Example sentences of "then she [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Her lips parted , hesitantly , beneath his , then she stiffened and pulled away .
2 Then she dried and put away knives , and spoons , also .
3 Then she laughed , then she stooped and took my hand .
4 But then she realized that laid out before her was a flat surface .
5 Then she went and took a quick shower .
6 Then she went and spoiled everything by behaving as if pissed , lurching backwards and forwards till she ended up hanging upside down from my finger , gripping so tightly she almost drew blood .
7 And then she went and wrote it down , she goes , here are .
8 Then she went and turned off the light .
9 She removed it with her fingers , then she went and turned off the kitchen light and sat slowly swinging .
10 Maggie watched the car turn carefully out into the main road and then she went and closed the gate under the big yew tree .
11 Then she went and stood by the window , looking out .
12 Then she married and divorced top conductor Andre Previn with whom she had three sons — and adopted Soon-Yi .
13 Then she calmed and sat on the edge of the huge bed , her respiration normalising , her pulse slowing .
14 Then she paused and lifted the pillow and glanced down at the offending garments .
15 Then she paused and peered down at the writhing thread .
16 Then she paused and turned to him .
17 Then she saw that Bite the Bullet , now under heavy pressure , was drifting away from the rails .
18 Then she saw and felt her heart turn to powder inside her .
19 Then she shrugged and went back to work .
20 He thought she would n't reply , then she shrugged and tried to laugh , but could n't bring it off .
21 They stared at each other in the lamplight , then she sighed and said , ‘ Well , it is n't always hereditary ; it misses generations , so I understand . ’
22 Then she sighed and squeezed in by the side of the chest of drawers to look out of the window , scratching away with her finger nail at the film of grease on the pane .
23 Then she sighed and nodded .
24 Then she sighed and nodded .
25 Then she sighed and stood up .
26 Then she sighed and swallowed .
27 Then she snorted and dipped her head .
28 Then she frowned and said , obviously puzzled :
29 Then she frowned and made a tutting noise .
30 Then she frowned and queried , ‘ But why did Nigel want rid of you ?
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