Example sentences of "then it [be] [vb pp] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | If two assets have the same risk but one of them has a lower return than the other , then it is sold and the proceeds are invested in the other . |
| 2 | And then it was boiled and boiled that it was er tender and that and then it was taken out and cut into bits and this is what a potted head And then it was That was done and then er Where the water what was boiled there was often fat but that was all skimmed off , and er next day there was as much water in the And er meat from the head was put in and pepper and salt and that , and then it was boiled again and then put into little dishes and that was your potted head . |
| 3 | Then it was gone and he answered mildly : ‘ On the machair . |
| 4 | She looked up then and saw a flicker of doubt in his dark eyes and then it was gone and he shrugged . |
| 5 | Then it was gone and he was saying , ‘ I thought you might sleep in this morning . |
| 6 | In the past , the farmer 's wife or daughters made the cheese and then it was matured and ripened on a shelf near the cooking range . |
| 7 | Then it was done and the old man slumped forward , the knife buried deep in his chest . |