Example sentences of "for [adj] [noun] then [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Hair was permed with Bain de Terre Acid Wave for Bleached Hair then left to dry naturally .
2 There is a oh I I take it he 's got ta go for another assessment then has he for
3 If you are using a pressure cooker , steam for 30 mins then cook for 2 hrs under 15 lb pressure .
4 If the so-called specialist does not ask for this information then retreat rapidly and find someone else who does .
5 Eighty five of the children were treated with prednisone during the first year ( 1 mg/kg/day for six weeks then tapering to discontinue over one to two months ) .
6 Leave in the tin for 10 minutes then turn out and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely .
7 Simmer the onion , garlic , celery leaves and tomatoes in the fish stock for 10 minutes then add the swordfish .
8 Whether or not political or administrative accountability is the more desirable depends upon one 's view about the relationships that should exist between State and society , but it is more likely that where decisions are made by political appointees there is greater uncertainty , for such decisions then embody both a political and an economic dimension .
9 The tea was made according to the instruction given by the Tea Council in London — brewing the tea bag for three minutes then squeezing it .
10 Excuse me , can I finish , er many of them are chained to the parent 's legs while they 're collected for these people then to bring to a circus , traumatized and chained to the ground for life .
11 Cool for 5 minutes then cover with a damp tea towel .
12 Leave cake to cool in tin for 5 mins then turn it out on to a wire tray to finish cooling ; remove paper .
13 Return cases to oven for 5 mins then remove from tins .
14 Should a leadership value ever be required for comparative purposes then use the value as 10 .
15 He waited for five minutes then went in after them .
16 The slim week Cut down food for one week then return to the basic plan .
17 Place fruit in a bowl , cover with boiling water for 15 seconds then plunge into iced water .
18 We marched for several hours then rested in a thickly wooded area until darkness fell .
19 But conversely ( as Mr. Utley did not feel able to dispute , although he did not formally concede the point ) a defendant who is legally aided at first instance and in the Court of Appeal , but who for any reason then ceases to be aided and incurs the full costs of successfully resisting an appeal to the House of Lords , is eligible to recover those costs from the board .
20 pass one of these round each and if , there 's plenty here so if you 've got any friends , neighbours that ca n't be here tonight for any reason then feel free to take one afterwards and , well it would n't bother me if I had none to take back .
21 Isolates were maintained in vitro for four days then grafted in combination with fetal mesenchyme , to the renal subcapsular space of adult nude mice .
22 Sort of erm working on a farm for two days then going to the college erm that , so I do it like that .
23 Cook for 20 minutes then turn to cook the curved sides for a similar time .
24 One Scottish Cup semi-final was played on Sunday and the greater experience of Les Steel ( Barnet Shenkin , Victor Goldberg and John Matheson ) told against Liz McGowan ( Ken Baxter , Malcolm Cuthbertson and Andrew McIntosh ) in a match which was close for 24 boards then decided in the third set of 12 boards .
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