Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] after a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all that , it had the feel of a city wakening up after a long sleep and beginning to shake off decades of despair . |
| 2 | It was like waking up after a long , long nightmare , but it was not safe at all to be awake . |
| 3 | The final tally was 41 , with 12 reported for possible prosecution , six cautioned , and 23 others either talked to or extremely worn out after a long chase . |
| 4 | The final tally was 41 , with 12 reported for possible prosecution , six cautioned , and 23 others either talked to or extremely worn out after a long chase . |
| 5 | I feel like I 've just woken up after a long dream ; ’ |
| 6 | Tonight , wherever she looked she saw herself reflected and transformed , her face shining as though she had quite suddenly woken up after a long sleep , filled with lovely dreams . |
| 7 | It was like the sun coming out after a long time of darkness . |
| 8 | ‘ I was going to propose to you properly that weekend , ’ he went on after a long , blissful interval . |
| 9 | It 's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital — or the same sort of thing anyway . |