Example sentences of "[adv] he [verb] [adv] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | David Poole , who was to play the leading soldier , told me that ‘ I thought sometimes he worked out his ideas for ballets on his puppets , then simply transferred them to people ’ . |
| 32 | He put his case on the sidewalk and paid the driver , then he looked over his shoulder . |
| 33 | He carried on past and found a place to pull off the road , and then he collected together his flashlight and a roll of tools and set off to walk the short distance back . |
| 34 | Then he laughed over his shoulder at the Mason . |
| 35 | Then he flicks back his head like he 's gon na deliver a head-butt , and as the prisoner flinches to avoid the Jamaican Farewell , Rufus says simply : ‘ Take him in the kitchen . ’ |
| 36 | Then he rolled back his chair and stood up sharply as if needing to give vent to a violent sense of frustration . |
| 37 | Then he stretched out his hands and made pouncing movements . |
| 38 | Then he cut off its long neck and feet , washed the carcass in the stream and stuffed it into his wallet . |
| 39 | Then he laid down his challenge : essentially , he announced , ‘ I am not a van Gogh . ’ |
| 40 | Then he laid down his glass . |
| 41 | He took off her white veil , and then he took off her black dress , and put it on the floor . |
| 42 | Then he took off his fingertip . |
| 43 | Then he took off his hat which left the mark of its rim indented in his unwashed hair . |
| 44 | Then he took off his mask , and I saw his face . ’ |
| 45 | Then he took out his wallet . |
| 46 | Then he took out his hidden box and very carefully hid all the watches and the jewellery beneath his clothes . |
| 47 | as if he , too , was perplexed , the man frowned , then he lifted off his helmet and peeled away the balaclava . |
| 48 | Then he got out his old square-toed athlete 's shoes and practised falls onto the bed . |
| 49 | She twisted herself sideways in frenzy , screaming still and trying to wrench her wrists free and then he moved both her hands to one of his and gave her a light stinging slap across her cheek . |
| 50 | Bicker cursed , then he swept out his sword . |
| 51 | For a moment Edward stood there , assessing her with a cold eye , then he slipped off his linen jacket , and looked at me . |
| 52 | For a moment the flesh hung slackly on his face as he gaped at the damage , and then he sucked up his lips and took a deep breath . |
| 53 | Then he let out his breath in a puff . |
| 54 | Then he crushed out his stub , lit a fresh cigarette , and started the engine . |
| 55 | Then he put down his burden . |
| 56 | Then he held out his arms and she went into them , laughing , wiping out the days they had been apart in that one eager meeting . |
| 57 | Then he picked up his monkey and the cat and strode away with the bells on his knees jangling . |
| 58 | Then he picked up his torch , switched off the bedside light and made his way down-stairs treading warily and keeping close to the wall to avoid the creaking treads . |
| 59 | Then he picked up his own glass and sat down on the edge of the bed beside her . |
| 60 | Then he picked up his bag and walked out . |