Example sentences of "[conj] then to turn " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been much more subtle just to have allowed his wife to demonstrate it when the time came and then to turn it into a talking point . ’ |
| 2 | As priests and choir chant the story of the resurrection one priest is instructed to move away as if from the tomb , and then to turn back when another sings in Latin ‘ Whither goest thou ? ’ |
| 3 | The only movement from the reader was the lifting of the hand every now and then to turn over a page , and Mrs Phelps always felt sad when the time came for her to cross the floor and say , ‘ It 's ten to five , Matilda . ’ |
| 4 | In Paris , an engineering specialist in deep tunnelling in heavy rock strata , home on leave , made up his mind there and then to turn his back on the remaining two and a half years of his contract . |
| 5 | Half-way up they met Pipkin , who was small enough first to let them pass and then to turn round and follow them . |
| 6 | Could I say that we 'd be willing perhaps that the Conservative amendment first of all , and then to turn to the amendment by the Liberal democrats erm I would like to suggest that schools or other charities , not just schools are exempt from any registration charge but will still notify the local authority in , in advance of an event , because events held at schools or by charities still create problems with traffic and parking and congestion |