Example sentences of "then he [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 And then he looked up at the front window .
2 Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon-juice mouth .
3 Then he looked up at the new young golden eagle who had been available under special government licence and brought in as her replacement .
4 Then he looked up at the black smoke which came from the Forfarshire 's funnel .
5 He enjoyed his meal , and then he looked up at the waiter , smiled and said , ‘ I have n't got any money , you know .
6 Then he looked up at the sky , and saw the plane just before it went behind a cloud on its way to Port au Prince airport .
7 Then he looked up at the portrait of Sir Humphrey Agnew and smiled .
8 Then he looked up towards the softly defined slopes , high above the village .
9 Then he looked up towards the back , and Shelley knew , with a sudden shock , that he must be looking for her , but she was too nervous to stand up .
10 Then he looked round at the roses climbing the old red walls , the pink and white flowers on the fruit trees , and the birds and the butterflies everywhere .
11 Then he looked down at the enormous cake .
12 Then he looked back at the teacher .
13 Then he looked back at the T'ang , standing there , pouring a second bowl for his father .
14 Then he looked back at the hole in the ground .
15 Then he looked back along the ship .
16 Then he looked out of the window … there were NO trams or tramlines .
17 Ellwood stayed still for a while , letting the priest set up his tackle and make a couple of casts , then he slithered down to the path .
18 Then he walked over to the assemblage of components he had constructed earlier and tore it to pieces systematically .
19 Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board .
20 Then he walked out through the doorway .
21 Doyle shook his head as he contemplated the mess , then he walked back to the table to take the supplies into the kitchen …
22 He found that they were suddenly eating pizza and jokingly said oh they might have got him one , so one of them used a police car to take him to the nearest all night pizza place and then he walked back to the airport and waited , having done a deal with the one taxi driver who was there , and he and shared a taxi , arriving home c. 0215 and then proceeded to have a meal of a MASS of pasta and sauce previously made by me , and of a type which both boys always ask day in day out when here or there !
23 ‘ He then said ‘ I wo n't be a moment ’ and disappeared for his warm up then he walked back into the changing room , stripped off to the waist again , carried on his conversation and continued drinking his beer . ’
24 On the fateful night he ascended the stairs , passed through the barrier and greeted the porter on duty and then he walked down onto the track .
25 He practised until seven o'clock , then he cycled back to the farm for supper .
26 He indicated dancing by making a stirring motion with his index finger and nearly knocking the vodka flask over , and then he lurched off towards the music .
27 Then he plunged off into the Britches to check the nest-boxes .
28 And they do for 5–10 minutes , then he speaks out of the silence , ‘ and I know what he is saying is of the Holy Spirit — it resonates so clearly in me and rings true ’ .
29 Then he ran back towards the stack-yard gate .
30 Then he ran back along the bare wooden branch that hung across his cage and turning suddenly , raised his wings in the air and lunged forward towards Creggan again .
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