Example sentences of "[noun] is after " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The bit where the rest of the family goes out and the cat is after Stuart bores Babur : he thinks it is probably directed at the younger reader . |
| 2 | There was the Honble Freddie Moore , leaning forward eagerly , his turn to speak to her ( it could not be about that ; it must not be ) , ‘ is it true that George Edwardes is after you , and means you to star in his next … . |
| 3 | The best time for the cuckoo to lay its egg is after the hosts have started laying and before they have finished . |
| 4 | The best point at which to become involved in the butterfly life cycle is after the eggs have hatched out . |
| 5 | What the mite is after , though , is not the blood of its host , but rather the regurgitated food usually produced so that the ant can feed each other and the ant larvae . |
| 6 | The fourth stage was planned to take place in late March and will show what our position is after we have been off the air for some time . |