Example sentences of "[pron] then [verb] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She then tested his creativity by asking him to write down all the things he could do with various objects such as a brick or a shoe , and all the things that would happen if certain events suddenly occurred , such as everyone in the world losing their sight or having to walk on all fours . |
| 2 | Following this she then insults his manliness , and delicately manipulates Macbeth to her view of the situation . |
| 3 | The man next to him winked in a fast act of conspiracy , a runner bean of a man who then extended his hand to Holly and their fists gripped in a distant greeting , but there were no words . |
| 4 | Just to complete the amazing change in fortunes , Mike Allingham ripped on to a short lineout throw from Kenny Milne , who then took his scrum-half 's pass and bullocked his way over from about ten metres out , Lawrie adding the two points . |
| 5 | In the world seniors he fared little better , losing to a nondescript American , who then made his exit in the next round . |
| 6 | In the world seniors he fared little better , losing to a nondescript American , who then made his exit in the next round . |
| 7 | Ballymoney equalised just two minutes later when Danny Graham slid the ball to the unmarked Michael Neill who then drilled his shot into the roof of the Cookstown net . |
| 8 | The governors rejected David Dimbleby and chose Checkland , who then demonstrated his independence by rejecting Dimbleby as deputy . |
| 9 | That way , you then get his attention and he is obliged to listen to you . |
| 10 | It is possible that Richard 's letter to York did mark the beginning of a planned chain of events but that something then forced his hand and he found himself having to deal with Hastings before his plans had matured . |
| 11 | It is possible that Richard 's letter to York did mark the beginning of a planned chain of events but that something then forced his hand and he found himself having to deal with Hastings before his plans had matured . |
| 12 | My father glanced at it then returned his gaze to me . |
| 13 | He then finished his lunch and left the table . |
| 14 | He then began his letter writing campaign . |
| 15 | He then filed his application with the European Commission , which was favourably settled by the UK Government after the ruling in the Hodgson case . |
| 16 | He then took his engineering skills into the Alfa factory where he soon discovered he enjoyed the organizing side of the sport more than racing . |
| 17 | He then merged his organisation with the British Seafarers to form the Amalgamated Marine Workers ' Union , enjoying a brief relationship with its leaders Lewis and Shinwell until 1925 when he abandoned them and threw in his lot with Wilson as an official of the NSFU . |
| 18 | Catching the egg , he then reopened his hand . |
| 19 | He then wiped his hanky clean on another hanky . |
| 20 | After a few years in atomic energy research he then discovered his vocation as teacher and enthusiast as a lecturer in chemistry at Birkenhead Technical College , where he also voluntarily taught about theatre , literature and music in a humanities section . |
| 21 | But he then stressed his commitment to making a ‘ success ’ of our EC membership and his desire to get back into the ERM . |
| 22 | He then abandons his farm , raises new loans and moves on . |
| 23 | ‘ Thacker , who was the sort of swimmer who needed a Mae West to stay afloat in his bath , battled his burning Hurricane back over the Maltese coast at about 6,000 feet , he then pulled his hood back , rolled her and baled out . |
| 24 | To read it in the eyes , to see it in the ways in spite of the mouth 's denial … if he then contemplates his happiness , he is not brutal , he is decent . |
| 25 | He then called his father , now living in retirement at Lake Martin , and got the name of a former Libyan engineering colleague , whom Coleman immediately telexed , saying he was coming out for a visit . |
| 26 | He then joined his brother at the Brighton works of the London , Brighton and South Coast Railway from 1871 to 1875 , working under the direction of William Stroudley [ q.v. ] , after which the two brothers moved to the North British Railway works at Cowlairs and in 1882 to the neighbouring works at St Rollox of the Caledonian Railway , where Peter was appointed assistant locomotive engineer and works manager . |
| 27 | He then shook his head + stretched himself . |
| 28 | He then turned his attention to the problem of the noisy cistern . |
| 29 | He then turned his attention to her , lumbering over . |
| 30 | He then resigned his post after incurring Stalin 's mistrust because of his association with Bukharin . |