Example sentences of "then he [modal v] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I knew what it was like to be tired and weary , but I knew that if I trusted in God and spent time with him then he would renew my strength and I could carry on . |
| 2 | Then he would don his man-made fibre flared trousers of airforce blue and a clean , ironed shirt and drive into the neighbouring town for the opening of the office . |
| 3 | She was still trying to cope with what she was beginning to realise was her over-reaction , though she could n't have said quite why she should feel so alarmed , when he told her coolly , ‘ You misunderstand me , Miss Everett , ’ and was on his feet too as , looking arrogantly down at her , he stated bluntly , ‘ Should I ever be so lucky as you suggest , then , be sure of it , I 'd throw away my rabbit 's foot , ’ and having forthrightly left her under no illusion but that should he ever get saddled with her then he would consider his luck had run out , he went on toughly , ‘ I already know the answer , but , for the record , I want to hear it from you — are you just playing around with Travis for the pure hell of it — or , ’ his voice had taken on a grim edge , ‘ are you in love with him ? ’ |
| 4 | Among Mr Clarke 's supporters , there was a recognition that if he did not improve his current standing then he would lose their votes in the shadow cabinet elections . |
| 5 | The back-to-back pair of dessert spoons riffled through his fingers , producing an intricate , staccato percussion which he was , however , unable to keep up for more than a few minutes together ; then he would get his fingers tangled up and the spoons would clang to a halt and he would shake his head furiously and begin all over again . |
| 6 | Then he would put his quill pens aside and consider an honest job of work . |
| 7 | Till then he would keep his love safe on a desert shore . |
| 8 | If he could not persuade the man to desist from dying , then he would claim his pound of flesh and his right to Jesus 's soul on the cross ; the rebellion of this holy creature would then be over . |
| 9 | Then he would touch his toes twenty times . |
| 10 | Then he would remember his own beloved homesite , and whisper to himself of its dour moorland and rough sea coast , and the winds and the rain that did battle with an eagle 's wings . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't see a carpenter saying he wo n't build a house because he does n't like what 's next door and he 's going to wait until there 's a house with 8.3 rooms and the sun has it at a certain angle and then he 'll pound his nails and he wants billing above the plumber . ’ |
| 12 | Then he 'll raise our wages to ninepence a day . |
| 13 | A single man might be useful for attacking the marauders that Winnie feared , but then he might expect his washing and ironing to be done , and his socks darned , and Winnie was beginning to feel rather too old for such mothering . |
| 14 | Then he might ask his dealer 's advice . |
| 15 | And that 's where he moved from here over the road and after then he used to have his own , see , he had a slaughterhouse built at the back , see , he done away with the slaughterhouse down the piste and he used to kill all his stuff there . |
| 16 | They would go in a day or two , he thought , and then he could collect his new guns from Holland and Holland on the same trip . |
| 17 | Bolt upright , yes , fast asleep and then he 'd move his hands |
| 18 | Then he 'd want his shares back . |
| 19 | As soon as the boss was stirring he 'd get his mug of beer ; and then he 'd start his lining , and not before . ’ |
| 20 | Yeah I just swore at my father did well I said getting up at six o'clock in the morning every day and then go to work till six at night cos during the day I get tired so I use to lay down on his bunk then he 'd lift his little hat a way up and he 'd say er bloody fire 's out . |
| 21 | He did not mind , because he was waiting for his boy to come home from school and then he 'd have his run along the riverbank . |
| 22 | Then he 'd pinch my lines which , of course , I could n't repeat , so I 'd be left speechless . ’ |
| 23 | He explained that Anne needed support too and that if he wanted to stay at home most of the time , then he must consider her welfare and go to the centre sometimes as well . |
| 24 | If he succeeds , then he will deny his former club Holywood from retaining their Harp Kirk Cup and Senior One titles ! |
| 25 | If I will not bring his bride to life , then he will rob my bride of her life . ’ |