Example sentences of "and [is] then " in BNC.

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1 Metty betrays his master and is then left in the lurch , predicting a future whose likelihood the novel does not lead us to discount : ‘ They 're going to kill and kill . ’
2 It is brought to the correct height and is then thrust out horizontally .
3 In a maltings the grain is allowed to germinate , with roots breaking through the husk of the barley , and is then heated in a kiln to produce a pale or darker malt according to the brewer 's needs .
4 If a horse is continually kept in a boring or impoverished environment , and is then moved to another environment , watch out !
5 The computer is fed with all the relevant data , and ecological theory , and is then asked , ‘ if we did such and such , to this lake ( or river , or bay , or whatever ) , what effect would this have on such and such a pollutant ? ’
6 It stands in the open and can be left unused for some time and is then required in a hurry !
7 This bears the imperialist nation 's view of world events and is then reproduced for the mass of Latin Americans to read .
8 In each of Jesus ' beatitudes , God 's blessing comes in the first line , and is then followed by the effect of this blessing on us in the second line .
9 When planning a rotation , it is very helpful to draw up a long-term scheme and dovetail the various crops into the seasons , at the same time ensuring that each field comes into the rotation in its turn and is then put back in grass to build up fertility for the requisite period .
10 The patient remains sitting in it while washing , and is then lifted out .
11 In a warm-air system , air is heated by gas , electricity , oil or solid fuel and is then circulated through large ducts to all parts of the house .
12 According to that theory everything exists for only an instant and is then replaced by a facsimile of itself , so that it is but a series of momentary existences like the successive frames in a cine-camera film .
13 Thus , there is an extension in which region IV is extended as far as and is then followed by the time reverse of the entire solution .
14 Thus it seems likely that the winter population and a substantial passage in February and March are largely composed of stellata ; passage of this species continues through April and May , and is then joined by a large movement of arctica ; immer is always a scarce species .
15 After a few blows there , the porcupine succumbs and is then turned carefully over and eaten from underneath , its soft underbelly causing no problems .
16 After years of being cared for and protected in a human family , the elderly feline disappears one day and is then found dead in a corner of the garden shed next door , or in some even more secretive place .
17 Suddenly it stops , and everybody then tries to get a chair , but as there is one short someone will be left standing , and is then out of the game .
18 Parliament is thus best seen as a cyclical phenomenon — it is born , lives , dies and is then reborn … .
19 We have already mentioned the simplest method is to tie a stripwood header to the kite line after the kite has been launched and is then able to lift the weight ; that is to say , after about 20m or 65ft of line has been paid out , and the kite is free of ground level turbulence .
20 The wine is filtered or fined with bentonite or gelatine and is then put into oak scantling pipes for a period of twelve to eighteen months to rest ( estagio ) .
21 The Hindus believe also that the universe periodically dissolves and is then recreated .
22 A nylon webbing strap is wrapped around the frame and is then tightened using a ratchet action of the clamp head .
23 The following chapter considers the various policies which have been proposed to deal with regional imbalances and is then followed by a study of inner cities .
24 ‘ A good start is important but we could risk our success in all competitions if Ally plays and is then out for three months . ’
25 In this sense , separatism does n't address itself to the business of making life better for all women , and is then restricted in large part to acting as a channel for the energy of women once they have become embittered by heterosexism .
26 If the child does wet the bed the alarm goes off , the child is taken to the lavatory , and is then asked to help change the bed sheets .
27 The allowance is paid in full for three years and is then reduced progressively by 12½ per cent per annum of the original difference over the subsequent seven years .
28 In the first the message is received in full and is then given out to the person ; in the second the message is received and is simultaneously translated into the second language .
29 Lying next to it is a Wand of Fear which extracts a special cost for use : if a spellcaster picks it up , it drains one point of T permanently from that spellcaster and is then attuned to him , and will function normally .
30 The assessment , against which the parent can appeal , seeks to identify a child 's specific needs and is then used as the basis for eventual school placement .
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