Example sentences of "then [vb base] [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1 small twentieth-century ornamental dinner plate with picture of Scarborough Beach ( this is optional , actually , but I always find it adds spice to a tour of a house if , when interest is flagging , you quietly get it out and prop it up on a table and then say innocently to an attendant : ‘ What 's the story behind that plate ? ’ and then wait to see what sort of explanation is invented by someone who has never seen it in his or her life before ) |
| 2 | And then look forward to a winter date with the man in the flesh at the Ulster Hall on October 19 . |
| 3 | ‘ Then get home for a couple of hours . |
| 4 | Spoon the chocolate mixtures alternately into the tin , then swirl together with a skewer . |
| 5 | Thus , someone who is primarily in an anorexic phase , using starvation as his or her prime method of control over emotions and relationships , may have episodes of bingeing and then starve again as a method of gaining further , illusory , control and in order to control the physical consequences of the binge . |
| 6 | Then brush vigorously with a churn or utility brush dipped frequently in very hot detergent solution . |
| 7 | We would string together about seven or eight passes , then go backwards for a bit , then sideways , and then eventually the likes of McAllister , Speed , or Dorigo would get fed up , boot the ball in the box for either a ) an easy catch to the goalie , or b ) for Deane to flick it on to an easy catch for the goalie . |
| 8 | From the Green Quarter strike north another half mile along a road and then go eastwards along a bridleway to Sadgill in the slender valley of Longsleddale ( 2 miles ) . |
| 9 | His range alone is impressive : he can spring into a left uchimata ( inner thigh throw ) then twist right into a seoi-nage ( shoulder throw ) and still retain sufficient balance to produce a sparkling footsweep which will send his opponent crashing to the ground . |