Afterwards

Examples

• But afterwards I shall be nothing to him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• In each bladder was a small quantity of dried peas, or little pebbles, as I was afterwards informed. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• In speaking of education Plato rather startles us by affirming that a child must be trained in falsehood first and in truth afterwards. Plato. The Republic.
• That is not the way things come about: we grow into a new point of view: only afterwards, in looking back, do we see the landmarks of our progress. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Part of the wool of Spain is manufactured in Great Britain, and some part of that cloth is afterwards sent back to Spain. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• With an air of indifference he soon afterwards added: How long did you say he was at Rosings? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• He had no suspicion that they ran any risk of being houseless until morning; had no idea of the truth until long, long afterwards. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Jacques Three demanded how he afterwards recognised him then? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• It was afterwards gradually raised by hydraulic presses to the top, a height of 100 feet. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• And afterwards? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• On going to bed an hour afterwards, I found her still wide awake. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• The post-chaise drove up to the door shortly afterwards; and Giles coming in for the luggage, the good doctor bustled out, to see it packed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Certainly none until afterwards when I held the clue. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• My Inglese frend tell to me afterwards dat Inglant is most célébere fore her agriculture! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I did not remember, at the moment when I wrote last, that you knew them both; but I remembered it afterwards, and it helped me on. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He afterwards took another chop, and another potato; and after that, another chop and another potato. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• He produced the little casket, and made exactly the same application which he had afterwards made to me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• But immediately afterwards the armature springs backward and makes contact at _P_ and the entire operation is repeated. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Those other parts of the produce of land, however, which afterwards afford rent, do not afford it always. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• If ever delay was dangerous, it's dangerous now; and if ever you couldn't afterwards forgive yourself for causing it, this is the time. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Oh, my dear Miss Dashwood, said Mrs. Palmer soon afterwards, I have got such a favour to ask of you and your sister. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Reflect, afterwards when--when you are at leisure, and your conscience will withdraw this accusation. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Presently afterwards, Young John disappeared into the jail. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Four or five minutes afterwards the sitting-room window will open. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Half an hour afterwards there was a great hurry and bustle in the house. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Pray give us the essential facts from the commencement, and I can afterwards question you as to those details which seem to me to be most important. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• There was time enough in the morning for me to take Laura out for her walk as usual, and to see her quietly settled at her drawing afterwards. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• His inquiries, as I afterwards heard, led to no results. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Some three hours or so afterwards we were all in the train together, bound from Reading to the little Berkshire village. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Mr. Lowten disappeared with a grin, and immediately returned ushering in the firm, in due form of precedence--Dodson first, and Fogg afterwards. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

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