Example sentences of "and the [noun pl] [be] then " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been shown that decomposition of small mammal carcases proceeds rapidly , and the bones are then subject to environmental stresses ( Dodson , 1973 ; Korth , 1979 ) . |
| 2 | Mrs Andrews and the boys were then driven to isolated woods 30 miles away while a frantic Mr Andrews , who was told his sons would be castrated if he failed to co-operate , delivered the ransom . |
| 3 | Mrs Andrews and the boys were then driven to isolated woods 30 miles away . |
| 4 | If you accept the amendment of er Noble Lord , Lord MacIntosh , he would say it set an upper and a lower limit o o of the size of erm o of police authority and the chances are then that the number will gradually i inflate so that it 's always the highest number , that is that is obtained . |
| 5 | You walk out of the shop and the goods are then your property . |
| 6 | The question asked is usually along the lines of : ‘ If the election were tomorrow , which party would you vote for ? ’ , and the results are then used to make predictions about the outcome of the election itself . |
| 7 | Once built , the nests are lined with tightly packed leaves which act as insulation and the hedgehogs are then ready to sleep the winter away , occasionally waking and wandering about on the off chance of finding a meal . |
| 8 | The ground is normally ridged , the tubers are planted in the furrows and the ridges are then ‘ split ’ to cover them . |
| 9 | The settlor had a life interest and the funds were then held for a specified class as the settlor should appoint but in default thereof for certain beneficiaries . |
| 10 | his weakness of central parliamentary control is in spite of the fact that decisions on tax are taken centrally for the whole country and the revenues are then distributed among the Länder . |