Example sentences of "a minute [conj] then [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 And then every year after that , they used to hold the one minute 's silence which the mill whistles went and of course you stood for a minute and then they went again and that was it over .
2 Breathless , she straightened up and said fiercely , ‘ You can only stay for a minute and then you must promise to go . ’
3 He sat silently for a minute and then he got up and walked out .
4 ‘ Sophie said nothing for a minute and then she said : ‘ On a plane to see Lizzie ’ . ’
5 The cool expectation left Jenna speechless for a minute and then she glared up at him , her fair hair framing an angry face .
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