Example sentences of "then [vb past] and [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He managed to sleep for a couple of hours , then rose and wandered off to Franco 's bar to see if Maidstone was there . |
| 2 | My father rushed to the window , looked out and down into the garden , then shouted and ran out of the room , leaving Mrs Clamp goggle-eyed , alone . |
| 3 | I tested a few planks carefully with the weight of my hand , then retreated and stood up on safer ground . |
| 4 | He kissed her lightly on the cheek , then turned and walked out of the hotel . |
| 5 | He 'd briefly inclined his head towards her , a mocking , curiously patrician gesture , then turned and disappeared up on deck . |
| 6 | Ben shivered , not from fear or cold , but from some deeper , more complex response , then turned and looked up at his mother , smiling . |
| 7 | Shepherd went across and knelt beside it , then turned and looked back at Li Shai Tung , clearly moved by the T'ang 's gesture . |
| 8 | Ben hurried to the shutters and threw them open , then turned and stared back into the room . |
| 9 | ‘ Good , ’ he said thickly , raking a hand through his hair , then turned and strode out of the villa , slamming the door behind him with a crash that reverberated through the house . |
| 10 | He kicked irritably at the metal fence and then turned and headed back towards the car , hands dug deep into the pockets of his jacket . |
| 11 | The first Arctic fox I had ever seen watched me as I arrived at Gullfoss late at night , then turned and headed off with its huge tail laid out behind it . |
| 12 | He hesitated , then turned and rummaged around on a shelf against the wall . |
| 13 | With a slow smile that gave his face quite extraordinary charm , he picked up his bowl , waved a languid hand , then turned and ambled back across the garden , his borrowings clutched ridiculously to his large chest . |
| 14 | She kissed him on the cheek , then turned and went back to her room . |
| 15 | She stared at me blankly for a moment , then turned and went back to the sitting room . |
| 16 | He looked at me for a moment then sighed and got up from the chair . |
| 17 | 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 ) . |
| 18 | He turned a page , then smiled and looked up at her . |
| 19 | She paused , frightened but feeling no pain , then gasped and looked down with embarrassment . |
| 20 | He stared at her for a moment and then shrugged and moved out of the kitchen and towards the back door . |