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Meanings of were after in English

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Usage of were after in English
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Three studies specifically measured how informed people were after receiving risk information.
Reuters
2
Unlike the rest, however, Rebo and Norr were after one particular artifact.
Logos Run
3
Actually, improved combat performance was what they were after, Sinon thought acrimoniously.
The Reality Dysfunction
4
Perhaps you are receiving here the knowledge you were after all along.
Jitterbug Perfume
5
If I knew what you were after, perhaps I could expedite things?'
Sign of the cross
6
He broke it off, but soon thousands of sprouts were after him.
The new yorker
7
Quite what they were after is still a bit of a puzzle.
The Guardian
8
Now the authorities on both sides of the Atlantic were after them.
The Guardian
9
It was all over the press, and the police were after them.
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
10
You look as if the archers of the guard were after you.
Catherine De Medici
11
We go exactly what we were after and probably some more besides.
The Irish Times
12
They were after us again in full cry, and my heart sank.
Bert Wilson in the Rockies
13
If you were after me for my money, everything would be perfect.
Second chance
14
The seniors had seen him and it was Charles they were after.
Witch Week
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The mob soon found what we were after and thronged around us.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
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But I became alarmed, and thought the convent people were after me.
Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal / An Authentic Narrative of...
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Were after across language varieties
United Kingdom
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