Sentence examples for was merely after from inspiring English sources

Madrazo had been one of the competitors of the week, spending most of stages two, four, five and six in various escapes and sealing a dominant win in the King of the Mountains prize; he was merely after the cash on offer, while for Williams – as for all members of the UK-based teams that depend on the Tour of Britain as a showcase – the television time on the podium was the lure.

Or perhaps they're merely after Bill Clinton — not the man so much as the idea of the man.

He understands that some customers are merely after the best sex doll they can get their hands on, but there is often a deeper longing behind an order.

If a bandit attacks those employees seeking that money, there is no way to prosecute the bandit under the present law, but if he is merely after a postal card or a letter he can be prosecuted.

Some other bioethicists, however, said Geron's committee had been formed shortly before Wisconsin scientists announced the successful isolation of the human stem cells, creating the appearance that the committee was merely providing after-the-fact justification.

One employee there was merely reassigned after encouraging adolescent residents to fight one another.

In contrast, Cruz insisted that he was merely going after Trump's record when he slammed the frontrunner's past support for abortion rights and gun control and current support for allowing grown men "alone in bathrooms with little girls", ie his contention that transgender people should use whichever bathroom they felt appropriate.

He was merely looking after Wolves for the supporters.

Hamilton insisted that the fund hadn't fallen through but was merely "suspended"; after two anchor investors pulled out, she said, other interested investors wanted to wait until the fund had more traction.

Whittle's case was that he was merely coming back after Shearer had caught him earlier.

And the don't-panic brigade were right: there was no great power struggle; Xi was merely laid up after pulling a muscle while swimming.