Example sentences of "that it was after " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jones has given talks about muon catalysed fusion all over the USA and in Europe , so it is ironic that it was after speaking at his new home institution , Brigham Young University , on 12 March 1986 that the seminal interaction occurred with Paul Palmer . |
| 2 | Her interest in cosmetics , like that of her friend Alix Bowen , was minimal , but , like Alix Bowen , she decided that it was after all a festive occasion , and she began at this late moment to apply a little mascara . |
| 3 | Glancing at his watch , Donaldson saw that it was after five ; seven hours since he 'd been picked up at the courtroom , during which time he 'd skipped lunch and spent his afternoon handing tidbits to a bright primate . |
| 4 | Fastening my watch round my wrist I saw that it was after seven and I could hear the farm men clattering in the yard outside as they began their morning tasks . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm sure that it was after two and before half-past , but I ca n't get closer than that . ’ |
| 6 | He said that he got back by one , but the old baker claims that it was after two when he saw the van in Prospect Terrace . |
| 7 | Erm , motor buses came in , I , I ca n't recall , I think now on reflection that it was after the war , motor buses came in . |
| 8 | If he is acquainted with the New Testament , he should remember that it was after St. Paul 's conversion that he exercised such great influence over all future history . |
| 9 | If correct , this apparently means that it was after the conquest of Norway in 1028 and therefore after he attended the imperial coronation of Conrad II of Germany in Rome in 1027 . |