Example sentences of "then give [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was present at the birth of the Blessed Virgin , who was then given over to her care for twelve years , and at the Visitation and the birth of St John the Baptist and even at the birth of the Saviour , when she was allowed to provide bedding for the Virgin and swathing-clothes for the Child . |
| 2 | In the first the message is received in full and is then given out to the person ; in the second the message is received and is simultaneously translated into the second language . |
| 3 | Popular forms were expropriated and then given back suitably packaged . |
| 4 | But in fact , Jackie had by then given so much thought to the sport , to its rules , its techniques , its politics , its characters , that he was unendingly fascinating . |
| 5 | The tree roots act like a giant sponge when the rain falls , drawing up water from the ground which is then given off as vapour through the leaves . |
| 6 | The voters had pronounced and the newer , more radical leaders considered that the House should then give up its extensive powers ; the measures endorsed by a majority at the polls should be passed with reasonable rapidity . |
| 7 | If the judge fears that the foreman may unwittingly say something harmful , he should obtain the query from him in writing , read it , let counsel see it and then give openly such direction as he sees fit . |
| 8 | The spores do germinate , go through a few perfunctory cell divisions , then give up the ghost . |
| 9 | They spend a good quarter of an hour whistling for it , and then give up . |
| 10 | Got out paper and pencil to try and think through the implications of what he had just seen , then gave up and started off home . |
| 11 | Surprised in the opening by a new idea from Timman , he lost one pawn , then gave up another in order to create activity . |
| 12 | He continued performing only until July 1950 , then gave up completely and seems — unlike many choreographers — never to have been tempted to dance publicly again . |
| 13 | I re-read what I had written , wrestled with the fading vision for a few sweating minutes , then gave up , swore , crumpled the page up , pitched it into the empty fireplace , and said , aloud : What I really need is a good old-fashioned ivory tower . ’ |
| 14 | Alix applied for jobs until she found she was pregnant , then gave up and sat at home . |
| 15 | She pondered , seeming anxious to trap the moment , then gave up . |
| 16 | She examined her hands , white with chalk , as if looking for the source of some small pain , then gave up on that and began to dust herself down . |
| 17 | During 1785 he made six more balloon flights , notably taking William Windham , MP [ q.v. ] , as a passenger on 5 May , but then gave up ballooning for twenty-five years . |
| 18 | She tried wrapping the pillow round her ears ; tried mind over matter ; tried burrowing under the duvet , and then gave up . |
| 19 | The package was far too large to stuff down the side of the chair , but Mrs McMahon tried anyway , then gave up , and , with a helpless glance at her son , leaned back , ‘ Nothing , ’ she repeated . |
| 20 | Each took the oath and then gave almost identical evidence , one after the other condemning the prisoners in the dock . |
| 21 | The man stared at us doubtfully , then gave in and allowed himself to be led to our table . |
| 22 | He fought it for a second , then gave in . |
| 23 | John Alison , a well respected pilot on the show scene then gave out his ten golden rules for survival . |
| 24 | If the cascade is long enough , there may be an intermediate range ( the inertial sub-range ) in which the action of viscosity has not yet come in ; that is Dimensional analysis then gives where A is a numerical constant . |
| 25 | Aware of being outmanoeuvred she pauses , then gives in , clambering out , water trickling down , darkening the boards . |
| 26 | It then gives only one half of the dialogue of the situation , letting the learner invent the other half ( Mackey 1965 ) . |
| 27 | A second person then gives out forfeits for each person to do . |