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Example sentences for "after receiving"

  • After receiving a clean bill of health, a person who has, unknowingly, contracted leukemia continues with increasing difficulty to do the activities which he formerly accomplished with ease.

  • After receiving a compliment such as the one just given to me, however, vomiting was unthinkable.

  • After receiving permission he shouted the order from a distance of fifty yards.

  • On 21 October, after receiving news of the American landings, General Yamashita activated SHO ICHI GO (Victory Operation Number One).

  • On the 24th, after receiving a report from the submarine, the carriers of the Third Fleet sent aircraft to search to the west and southwest.

  • After receiving an academical education and graduating at a medical college, he settled as a physician and surgeon in Franklinville, New York.

  • After receiving a common-school and business education, he removed to Wisconsin and engaged in the lumber trade.

  • After receiving an academical education he entered upon mercantile pursuits in his native city.

  • After receiving half a dozen blows, Mr. Grinnell exclaimed, "I don't want to hurt you.

  • This was accordingly done, and, after receiving hospitality at various consulates, he made treaties with native chiefs, and hoisted the German flag at several points previously considered to be under British influence.

  • The Grand Duke declared that the only prudent course was to retire to the Danube, construct a tête de pont guarding the southern end of their bridge and, after receiving reinforcements, again begin the conquest of Bulgaria.

  • On the third day (November 19), after receiving reinforcements, they took the offensive, with surprising vigour.

  • It was not till the 14th that the admiral, after receiving reinforcements, felt able to send troops into the city, when a few severe examples cowed the plunderers and restored order.

  • Demetrius also came at this time, and, after receiving a fairly good reception for a boy, returned home.

  • After receiving a common school education, he entered the Pennsylvania academy of fine arts, graduated from it with credit and later studied at the art students’ league of New York.

  • After receiving a thorough schooling and graduating from the Philadelphia high school, he learned the shipbuilding trade with his father.

  • After receiving my stock from New York, I opened up with headquarters at Mr. Weil's office, Number 57 Washington street, and was ready to start out on the nineteenth of September.

  • After receiving an introduction to this firm, I presented my letters, and explained what I wanted.

  • After receiving my share of the profits, which was about enough to pay my expenses back to Ohio, I decided to go there.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    after ages; after bathing; after being; after cooling; after dark; after eating; after him; after life; after listening; after long; after many; after pausing; after puberty; after referring; after repeated; after speaking; after telling; after their; after times; after various; after what has happened; afterwards known; also reap; fancy that; fishing boats; you suppose