Example sentences of "then [adv] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her lungs heaving , she fell against a tree , then slowly slid down the trunk to sit at its foot , her arms wrapped tight round her updrawn knees in an effort to hold in the pain and shock that was robbing her of coherent thought . |
| 2 | And then just put on the top . |
| 3 | After a few words with her husband she shook hands with me , kissed him on both cheeks , and then quickly disappeared down the cellar , leaving the two of us to finish off the champagne and burgundy . |
| 4 | Under hypnosis they were not afraid to ‘ ad lib ’ ; they happily regarded fragmentary or inaccurate memories as acceptable , and then imaginatively filled in the bits , sometimes even whole verses , which they could not remember . |
| 5 | The typical interviewee profile of the ‘ recreational user ’ is that of ‘ dabbling ’ at weekends , usually sharing a ‘ bag ’ with a friend , then gradually filling in the days in between until they are all taken up by heroin use . |
| 6 | ‘ The Museum of London will then temporarily fill in the site to preserve and protect it while it is decided how it might be put on permanent display . ’ |
| 7 | Another idea is to coat one side of clean leaves with melted chocolate , leave to set and then carefully peel off the leaves . |
| 8 | Any slip is then immediately transmitted up the rope and braked by those above . |
| 9 | If you require final , one piece film for any of the designs , then please fill in the attached reply paid card or telephone 0684 573665 . |
| 10 | Rudely , without waiting for him to hand it to her , she snatched it out of his hand , then anxiously turned over the scrawled papers one by one . |
| 11 | He then completely stripped down the engine replacing worn parts and reassembled them . |