Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [conj] then a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was , there 's the basement and then a large room above where they used to have meetings er , you see , and er , and er , well they did they had friends from Stowmarket go and visit them , you see . |
| 2 | When at last he was satisfied with the elevation he supervised the loading ; a dry wad over the cartridge and then a damp one . |
| 3 | We have written very carefully descriptive material of what is really happening in the experiment and then a very succinct set of instructions — do this , do that , turn the left hand knob . |
| 4 | The bruise was a dull , greenish sickle of shadow just under the cheek-bone and then a comma of purple on the side of the nose , as if Culley had been wearing ill-fitting glasses . |
| 5 | As they lay on the floor , he went at Pascoe with knees and elbows , everything uncoordinated , getting a blow in to the cheekbone and then a knee close enough to the groin to make Pascoe panic . |
| 6 | Gorbachev , visiting Lithuania in January 1990 , had unexpectedly promised that legislation would be introduced allowing republics to become fully independent ; but the law on secession , approved on 3 April 1990 , specified a two-thirds majority in a referendum on the issue and then a transitional period of up to five years in which territorial , property and other issues would be resolved . |
| 7 | Afterwards we tried a ten foot jump from the top of the 'plane and then a little parachute control . |
| 8 | Actually , on stage it 's also mixed because I put one Fender cab on top and a Marshall cab on the bottom and then a Marshall cab on top and a Fender cab on the bottom . |
| 9 | and all curly at the top and all curly at the bottom and then a big bow be tied round the bottom . |
| 10 | But Rochdale took command from then on , Morgan gave them the lead and then a Flounders penalty making it 3-1 . |
| 11 | The handbook will include an introduction to the broad economic and administrative history of the period and then a summary of the contents of specific classes of records , in particular those of the Cabinet Office , HM Treasury and the Board of Trade . |
| 12 | Ruth heard music in the distance and then a boat came into view , moving eerily across the limpid waters . |
| 13 | Lined up each other off th off the ball and then a little dummy by er Speedy . |
| 14 | You have to pay an installation charge for the meter and then a quarterly standing charge plus an amount for each cubic metre ( 1,000 litres/220 gallons ) used . |
| 15 | ‘ I expect we shall just be spending the evening quietly — dinner at the pensione and then an early night . ’ |
| 16 | Mr Morris , 45 , who has served for 10 years at TV-am 's Camden Lock headquarters , says : ‘ I 'm going to have a lie-in in the morning and then a holiday for a couple of weeks somewhere sunny . ’ |
| 17 | Arthritis crippled her hands so she had to give up , most reluctantly , the flute and then a series of eye operations ended in virtual blindness . |
| 18 | If this option is chosen , or automatically following Option 0 , the user is required first to provide a dark background — preferably of the same material as will be used as a background to the subject and then a light background ( not necessarily white ) . |
| 19 | By then both men were heavy-legged and Mason 's inexperience at this level of boxing looked like becoming a decisive factor until he closed in and sent the American down with a short right to the temple and then a following left hook . |
| 20 | But he was n't going to risk going for the green in two — he 's a gambler , but he 's not stupid , not with a one-stroke lead — and so he hit a wedge for his second shot short of the lake and then a 155-yard 9-iron directly over the flag for his approach . |
| 21 | In the seconnd half Swindon stepped up the pressure and then a controversial penalty with Mitchell chasing there 's a mix-up in the box and in the melee , the referee blows up for a penalty saying Southend number 3 had held back Mitchell . |
| 22 | She would have to find an envelope and buy a stamp ( where was the post office ? ) and post the letter and then a day would pass and then Mrs Rundle would take out her spectacles to read the letter in some new kitchen , with a refrigerator and a stove with automatic oven-control and an eye-level grill and gleaming plastic working surfaces and an electric blender and an electric coffee-mill , probably . |
| 23 | Foster qualified for the Telford finals having won her division for ‘ middle club ’ rated tennis players in a LTA Volkswagen Nationals county qualifying tournament during the summer and then a regional final in September . |
| 24 | You know the form : lots of booze on arrival , a tour of the factory and then a buffet lunch with lots more booze , and plugs for Supersight products should duly appear in the trade magazines and maybe some of the newspapers . |
| 25 | And I had my name down for Sue Ryder 's and the Legion and then a vacancy fell due here |
| 26 | In the silence of the country evening , the report had a double impact , the crack and then a bang . |
| 27 | Rudd added the goal and then a penalty . |
| 28 | She 'd been half-expecting a trial and then a labour camp but instead , there was an ambulance . |
| 29 | After a while they were left alone for a bit and then a Black Maria turned up . |
| 30 | She said : ‘ I heard a click and then a shot and one of our cats , Fluffy , came running into the garden . |