"How long was the colonel gone after the first act?"

I am the man who comes after the act, he thought to himself.

Who they will become is left to a future that takes place after the final act.

I can think of something worse I'd hate to smell and discover hours after the act.

Three years after the act becomes law, regulations and standards to be set by states.

There had been less between her and Lucy after the 'act' than ever before.

Walking out after the first act was becoming an addiction.

Then, immediately after the act, his mind h.ad drifted on to the next day and what he had to do.

I was also moved to such tears when the curtain went down after the first act.

Actually, a little after the act, then let Chaz present the evidence of what she'd been up to all these years.