Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] then says " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , biopics still have to pussyfoot around the survivors , hence the Bearded Film Director Who Did n't Look Anything Like John Landis in Wired who finds John Belushi ( honorary rock star ) , snorting coke in his Winnebago and then says ( best line delivered in the film ) ‘ John , this is economically unfeasible ’ . |
| 2 | Not the sort of love that you see in films when the big hairy hero takes his girlfriend in his arms , half suffocates her with a big slobbering kiss and then says , ‘ I love you , Ermentrude . ’ |
| 3 | Every single dog , when the record comes up , has got a field headed main use and then says something like guide dog , guard dog , rabbiting or whatever it is . |
| 4 | According to Hockett , a distinction can be made between the topic and the comment in a sentence , in that ‘ the speaker announces a topic and then says something about it … |
| 5 | It is clearly easier to follow a message that announces its subject and then says something about it than the other way round . |
| 6 | He helps us to set up talks like those at the Victoria Falls and then says ‘ Get on with it . ’ ’ |
| 7 | The Aristotelian talk of definitions ‘ does not reveal nature to us , but only does the same as the man who promised to discover a treasure and then says ‘ look where it is hidden and you will find it . ’ |