guide to when to close is after he has matched all product benefits to customer needs ; theoretically , intentions should be at a peak then . |
| 18 | So , er , we were having a drink , you know , and er this is after her father got done for er stealing you know , for hauling stolen meat , and we were sitting and all and Christopher was , and Michelle said , oh , and you know the way she gets on Bernard , like , oh you 're gon na have to come round to my house and we 'll have a really lovely barbecue and all , and there was steaks . |