Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] then [pron] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although no evidence of his activities before 1643 survives , we know that by then he had married , had established a house and warehouse at Leadenhall Street , and had brought over many of his relatives to work for him in England . |
| 2 | Nine years ago my uncle , Mr Reed , had died in this room , and since then nobody had wanted to sleep in it . |
| 3 | I gave up my management job in industry and since then we 've done as much as we can every day . |
| 4 | CCG was awarded the £1 million contract for North Yorkshire schools last January , and since then we have implemented the healthy eating policy that has been so successful in other school contracts . |
| 5 | Er and since then we have come up with finding other ways to massage the figures downwards . |
| 6 | Both aircraft arrived by truck and since then they have remained parked at Fox Field with their outer wing panels and tail feathers removed . |
| 7 | In the next six years , thirty polytechnics were officially designated and since then they have become the major institutions of higher education within further education , catering for about two-thirds of the full-time , including sandwich , students in advanced further education . |
| 8 | But in 1968 a pair of owls bred in the loft of an oil palm manager 's house and since then they have spread rapidly , throughout the southern states as far north as Kuala Lumpur . |
| 9 | The familiar blue and white hoops were held to a 9–9 draw at Berry Hill on the opening day of the season and since then they have won every league match . |
| 10 | Months later it had arrived in the post and since then it had stood in its velvet frame , beside her mother 's bed . |
| 11 | In 1973 the industry came under national control and since then it has expanded from nearly 44 000 ha to more than 70 000 ha and employs more than 22 per cent of the island 's labour force . |
| 12 | Manager Michael Sheridan said , ‘ The Branch became an instant success with customers when it first opened its doors on 28 April 1868 and since then it has continued to build on its reputation . ’ |
| 13 | But of course they were quoting at the very top of Leamington 's rate , and since then it 's gone right down . |
| 14 | The last time I saw Leeds win a cup match was almost 3 years ago ( Aston Villa 4–1 ) and since then I 've seen them lose to the Scum ( *3 , Rangers , and Arsenal(*2) . |
| 15 | I felt sorry for him but I must admit when I got home and the following morning , and since then I 've felt quite angry about it . |
| 16 | Eventually I though it much wiser to give up being called Manager and since then I 've had to adapt myself . |
| 17 | but he must of been all worked up and since then I 've had a right struggle , most nights |
| 18 | ‘ It 's two years since I last lined up on a grid , ’ Vitor said , ‘ and since then I 've refused to give interviews and avoided all contact with the media . |
| 19 | Yes , Aunt Sarah , and since then I 've remembered my mother 's name , and the spell she put on me when I was a baby ; and I 've gone down to see her in her Castle under the sea … |
| 20 | Two years ago , I had a vasectomy , and since then I have had pain in my groin and scrotum when exercising . |
| 21 | Before and since then I have admired Mains ' growing confidence as coach of a side which reached its peak with victory in the first division of the national championship last winter , and also his increasing comfort with the public relations impact of coaching a prominent side . |
| 22 | And since then you 've gone your own way and the Gardener Centre 's gone its own way and it 's , to be honest , gone down and up and down and |
| 23 | And since then you 've worked a great deal together ? |
| 24 | In February 1990 , she was captured and fitted with a radio transmitter ( renewed in September this year ) , and since then she has provided researchers with more than 200 sightings , allowing them to plot an unusually detailed account of her daily movements . |
| 25 | While unpacking , he found a chess set ; his father explained some of the moves , and since then he has gone from strength to strength despite the fact that the family has no chess background . |
| 26 | He was ordained to St Paul 's Mobile Church Society in 1987 and since then he has gathered a flock of more than 2,000 pensioners in the region . |
| 27 | He finally reached this elusive peak in 1985 , and since then he has captured the public 's imagination on other expeditions . |
| 28 | His first act was to sign Chris Woods for £1.2m , and since then he has added Chris Waddle for £1m , Mark Bright , Nigel Jemson and Paul Warhust , each for a little less , and Chris Bart-Williams at the age of 17 for nearly £400,000 . |
| 29 | She wanted other children , and by then I 'd taken the decision never to have any more and had a vasectomy . |
| 30 | It amazed him such a slip of a girl could have such passion in her , and by then he had noticed the perfect contours of her body which neither the black dress nor the prim white apron could conceal . |