Example sentences of "[conj] then [verb] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her body was lifted from the coffin and carried through the dusk across the open fields that then came up to the hospital , to Ferry Beach . |
| 2 | How can viruses induce cells to enter the cycle of rapid multiplication that then leads on to the development of a tumour ? |
| 3 | The BBC 's proposed solution was that everything should be handled by the BBC and then licensed back to the publishers . |
| 4 | The initial opinions are collated and compiled , and then fed back to the panel . |
| 5 | ‘ Ah ! ’ she says , and then goes over to the other side of the shop . |
| 6 | so he took some bread down and then popped up to the gate where they these were sort of quite a way a way , and Gemma said you wait there with Jane and I 'll invite those people to come up , you see and erm , I 've got ta be a bit cool , went to the table to put some bread there course it an awful and she |
| 7 | The Kates actually drop their torpedoes and then climb up over the ship superstructures as the torpedoes hit home . |
| 8 | There , he was able to lift himself on to his crutch again and then climb out of the stockade . |
| 9 | The final sections of ‘ Van Gogh ’ are particularly masterly : as the painter painfully dies in the little village inn , his friends lament his passing for a moment and then get on with the business of the day — shopping , washing clothes , preparing for work . |
| 10 | Sometimes he was too sick to eat anything all day , but other days he would sleep for a while and then get up for a meal . |
| 11 | The boss knows that his or her job is to establish those boundaries , and then get out of the way . ’ |
| 12 | Tubby took one swallow and then looked up at the Colonel . |
| 13 | Rohmer took a step towards them , still massaging his hand and then looked back at the girl . |
| 14 | Robyn listened , stared , digesting all that he had said and then looked back at the magnificent sixty-foot holly tree . |
| 15 | You 'd better know now that I 've always avoided every snare set out for me , even those hidden in lush undergrowth … ’ he caressed her hair lightly , his eyes sultry , and then looked down towards the swell of her breasts ‘ … and innocent-looking hills and valleys . ’ |
| 16 | And for the first time , she got a response , for Isobel bobbed her head slightly and then looked down at the infant in the cot . |
| 17 | ‘ If you do n't keep in that fall , I 'm stopping your sweets , ’ he said , and then looked down at the mass of Arthur on the ground . |
| 18 | I paced the house for an hour or so and then got on to the council office . |
| 19 | The stables are a hive of activity as the session 's mounts are groomed and tacked up , and then led out into a small ménage , in a cobbled yard at the rear of the stables . |
| 20 | He paused a moment , staring about him , and then ran on to the bend . |
| 21 | The method used to achieve this could be called a filtering technique for , by analogy with the process of filtering as used in the chemistry laboratory , a particular part of a mixture ( the edges or boundaries ) was isolated and then added back to the original image to give Figure 5.14 . |
| 22 | Reserved offers are subtracted from the maximum offers to be made and then added in by the Co-ordinator as used up . |
| 23 | If any pieces of gold leaf have been chipped off to reveal the white base , there are various shades of gilt waxes which can be rubbed on with a soft cloth and then buffed up to a fine lustre . |
| 24 | He dusted it a little , to marvel better , and then moved on to the glass coffin . |
| 25 | ‘ Water Babies ’ featured Linda Frew and June Milligan feeding our sea-lions , and starred the new baby sea-lion ; and then moved on to the young penguins next door . |
| 26 | Ace checked his in turn and then moved on to the other team members . |
| 27 | Note the Heading and then refer back to the localiser . |
| 28 | Alexei gestured at the still-quivering sword , and then strode on into the house . |
| 29 | There is the metal-ring type muzzle , which is screwed into place via a pin passed across the inside of a ferret 's mouth behind its big teeth and then threaded back into the ring . |
| 30 | Sometimes the rug is simply washed in water and then left out in the sun to dry , but many weaving groups now add chemicals to the water in order both to alter the tonal intensity of the colours and to give the pile a gloss or matt sheen . |