I did verily believe in my own mind, that I couldn't fight in that way at all; but my after experience convinced me that this was all a notion.

The amends he had made in after life were lost sight of in the dramatic glare of the original act.

Caspian led them down a ladder into the after hatch.

I left the room, and the dog bounded after.

I might come next month, or the month after.

I went home after we had decided to call it a day.

1991, Donald "Shadow" Rimgale (character), Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft
So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.

After early sparring, Spurs started to take control as the interval approached and twice came close to taking the lead. Terry blocked Rafael van der Vaart's header on the line and the same player saw his cross strike the post after Adebayor was unable to apply a touch.

From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.

He will leave a trail of destruction after him.

He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.

We named him after his grandfather; a painting after Leonardo da Vinci.

Work your horse in a calade, after the Italian way; ride him straight, and then you make good use of the calade.

The princess is next in line to the throne after the prince.

After your bad behaviour, you will be punished.

After all that has happened, he is still my friend.

I can't believe that, after all our advice against gambling, you walked into that casino!

I was after finishing my dinner when there was a knock on the door.

He was after walking on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before, all the way from the County Limerick, where his brother, Father John, has a parish; and you may believe, the poor man was tired

Mother: Let him get away out of this now, himself and his share of songs. Look at the way he has your bib destroyed that I was after washing in the morning!

When I woke up it was black-dark and the music was after stopping. I could taste the bread I was after eating in the dream, as sweet and luscious as any I ever knew

He asked directions to the dairy those milk cans had shown up late at. Corrigan pointed back the way he'd come and explained, “You'd have been after riding past their loading platform because they don't have their sign overlooking where the train would be after stopping.

"Yes. And where were you when the flood broke loose?" / "I would be most of the way to the Old House then. O'Loughlin was after running in wild to tell me he was hearing the Banshee out at The Old House, […]."

to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness

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