Example sentences of "after a long [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The document has reappeared after a long sleep in California , and is estimated at £150,000 . |
| 2 | The new building was opened with great fanfare in January 1895 , and the grateful deaf members appointed William Agnew a director , a position he retained until his death after a long illness in 1914 . |
| 3 | I have the same new-worldliness of someone who emerges to sunlight after a long illness in a darkened room . |
| 4 | After a long while in which she heard nothing but the rasp of charcoal on canvas and the faint distant booming of the sea , he said , ‘ Talk if you want to . |
| 5 | This is noticeable after a long soak in the bath ; the pads of your fingertips will take on a wrinkled appearance . |
| 6 | A friend of mine found this out when he brought a video back with him after a long weekend in Amsterdam . |
| 7 | Hawks could n't afford to repair the aircraft and after a long rest in the hangar , it was bought by Ed Connerton who rebuilt it as a two-seat military aircraft registered NX2491 . |
| 8 | After a long slog in the 1980s to reach the top flight of the Championship , last season 's relegation was nothing short of disastrous for the club and Stedman feels that it is an indictment of Farnham that promising young players in the area , whom the town club would hope to recruit , are instead going to Guildford , attracted by division one status . |
| 9 | On close inspection it looks more like the second touring production of Absurd Person Singular after a long spell in Pitlochry . |
| 10 | We are all somewhat the worse for wear after a long night in the hotel bar . |
| 11 | Now near retirement after a long career in product development , Mr Dulude can presumably act without fear or favour . |
| 12 | After a long career in public service , Monnet had been appointed as head of the French Planning Commission . |
| 13 | He had retired to NZ after a long career in education and publishing with Schofield & Sims , Collins Educational and Holmes McDougall , where latterly he had been publishing director . |
| 14 | JE : Though this role was written for you , in a sense , did you find it difficult having to sing Britten after a long career in the standard repertoire ? |
| 15 | It 's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital — or the same sort of thing anyway . |
| 16 | It was as if our vision was a piece of elastic which was being stretched for the first time after a long period in a drawer . |
| 17 | After a long game in the kitchen which ended in a draw , they went upstairs and made love . |