Example sentences of "[noun sg] is after " in BNC.
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| 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 | The best time for the cuckoo to lay its egg is after the hosts have started laying and before they have finished . |
| 3 | The best point at which to become involved in the butterfly life cycle is after the eggs have hatched out . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |