Example sentences of "[noun pl] later i [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Some months later I got a cheque for six hundred dollars — apparently a programme in America had done a feature on what can happen when you ask a stupid question and that was my fee for being included .
2 Five months later I have a friend and companion who will never be sold or replaced ; a friend who knows more about Clare than anyone else .
3 Twelve days later I received a call from an exultant Sylvia who told me that , on the previous evening , she had in fact managed to go right into the cupboard and switch off the light .
4 A few days later I received a letter from Leslie 's commanding officer .
5 Nine days later I received a replacement booklet , a new Hyperion catalogue and a letter of apology .
6 A few days later I had a visit from her .
7 Three days later I made a statement .
8 A few days later I took a walk down the Kings Road , mostly searching for a pair of brothel creepers .
9 A few weeks later I had a letter from them , saying another man had visited them with a barn owl , but it was n't as good as Dawn .
10 Three years later I led a review of social security which was regarded as even more untouchable than the health service .
11 A couple of minutes later I hailed a cab and was on my way to Heathrow .
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