Example sentences of "then [verb] [conj] [verb] [adv prt] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tested a few planks carefully with the weight of my hand , then retreated and stood up on safer ground . |
| 2 | Then lie or sit down on the nearest piece of furniture , try to keep warm and wait calmly for help to arrive . |
| 3 | He 'd briefly inclined his head towards her , a mocking , curiously patrician gesture , then turned and disappeared up on deck . |
| 4 | He hesitated , then turned and rummaged around on a shelf against the wall . |
| 5 | Wetherall then stumbled and fell over on the appalling pitch in the centre of the 6 yard box ( as he was correctly keeping his eye on the incoming ball ) . |