Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] then [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A horrible damp stifling smell then filled his lungs . |
| 2 | Fearful of the growing possibilities of default , the US monetary authorities then pulled sharply on the reins by insisting on tougher capital/asset ratios . |
| 3 | Hair was permed with Bain de Terre Acid Wave for Bleached Hair then left to dry naturally . |
| 4 | Tense each part then let it go , experiencing a wonderful sensation of release . |
| 5 | A little luck then comes your way . |
| 6 | Each segment then has a basic cost rate for a standard spot , in each of the time lengths allowed . |
| 7 | If you 're not prepared to sign that contract then forget it . |
| 8 | The traditional patterns of social organisation with their emphasis on hierarchical differentiation then become a major obstacle to the most efficient use of the technology . |
| 9 | Far away we can hear the noise of the wind forcing its way up some narrow gully then bursting free to hurl itself across the plateau we crossed yesterday . |
| 10 | She pushed a cigarette between her dry lips then fumbled in her coat pocket for a lighter and , cupping her trembling fingers around the flame , lit it and inhaled deeply . |
| 11 | Scheibler is also exhibiting two major watercolours by Joe Zucker , born in Chicago in 1941 and resident in East Hampton : ‘ Backdrops ’ , meaning sketches for his works , in which Zucker , a ‘ painter without a brush ’ , uses woollen socks , gloves , or a ski-mask to apply globs of paint on wood , the calligraphic effect then overlaid with networks of cables . |
| 12 | In those days guests would retire to an antechamber after the main meal for a banquet of blancmange — neither term then meant what they do today . |
| 13 | A higher income still was achieved in the first four years of Elizabeth , but the feudal revenue then fell back to between £12,000 and £14,000 per annum until 1598 , when an upward movement began once more . |
| 14 | ( a ) less than the difference between the total vote then credited to the continuing candidate with the lowest recorded vote and the vote of the candidate with the next lowest recorded vote ; or |
| 15 | Each side then loses something if there is an attempt to meet at a mid-point . |
| 16 | If this is another trick then stop , ’ she pleaded , her defences laid waste . |
| 17 | Give him thirty-six hours then apply pressure . ’ |
| 18 | If it is less than 12 hours then do n't worry , just take the delayed pill straightaway and further pills as usual . |
| 19 | Another story then takes over . |
| 20 | Lou Macari signed a three year contract with Celtic this afternoon then told Scotland Today he would walk away if he could n't bring success to the club in that time . |
| 21 | playing golf this morning having a posh lunch and then playing golf this afternoon then having a buffet supper with prize giving . |
| 22 | British Rail then said that the accident was ‘ caused by a fault in the assembly of one of the bogie 's wheelsets ’ . |
| 23 | It took me right to the McDarroch days as he fished out one forceps after another , opened and shut them a few times then tried them on me . |
| 24 | Right , word full stop word Erm right , press return a few times then choose centering button and table , insert table , and now we 're going to have a table whe where I thought we could have a number and it can either be times or divide by something and then the answer , so we want how many columns ? |
| 25 | Another discussant then stated that community economic development grows from economic and social need and a history of deprivation within a community . |
| 26 | You have a view on a public loo then give us a ring , rather seedy unfriendly dirty smelling of urine places if you want my own public opinion . |
| 27 | Applying an external alternating magnetic field then causes the implanted ceramic to heat up . |
| 28 | That 's a gallon per minute times forty minutes then cancel with gallons so they 're going to charge you for two hundred and forty gallons . |
| 29 | Allow to rest for a few minutes then roll , on a lightly floured board , into rounds 5–6ins/12–15cm in diameter . |
| 30 | There is a oh I I take it he 's got ta go for another assessment then has he for |