Example sentences of "then [verb] [pron] [adv prt] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I looked at it accusingly , then put it down in the cradle . |
| 2 | In the wild , a fish can get around this problem by absorbing much bigger molecules and then breaking them down in the gut wall or bloodstream . |
| 3 | She then hung it out in the outhouse for storage . |
| 4 | He put the finger into his mouth , sucked at it and then waved it around in the air . |
| 5 | She slides the photos into the envelope and then shoves them back in the drawer . |
| 6 | As I recall , they took him out in a refrigerator once , but the usual method with the hostages was to wrap them in blankets or carpet , strapped up with grey plumber 's tape , cover them in sheets , then wheel them out in the middle of the night and stuff them in a van or the boot of a car for the journey . |