Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] [art] [noun] then " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the rocks in your tank suffer from all-smothering algae I have found they can be kept clear by scrubbing off the algae then putting them in the oven or under the grill until they are thoroughly dry . |
| 2 | So what 's what 's happening with the chlorine then ? |
| 3 | We just were n't used to driving in the country then , it seemed like a long way from |
| 4 | But if the essence of the spiritual life is dying to the self then the religious man must sacrifice . |
| 5 | So cos apparently , while he was on the phone she came knocking at the door then |
| 6 | So again can you see you have other people to consider if you 've partners , but that 's one of the difficulties of having a partner , but then again think , if you do n't have a partner , that 's worse cos you 've nobody to communicate with , nobody to shout at , nobody to organize or organize you , er nobody ready made to go out with , you 've got it all to do yourself because your number one requirement when you 're left on your own is to get the company and the activity , whereas if you , if you are er living with a person then at least a certain amount of that is ready to hand . |
| 7 | ‘ So I plan to do a couple of hours ’ writing in the morning then go off and have a swim in the afternoon . |
| 8 | If a terrorist group is operating in the area then the sooner they are stopped the better . ’ |
| 9 | According to the rules then extant , a national strike could only be called by the NUM if it had the support of at least 55 per cent of the members voting in a secret ballot : the union prided itself on its democracy in this context . |
| 10 | cos you 're saving on the coal then we 're you know |
| 11 | If England were looking to the future then some of the players should have been selected years ago . |
| 12 | But of course , th , I 'd been living at The Haven then , next to the butcher 's shop . |
| 13 | Clinton stood back and nodded , looking at the microchip then at Nicholson . |
| 14 | I should have stopped looking at the pictures then , when past and present had clashed in my mind and made no meaning , but I went on . |
| 15 | Are you going for a buy then ? |
| 16 | Or if they were going for a day then I might go down and |
| 17 | Turning up the Drive then brings in the overdrive effect and is certainly flexible — none of this ″either on or off″ syndrome . |
| 18 | so you wan na , if you want the banks , I 'm going to the bank then but to pay the insurance |
| 19 | Examples are circling your arms around from your shoulders ; toe-touching ; standing upright then bending your body sideways to the left then right ; lying on the floor then raising each leg as high in the air as possible ( keeping the leg straight ) . |
| 20 | They grabbed my arms and swung me over to a mat lying at the side then undid the strap around my ankles . |
| 21 | From the planet 's surface you might think there is an eastward force , but there is n't , and if you were not rotating with the planet then this would be obvious . |
| 22 | He heard the train whistle , the engine was slowing for a signal then he heard it pick up speed again . |
| 23 | And w how much were you getting as an electrician then ? |
| 24 | He was moving towards the house then , but suddenly he checked . |
| 25 | My wife Carolyn was like that and does all the language teaching in the sandschool then every so often announces a newly learned skill . |
| 26 | We were belonging to the territorials then . |
| 27 | But you 've decided why you , you 're just rising to the bait then are n't you , if these arguments are between you , and you 're coming out with all this , it just makes you look stupid because you 're , you 're into , are n't you ? |
| 28 | Hovering by the connecting door , she waited until she could hear Travis speaking on the telephone then quickly let herself out again . |
| 29 | If Claudine had a friend staying at the château then Alain was showing that he also had a willing friend . |
| 30 | ‘ She is not staying at the house then ? ’ |