Example sentences of "then [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saved my life once , ’ Wellington somehow managed to sound disapproving of both achievements , ‘ but if I had ten thousand like him tomorrow then I warrant we 'd see Napoleon beat by midday . ’ |
| 2 | And then I said they used to have the mustard baths . |
| 3 | and then I said I 'd give her a ring . |
| 4 | We had Wednesday night in the Earls Court hotel , then I said I 'd have to spend the next night away , and she said OK . |
| 5 | Then I realized he must have known many bisexuals before me , and many homosexuals too . |
| 6 | But , if you ever cause any more trouble , in any way to my family , or if I ever see you near our house , then I swear I 'll kill you both . |
| 7 | ‘ Then I know you will come back . |
| 8 | If I go back , then I know I 'll go back to the way I used to think . |
| 9 | Right , well I 'm going to reply to the debate , and then I hope we can move to a vote , ah , oh I did n't see your hand earlier Mr , I 'm sorry . |
| 10 | ‘ Then I thought we 'd set up the nice Mr Sorley and his mobile Fax van and photograph him in the act of reading other people 's mail . ’ |
| 11 | And then I thought you 'd shout at me . |
| 12 | Then I thought I would try writing a thirty-minute comedy play , which I sent to ITV and asked for their comments . |
| 13 | And then I thought I would write and suggest that she should suggest herself to tea one day and not only did she have the effrontery to do so but she brought her husband . |
| 14 | you see and I 'm glad I did n't miss it , I 'm glad I went through all what I did and , and this particular raid , you see , the siren went and they said a telegraph office read , you see , an and then I thought I 'll go to the back door and I went to the , well it was actually on the front of the station and I went to the front of the station and there was this plane swooping down like that and of course , you see , the bombs did n't fall down straight like that but they went as the plane went and they knocked down a row of houses at the end of the road . |
| 15 | You know , she came home and she was watching television and I bought some Bourbon biscuits round and then I thought I 'll have one with my cup of tea and now there 's three left ! |
| 16 | ‘ Then I thought I 'd start my own . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll give you a hand until the rush dies down and then I thought I 'd get on with the account orders for tomorrow , ’ she said casually , but the girl gave her a strange look , and Folly had a nasty feeling that her voice was n't as fully under control as she had thought . |
| 18 | Right , that 's it , that 'll do , I wo n't go any further and I can get the other things in well we had er , we had an aluminium friend , a double glazed enormous window over our landing and it was , the aluminium was so cold and it was conden there was so much condensation that we had a new window P V C put in , but I tried to sell this other window , cos it was beautiful you see , nothing wrong with it except you know , but nobody wanted it and I kept it and I had it for about two years standing outside and then I thought I can use that and I cut , it was a three section , three lots of glass all in one , cut down , divide it into two and one , and got myself a plant house under the erm |
| 19 | Then I thought it would terminate it quite quickly because erm it start erm |
| 20 | but then I thought it might take up too much space . |
| 21 | If there is a tunnel , then I reckon it 'll come out in the woods somewhere to the north of the fence an' close to it . |
| 22 | If the course of action that I am suggesting and ind which is indeed consistent with the course of action I have been suggesting throughout this enquiry is to work , then I need I would suggest tomorrow is probably the absolute latest for me to get anything from you , and to give the Councils any opportunity whatsoever to make any reply to them . |
| 23 | Then I suppose they 'll say it 's all management 's fault , and people will believe them . |
| 24 | Then I suppose I 'll go to that disco over at Hadleigh . |
| 25 | ‘ Then I suppose I 'll have to go up there and find out . ’ |
| 26 | Then I suppose I 'll have to . |
| 27 | If it does , then I suppose I shall have to buy myself a larger dictionary . |
| 28 | But that if he wo n't sit there very often Marg , then I suppose I 'd do anything . |
| 29 | ‘ Then I suppose I could stay there . |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , well , if you feel it 's lucky to see all the things you held dear being handled and bought by strangers just to pay off your father 's debts , then I suppose you could say I 'm lucky . ’ |