Example sentences of "then a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | On a windy day , more care is usually taken , but even then a few moments ' inattention , or the wrong drill , can result in the glider being blown over and written off . |
| 2 | Then a few lines further on : ‘ Stavrogin reveals himself gradually through the action without any explanations ’ . |
| 3 | After a good meal , served by the Royal Navy , then a few hours ' sleep , I joined the others on deck as the South Coast of England came into view through the clearing mist . |
| 4 | Then a few soldiers up at the goods store fired into their own men . ’ |
| 5 | Then a few moments later he bemoaned — at great length — how London was getting increasingly ‘ homogenized and pasteurized ’ , milking the issue for all it was worth . |
| 6 | Then a few days later , the other girl , Sally , came dancing across the playground and said she 'd just got hers back . |
| 7 | Then a few weeks after her husband died Mary took a large number of pills and tried to kill herself . |
| 8 | Above his head , George saw the monitor black out , and then a few words faded in . |
| 9 | Patched together from the remnants of the Docklands ramp which some yonks back had been acquired by Neil , Liverpool 's mini was a pretty unconventional affair — big transistors tweaked with smaller ones , no more then a few feet of flat bottom — and it rode like a ditch . |
| 10 | He hopes to be there again next year ‘ although I always say ‘ never again ’ straight afterwards and then a few months later remember how much I enjoyed it . ’ |
| 11 | A man may appear as Johanne atte Asshe in one record , then a few years later as Johanne de Fraxino , but did he have a surname and if so what was it ? |
| 12 | Usually we found enough conkers for our needs already on the ground , but if this was not the case , then a few well aimed throws with sticks would soon bring more ripe fruits cascading down . |
| 13 | In 1802 he records ‘ 19th January — Mr. Ibbetson 's dance ’ and then a few days later he dined at Mr. Ibbetson 's . |
| 14 | If it is closely examined at this point it appears to have died from shock , but then a few moments later it may revive miraculously and fly off . |
| 15 | Then a few months later we got a phone call from him asking myself and the singer to come out to Britain , and so we came out . |
| 16 | Then a few days later we had opening night , and I was in my first tuxedo . |
| 17 | He grew it , merged it with an American company , then a few years later , having developed a multimillion pound empire , cast around for a new challenge . |
| 18 | Then a few weeks ago , Victor felt very slight movement in his leg and hope surged through him and he began to eat again . |
| 19 | ‘ Then a few weeks later , at QPR , I boobed again and saw the goal replayed on TV . |
| 20 | If she is already ripe with eggs , then a few hours will suffice — if not , feed her well on live food for a few days until she is plump in the belly region . |
| 21 | Who spent 17 months on the sidelines , scored within 10 minutes of his comeback then a few days later was sidelined again ? |
| 22 | Then a few months later he got a job with a trucking company , moved into a new house and eventually got married . |
| 23 | Emily stared at them in horror but then a few bills did n't mean anything , most people hung on to their money for as long as they could , it was simply the way of businessmen . |
| 24 | If you 're fighting Dwarfs , who you know will stand around a lot waiting for you to come and get them , then a few rounds of bolt fire from two or three machines can soften them up nicely . |
| 25 | Then they 'll now go into a maths lesson let's go into this , they 're gon na perhaps do that eight times , then they 're gon na get a breather , then a few days time after that the form teacher 's saying right , let's do it again and summarise it , I think it 's too much ! |
| 26 | The sounds of the party were faint here , and now and then a few bars of melody drifted toward us . |
| 27 | I hear the front door of the flat open and close , then a few seconds later the door to my room opens . |
| 28 | An then a few months later he said , Well oh , he said , I 'm I 'm g I 'll go to Canada , he says , er I 'll tell them . |
| 29 | And then a few weeks ago she told me she 'd been invited to go and see him at his house or ‘ castle ’ as Blufton prefers to call it . ’ |
| 30 | Then a few drops of water fell on the side and fell right down to earth . |