Example sentences of "[conj] then it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well if we were into or into or then it might not be a problem |
| 2 | But I mean once this strike is over , unless we come to proper agreement erm they know then that then it will be too late then cos there 's somebody saying then they came for the Jews first was it ? |
| 3 | Up until then it had been virtually impossible . |
| 4 | And when its work is done , he wrote , it will grow quite transparent again and then it will disintegrate . |
| 5 | Coffee was next , and then it was time for the bill . |
| 6 | Plenty of dual instruction is needed to be safe , and then it requires constant practice on high approaches to be able to sideslip effectively . |
| 7 | And then it was midnight . |
| 8 | And then it was mammoth time and nothing she could do about it . |
| 9 | For ‘ prodigies ’ ( ‘ Mr Binyon 's young prodigies ’ ) surely we ought to read ‘ protégés ’ ; and then it becomes possible to wonder whether the jocularity about bulldogs does n't mark a wistful or resentful sense that Binyon and Sturge Moore ( ‘ old Neptune ’ ) might have done more with their respective protégés than merely set them to sniff and snarl at each other 's heels ; to question whether the two senior writers could not have established themselves — at least for some purposes — as masters of ateliers in which the two young hopefuls might have enrolled as apprentices . |
| 10 | The number who cited defence as ‘ extremely important ’ for their voting decision rose from 42 per cent at the start to only 49 per cent in the third week and then it also stabilized at that level . |
| 11 | But , he added , sometimes commissions were needed and then it was valuable to have a scholar-bishop as the chairman . |
| 12 | St Margaret had passed several dreary centuries in heaven ; people very seldom sought her intercession nowadays , and then it tended to be superstitious old women with sentimental requests . |
| 13 | Smoke wisps up and then it explodes in flames . |
| 14 | Arctic sunsets can last many hours ; I once watched one sun take four hours to touch the sea , and then it immediately started into reverse and rose again . |
| 15 | He counted the seconds , one , two , three , four , and then it hit the tent with a fury that he had never known , he inside in his sleeping bag with his feet braced against the dome pole facing the onslaught . |
| 16 | And then it hit me , and I really got frightened … |
| 17 | Returning to the operations and planning room , our aircraft commanders are briefed on factors likely to affect the sortie , and then it 's into the tactical briefing . |
| 18 | My mother had a big spread waiting for us that evening When we got cleared up , and then it was time to report to the UDR base for patrol duty . |
| 19 | And then it was the charming picture of her Gardening Boots that I saw . |
| 20 | But he fell victim of the dawning disenchantment when he declared in an interview : ‘ TWO Tribes ' ’ can be number one for nine weeks and then it 's toppled by George Michael 's ‘ ‘ Careless Whisper' ’ . |
| 21 | At the Marquee , Phil 's father said that Ralph was using us — he just wanted us to play tonight and then it was all over , we 're finished , so why did n't we finish now ? |
| 22 | I was aware of the fact that there had been what seemed like 20 people working in the office and then it was suddenly dwindling down to a skeleton staff . |
| 23 | Broad , Gower and Lamb fell in quick succession and then it was just a case of mopping up . |
| 24 | This cemented his place in the Test team , although it would be another year or so before he was given the new ball , and then it was just a question of piling up the scalps as the main strike bowler . |
| 25 | And then it snowed . |
| 26 | And then it happened . |
| 27 | And then it went on and Tug stopped thinking about the quality of the sound . |
| 28 | Its bright colours will shrink to a black dot in the sky , and then it 'll disappear altogether . |
| 29 | And then it is down to serious show business with the climax on Saturday afternoon when the Expo champion is announced . |
| 30 | And then it came to him , and he had to wait , fidgeting his hands while the Rector talked on . |