Example sentences of "could then " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sensitive pilot could then be so confused that he would be unable to respond logically to the situation , particularly if it happened at night or in cloud . |
| 2 | You could then lean back and pick up the front foot , thrusting it straight into the opponent 's solar plexus . |
| 3 | Faldo will want to defend his Volvo Masters title if he wins here because he could then still clinch the European Order of Merit . |
| 4 | Alternatively , rival parties could be given control of different public television stations : so BBC 1 and Channel 4 might become ‘ conservative-right wing ’ channels while BBC 2 and ITV become ‘ socialist-left wing ’ channels , which could then compete for an audience . |
| 5 | The contracting branch could then , if necessary , seek the support of smaller neighbouring branches/organisations who are not able to mount a major collection project . |
| 6 | Sweetcorn , chickpeas or maples may well be the going bait and it could then be an advantage to fish a couple of very large jumbo tiger nuts of half a brazil nut over the top of the baited area . |
| 7 | The sappers who had been involved in the preparation work could then go forward to see the devastation caused by the explosives . |
| 8 | The addition of three roof windows close to the eaves of this upper roof-slope could then augment the daylighting of the upper-level studio that enters through the newly-glazed original eaves-level pitching hole of the east elevation . |
| 9 | This projection , with the addition of a sliding door at the rear of an existing door opening , could then accommodate a bedroom . |
| 10 | The western half of this wing could then be dedicated to a ‘ double-height ’ living-room with French windows opening out , through a deepened former window opening , on to the garden . |
| 11 | The brick shell of this element could then accommodate an entrance lobby , study , cloakroom , sewing-room and stair hall , giving access to the main first-floor living room , also entirely located in the engine-house outshot ( Fig 55 ) . |
| 12 | The second floor could then become the bedrooms level . |
| 13 | We could then be recommended to people by them when their hotels were full . |
| 14 | All those who wished , could then skate from 2–4 am . |
| 15 | Declaration of a major incident by any service could then be passed immediately to other services . |
| 16 | What was good enough to contain Al Capone , he could then assure the Prime Minister , should be right for the English yob . |
| 17 | America could then get away with a mild and relatively short recession , provided the domestic financial system did not spring any surprises . |
| 18 | The Bank of Japan has already nudged down overnight rates ; if the spring pay round shows wage rises to be moderating , it could then cut the discount rate . |
| 19 | As long as shareholders are principally distant institutions , it will become ever more important to ensure that the annual auditing of accounts is done in as independent and thorough a way as possible ; if shareholders wished , that audit could then be extended into more general strategic matters . |
| 20 | He could then swivel and , hanging by both arms , drop to the floor . |
| 21 | The poverty-stricken could then take over the deserted metropolises . |
| 22 | People feel something like this : ‘ If I knew I did everything I possibly could then I would n't feel so bad after he 's gone ’ . |
| 23 | Moz 's dinner could then be brought into the yard without dumping it over the fence ; and the horse was then led up to this food , caressed a few times , and released while he was still distracted by eating the first few mouthfuls . |
| 24 | The partners could then decide to sell it and divide the cash or they could decide to continue to the next stage of association ( called al-nusf , ‘ halves ’ ) . |
| 25 | Each note could then be generated by random use of the spinner . |
| 26 | Their vast horizontal planes of activity could then provide a substitute horizon . |
| 27 | The collection could then be classified hierarchically by choosing one character — say size — at random , and dividing the collection into orders according to that character . |
| 28 | Small children can sometimes be persuaded to eat cow cake in the same way that old people will eat cat food , but the chief result of all this farming was to produce huge food mountains which we could then refuse to give to the Third World , or to the socialists of Eastern Europe , in order to teach them the error of their ways . |
| 29 | With the Prince and his traditionalists in one wing , and Palumbo , Rogers and their adherents in another , Somerset House could then become the focal point of the appealingly pluralistic British architectural scene . |
| 30 | Once his obligations to the scheduled programme had been fulfilled he could then relax and enjoy himself in some of his and his audience 's favourite numbers . |