Example sentences of "then i [vb past] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I discovered he could n't read music . |
| 2 | And then I said they used to have the mustard baths . |
| 3 | We had Wednesday night in the Earls Court hotel , then I said I 'd have to spend the next night away , and she said OK . |
| 4 | and then I said I 'd give her a ring . |
| 5 | And then I realized it might not have been so all of a sudden at that . |
| 6 | Then I realized he must have known many bisexuals before me , and many homosexuals too . |
| 7 | I went over budget but then I expected I would . |
| 8 | Yeah , its within your budget and you 've done well , I went over budget , but then I expected I would , because for one thing I was buying for more . |
| 9 | But I thought I would wait until I heard you arrive , and then I knew I should be all right . ’ |
| 10 | And then I realised it would be impossible . |
| 11 | Then I realised it must be a ghost . |
| 12 | ‘ Then I thought we 'd set up the nice Mr Sorley and his mobile Fax van and photograph him in the act of reading other people 's mail . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I nearly came , ’ said John , looking up at her , ‘ but then I thought you might n't like it . |
| 14 | And then I thought you 'd shout at me . |
| 15 | And then I thought I would write and suggest that she should suggest herself to tea one day and not only did she have the effrontery to do so but she brought her husband . |
| 16 | Then I thought I would try writing a thirty-minute comedy play , which I sent to ITV and asked for their comments . |
| 17 | Then I thought I might as well go and look for Sabine . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Initially I planned this simply because I wanted to go from coast to coast , but then I thought I might as well try and raise some money for the hospice which is on my beat . |
| 19 | you see and I 'm glad I did n't miss it , I 'm glad I went through all what I did and , and this particular raid , you see , the siren went and they said a telegraph office read , you see , an and then I thought I 'll go to the back door and I went to the , well it was actually on the front of the station and I went to the front of the station and there was this plane swooping down like that and of course , you see , the bombs did n't fall down straight like that but they went as the plane went and they knocked down a row of houses at the end of the road . |
| 20 | You know , she came home and she was watching television and I bought some Bourbon biscuits round and then I thought I 'll have one with my cup of tea and now there 's three left ! |
| 21 | I had intended to go to Downing Street , but then I thought I could n't bear it if old Chamberlain came out waving a bit of paper and smiling his death 's head smile , so I just lay down in the park instead . |
| 22 | ‘ Then I thought I 'd start my own . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll give you a hand until the rush dies down and then I thought I 'd get on with the account orders for tomorrow , ’ she said casually , but the girl gave her a strange look , and Folly had a nasty feeling that her voice was n't as fully under control as she had thought . |
| 24 | And then I thought I 'd really put my foot in it and embarrassed both of us |
| 25 | Right , that 's it , that 'll do , I wo n't go any further and I can get the other things in well we had er , we had an aluminium friend , a double glazed enormous window over our landing and it was , the aluminium was so cold and it was conden there was so much condensation that we had a new window P V C put in , but I tried to sell this other window , cos it was beautiful you see , nothing wrong with it except you know , but nobody wanted it and I kept it and I had it for about two years standing outside and then I thought I can use that and I cut , it was a three section , three lots of glass all in one , cut down , divide it into two and one , and got myself a plant house under the erm |
| 26 | Then I thought it would terminate it quite quickly because erm it start erm |
| 27 | Then I thought it might be an in-body experience — that my soul was to be confined to my body for some sinister theological reason. , |
| 28 | but then I thought it might take up too much space . |
| 29 | I thought of going to see Celia , and then I thought she might be at the hospital , for the tissue-typing results — ’ |
| 30 | Then I remembered they would be getting ready for the Roman banquet later on in the evening . |