Example sentences of "then she [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she drank a glass of water and felt it trickle slowly down inside her as if she were a pipe . |
| 2 | Then she forced a smile , and said , ‘ Of course , Damien : and proffered a cheek , averted as though she was expecting a blow . |
| 3 | Then she thrust a foot against her husband 's side , saying , ‘ You had your answer , did n't you ? ’ |
| 4 | Then she served a carbonnade of large cubes of beef and triangles of wholemeal bread spread with French mustard , the gravy tasting largely of Guinness . |
| 5 | Looking up , she slowly spelt out the faded letters on the broken-off arm of the signpost , and then she had a shock . |
| 6 | and then she had a party |
| 7 | Me mother used to make loaves and then she had a set of |
| 8 | Like the woman famed in the bairns ' rhyme , ‘ who lived in a shoe , and had so many children she did not know what to do , ’ Martha in her Boat-house kept so many lodgers — the cooking of meals , making of beds , and washing of linen for such a host made her often remark , ‘ I have so much wark , I dinna know what to do first ; ’ and then she had a husband to work for . |
| 9 | We went to school together , went to the same dances and then she married a soldier during the war . |
| 10 | Just then she heard a noise . |
| 11 | And then she heard a noise . |
| 12 | Then she heard a commotion in a thicket some way in front and to her left . |
| 13 | She had sat for maybe an hour , in an almost trancelike state , then she heard a rustling and approaching footsteps . |
| 14 | There was a long silence and then she heard a shuffling sound . |
| 15 | And then she heard a movement in the next room , and , dropping her towel hastily on the floor by the tub , she slipped gingerly into the steaming water . |
| 16 | And then she heard a gunshot and the sound of a horn , and looking back she saw , high on Ballymacadoyle Hill , her own father and brothers and a crowd of others too , and they were waving and shouting — and suddenly she understood exactly what was happening : they were giving her their last farewell ; she was leaving Ireland , and might never return . |
| 17 | She waited , and then she heard a car behind the hotel . |
| 18 | Then she laid a hand on Ronni 's arm and smiled into her pale face . |
| 19 | Then she hired a machine to do shirts , but they wanted too many shirts done . |
| 20 | and then she got a joiner in to do it , but you know that |
| 21 | Then she got a brand new Ford Fiesta out of the garage and drove me back to where I 'd left Armstrong in Leytonstone . |
| 22 | Then she felt a wave of dizziness as he slipped right up inside her . |
| 23 | The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her , but then she felt a measure of relief . |
| 24 | Then she felt a hand on her elbow and the voice of Bishop Jon said , ‘ I 'll take-you . ’ |
| 25 | Then she felt a stab of coldness and terror , suddenly glimpsing the hopelessness of all struggle , of all life , of all love . |
| 26 | Then she felt a beast and forced herself to get out of bed . |
| 27 | Then she felt a breath of air and the creak of the door she had n't altogether shut and which led out to the courtyard . |
| 28 | And then she made a noise that sounded like Ho-Hum . |
| 29 | Then she made a fist under Bunny 's chin . |
| 30 | With Sycorax on her back , Ariel dropped on to her haunches and took up her baby and tied him in a cloth to her breast ; she rubbed his mouth with soursop juice to keep him dry so that he would not howl with discomfort to be changed ( she packed soft moss against his bottom , just to be sure ) ; then she took a basket of her herbs and preparations and whistled softly to Paca , the last of her caveys , to follow . |