Example sentences of "[be] then [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Early visitors to Madeira and Porto Santo were rowed to the beach when the sea was calm and were then carried on the backs of boatmen who rolled up their trousers and waded ashore . |
| 2 | A great deal of pressure is then put on the social worker to act in the way the majority want , and not spend time listening to what the client wants . |
| 3 | When we cook potatoes or vegetables , we often scrape off the outer layer , which is most nutritious ( i.e. the fibrous bit just under the skin ) , then boil off any remaining vitamins into the water , which is then poured down the sink . |
| 4 | If all the amendments are lost , one by one , a vote is then taken on the original motion just as if there had been no amendments moved at all . |
| 5 | A vote was then taken on the resolution with 's addition and as amended by QC with the following result : in favour 29 ; against 50 . |
| 6 | Another vote was then taken on the resolution , with 's addition , but otherwise retaining the original wording ie. not as amended by QC with the following result : in favour 65 ; against 17 . |