Example sentences of "'re after " in BNC.
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| 1 | We begin with Belbo phoning from Paris to say , ‘ They 're after me , ’ and the telephone going dead just as he is about to give the password for the computer file which holds the final explanation known to him alone . |
| 2 | There 's no shortage of things to do in Leeds , whether you 're after high culture or street cool . |
| 3 | ‘ Terrorists hardly ever get what they 're after . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Jinny , why not tell me what you 're after ? |
| 5 | ‘ You 're after that money for yourself , are n't you ? |
| 6 | Well we 've got them here now and they 're after building a den of iniquity on top of your Imperial Roman artefacts . |
| 7 | As Chuck explains , ‘ Any system that 's rated sets a tone , a feeling , and that 's what we 're after . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ They 're after us . |
| 9 | ‘ I suppose you 're after picking your girlfriend some strawberries now ? ’ |
| 10 | We did n't want to pop in else your father would be saying that we 're after selling you a new hat again , knowing your weakness for hats . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Aye , well , lass , if you 're after wor Robbie you 've come to the wrong shop . |
| 12 | In fact , he was on the same traffic spot as myself and he told me , ‘ They 're after me . |
| 13 | THEY 'RE AFTER YOUR VOTE |
| 14 | We 're after the youth vote . |
| 15 | You 're after her , are n't you ! ’ |
| 16 | If , however , you 're after more sophistication in both sound and facilities , and if you occasionally like to wander on the wild side , then the ME-10 is the way to go . |
| 17 | I said earlier that if it 's the American sound you 're after then you wo n't be disappointed with the Utopia system . |
| 18 | Of course if it 's that modern , bright , electro-acoustic sound you 're after ( Extreme , Bon Jovi etc. ) , then this guitar is it . |
| 19 | If you 're after a touch of colour , ‘ false ’ curtains , which do n't draw but hang for decoration only , are one possibility — although you will also need to ventilate the room , opening the window slightly when showering or having a bath . |
| 20 | And if you 're too jolly , wives think you 're after their husbands . |
| 21 | Mind you , the husbands think you 're after them as well . |
| 22 | If you 're after a 6ft blond for a holiday romance the joint resorts of Kuta and Legian in the south are the places to go . |
| 23 | Some of the costs are met by head office — it gets all of the revenue because we sell in this country — but in the case of France where we have a separate legal entity , what we 're after is contribution statements by unit of accommodation for the UK revenues , and one or two other costs with those French locally incurred expenses . |
| 24 | I do n't wonder they 're after you . |
| 25 | If you 're after domination , it 's also immensely satisfying to have the last word in a conversation . |
| 26 | If you 're dealing with someone who plays ‘ victim ’ to get by in life , then this will be just what they 're after . |
| 27 | WE 'VE ATTRACTED MANAGERS FROM OVER 4,000 COMPANIES , NOW WE 'RE AFTER YOURS . |
| 28 | Her first thought was , They 're after me . |
| 29 | ‘ They 're after me — quick , 'elp me , wo n't yer ? ’ she begged in a whisper . |
| 30 | that could be as valu those issues which have come from members could be addressed I think we might achieve what we 're after . |