Example sentences of "be [adj] that after " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall allow three more questions from each side , but I am afraid that after that we must move on . |
| 2 | I am glad that after two years inspectors were appointed , and that they have expended 18 months upon investigating the take-over of House of Fraser . |
| 3 | Or are they expected to be grateful that after the hamfisted handling of Sir David ( now Lord ) Wilson 's resignation , Hong Kong is to be the possible reward for a loser in the game of political musical chairs ? |
| 4 | I 'm sure that after this weekend you will have no problem in breaking all Lucas Sales 's previous records on this contract . |
| 5 | ‘ But I 'm sure that after being monopolised by me for so long you 'll be anxious to return to your boyfriend . ’ |
| 6 | Patrick knew enough about improvised timing devices to be sure that after fifty-five seconds it would complete an electric circuit and fire the mortar bomb . |
| 7 | The corks were tight enough to keep the wine in good condition for perhaps forty to fifty years , but it is understandable that after sixty years some evaporation should have taken place . |
| 8 | It is possible that after analysing certain European markets it becomes apparent that your objectives might best be met by a start-up venture . |
| 9 | It is clear that after the prolonged and intensive use by Edward IV , Henry VII , and Henry VIII of such officers as the Treasurer of the Chamber and the Keeper of the Jewel House , the Chamber offices ceased from about 1540 to play a major part in national administration , although the holders of the major offices — the Chamberlain , the Treasurer of the Household , the Controller , and the Vice-Chamberlain — were usually influential political figures . |
| 10 | The apparent paradox of Nizan 's ideological/psychological mentality needs to be scrutinised at this juncture since it is clear that after 1935 his intellectual itinerary became far more complex , shaped as it was by countless pressures arising not only from a new party strategy but also from a deepening international political crisis . |
| 11 | But when my father took over , when he came back to Galashiels , he started in bicycles and there was quite probably ten bicycle shops in Galashiels at that time and er he gave , well he , he attracted business with his efficient way of repairing bicycles and er it 's funny that after about a number of years , we were between the last , after the last war I should say , the Second World War , er we were about the only people for , for a period the only bicycle shop in Galashiels . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's funny that after all these years I still have n't forgotten what I 've been taught — so it must have been money well spent . ’ |
| 13 | Chief Planning and Development Officer , Liam Tiller , says he 's pleased that after nearly two years , Whitehall has at last agreed to the Council 's proposals . |
| 14 | The Department of Transport says it 's ridiculous that after seven years Hereford is still no nearer getting its bypass . |
| 15 | It is worrying that after all this time Labour appears to think that being in opposition means solely that one must oppose everything . |
| 16 | I suppose it was possible that after being handled they would forsake their young anyway . |
| 17 | Perhaps it was inevitable that after this high , the World Cup should begin to lose its way . |
| 18 | An ex-amateur racing driver , Oscar was confident that after the ‘ accident ’ he could execute the necessary U-turn to head south again . |