Example sentences of "and then [pron] [modal v] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she did n't manage they 'd take the baby away , and then everything would be wasted . |
| 2 | There may be some kind of notice on them that says , you know , these machines should not be switched and then everything would be switched off . |
| 3 | ‘ The teachers do n't teach , the priests do n't bother , and they 're releasing all the lunatics into the community so they do n't get looked after and they 'll either pass out from exposure or starvation or kill people because they 're mad , and then they 'll be slung into prison to add to the overcrowding , and all in all it does n't make a lot of sense . |
| 4 | And then they 'll be reproduced ? |
| 5 | Before fifteen days are over , if it please God , those tambours shall be laid before you , and shall be sounded for your pleasure , and then they shall be given to the Bishop Don Hieronymo , that he may hang them up in the Church of St. Mary , Mother of God . |
| 6 | They could deliver a truce , they would deliver a truce , and then they should be spoken to . |
| 7 | Another point to remember is that flowers will wilt badly , or even die , if they are left sitting in a hot car or office all day , so if you have to buy them hours before they will be pressed , put them in plenty of water as soon as possible or , better still , buy them on your way home and then they can be pressed fairly quickly . |
| 8 | The questions can be listed in rough under the headings ( some people put each question on a card to begin with ) and then they can be moved about so as to produce what seems to be a good ‘ flow ’ for the interview . |
| 9 | A Lancefish bait placed in a convenient place in the aquarium can be used to attract them and then they can be picked off , the bait being removed afterwards , of course . |
| 10 | Had interview with housing official who stated that I had to transfer the tenancy from my wife 's name to mine and then something would be done within a week . |
| 11 | Allen thought that if they were delayed long enough the Friar would return and then something might be done … unless it was the Friar who had betrayed them . |
| 12 | And then one would be used erm as in the daytime as a sitting room or |
| 13 | They 'll be at Leith in a matter of days and then she 'll be gone . ’ |
| 14 | One more basket to go , and then she would be done . |
| 15 | Later the wolf would be cut open while she was asleep , filled up with heavy stones once the little pigs had scrabbled out of her , stitched up again by the woodcutter ; and then she would be driven by thirst to the river , would topple in and drown with the weight of the stones . |
| 16 | Luch would be set to turn the quern to grind the oatmeal , and then she 'd be sent to fetch hay , peats , water . |
| 17 | Eventually , probably sooner rather than later , he 'd grow tired of waiting for Shannon , and then she 'd be left with nothing , in any case . |
| 18 | The mare will look after the foal until he 's at least five weeks old and then he 'll be weaned off in the natural way . |
| 19 | He must know what evidence has been given and what statements have been made affecting him , and then he must be given a fair opportunity to correct or contradict them . " |
| 20 | He 'd double up cruelly with a left hook ( rarely seen ) and razor in a right — and then he 'd be gone . |
| 21 | And then he 'd be gone . |
| 22 | You 've got three minutes , a few seconds over , and then you 'll be asked to stop . |
| 23 | And then you 'll be covered |
| 24 | " You 'll be met when you step off the boat in Kingston , and taken to a safe house , and then you 'll be absorbed into the organization at some level . |
| 25 | Why , in a few months it 'll all be finished , and then you 'll be left high and dry ! ’ |
| 26 | And then you 'll be finished off in the sculleries . |
| 27 | GIPSY : And then you 'll be drowned . |
| 28 | ‘ The car will collect you at the airport and then you will be brought to the Hacienda de Nieve . |
| 29 | You can get back from York in quarter of an hour and then you can be sat there for |
| 30 | What you use consultants for is when you have a one off task that it would be uneconomic to employ a member of staff to do because it would be finished in six months and then you 'd be left with a surplus member of staff . |