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Take this example:

AったらB

Could this mean, "After doing A, B happened?"
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verbs conjugations
Can the ったら form of a verb be used to mean "after?"
Yes, if B is in the past tense. This adds a flavor of surprise at the results
to the sentence.

> 「食事できた」といったら、ぼくらが食べなかった！

Source: [Tae Kim](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/conditionals)
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