Example sentences of "then he [vb past] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 He had blushed at the thought and turned quickly away , but as time passed he found that he desperately wanted to share his secret with her ; until then he 'd always confided in her unhesitatingly and it seemed strange that something should now make him hold back .
2 She 'd never seen anyone so transfixed , but then he 'd never seen a naked woman before .
3 By then he had also begun to produce the works for which he is principally remembered , pen or lithographic facsimile reproductions of early printing and wood engraving , generally intended to remedy defects in existing copies of books .
4 He died within a year of taking up his new office , but by then he had successfully completed the first stage of the reduction of Wales which , according to his will , he expected to complete within his three-year term of office .
5 If Jesus were the Messiah , then he had already come and a new interpretation was necessary .
6 But by then he had already come to doubt whether Parliament shared the commitment he felt , with Harrison , to the kingdom of Christ on earth .
7 But then he had already had enough to keep him and many others occupied for a very long time .
8 Then he had simply skied off like a maniac — anger , she registered .
9 He had failed in this so far but then he had hardly tried very hard .
10 Joshua did not think that ‘ Worthy ’ Evans was the sort to stray , but then he had never met his secretary .
11 So she judged him — she always felt impelled to judge Simon , measure him — he was a grabber , but then he had never had anything so far , and also he had daring and enjoyed himself so much , so very much , he loved the suppers and the singing .
12 Since then he had often recalled what Adam said next , had taken the gun from him and remarked that it was a pump-action shot-gun .
13 If he had n't provoked the argument then he had certainly seized on it with relish .
14 He reflected gloomily on the price of his ambition , because he had gone out on a limb to persuade a mistrustful and increasingly hostile Kenamun to consent to the operation he had mounted , and then he had only achieved it by linking Surere to the serial killings .
15 I can only guess that by then he had so established himself in my mind as a man who was trying to help women that I was no longer objective .
16 ‘ Fifteen years ago , ’ she continued , ‘ he was in Egypt in the army of the Caliph and then he came home covered in glory , a rich man .
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