Example sentences of "[pers pn] [conj] then [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She kissed me and then glared into my face . |
| 2 | Say you were too tired this morning to remember to ask for permission to get up early to meet me and then woke at the right time and did n't want to let me down . |
| 3 | Please do this for me and then forget about Your humble servant , Sophie Arandt |
| 4 | He looked at me and then sucked at his pipe again and shrugged his shoulders . |
| 5 | The initial setting up could be carried out by them and then circularised to the nearest branches some time before September in order for the most capable branch to make an offer for the franchise . |
| 6 | Well I would suggest that you record them and then listen to them . |
| 7 | For the ‘ dogmatic dialectic ’ , as he describes dialectical materialism , the whole question naturally poses no problem , for each person or group simply constitutes a partial moment of an already operative movement of totalization that produces them and then goes beyond them . |
| 8 | For some time she looked round the garden for them and then went into the house . |
| 9 | They both glanced behind them and then moved into the coloured shadows of the necromancer 's storeroom . |
| 10 | They are rubbed with salt to dry cure them and then coated with a mixture of spices , including juniper , and molasses , which is mainly responsible for the black appearance of the ham . |
| 11 | Auctions are a good source of supply because many companies run them and then dispose of sound examples in the sale ring . |
| 12 | crazy manoeuvres to nip in front of you and then drive like a snail ! |
| 13 | It was her who put her trust in him and then turns on him as illustrated on this page . |
| 14 | Mr Vassiliou , a 61-year-old self-made millionaire , telephoned his opponent to congratulate him and then went on television to concede defeat and appeal for national unity . |
| 15 | She went inside for her briefcase and Steve gave her a thoughtful look as she passed him and then polished off the remains of his champagne in one gulp . |
| 16 | Julia smiled at him and then looked across the round table at Anthony as though to persuade him to get Comfort to behave better , but either he misunderstood her signals or did not care enough , for he sat , watching his sister , laughing at her jokes and joining in her reminiscences . |
| 17 | The doors flew open to admit him and then closed behind him . |
| 18 | I overdosed him and then rang for emergency resuscitation . |
| 19 | She seemed insubstantial , fleshless , a long way off , — while the kitchen seemed to close in on him and then recede to the accompaniment of a thumping in his head like a primitive drumbeat . |
| 20 | Cleo glanced up at him and then rose from the bed . |
| 21 | Her huge blue eyes pleaded with him and then darkened at the flagrant desire in his expression . |
| 22 | She 's soaking wet and within a few thrusts I 'm ready to come and she 's panting , then grunting then calling out , ‘ Oh , fuck , yes ! ’ and then it 's all over and I collapse over her and then fall off her and almost cut my ear on the cool blade of the kitchen knife lying on the sheet . |
| 23 | He leaned forward as if he meant to kiss her and then said in a low voice , ‘ I 'm going to give you the name of a first-rate lawyer . ’ |
| 24 | It was like fire , flames that seemed to streak through her and then settle to glowing warmth . |
| 25 | The spell was broken , the pool was rippled from its serenity by the way he snapped instructions to her and then ran to the Administration block . |
| 26 | The past and present were muddled together , he was kissing her and then shouting at her , kissing her again and then coldly ignoring her . |
| 27 | Fernando Serra 's black eyes narrowed angrily at her and then settled on the waiter . |
| 28 | Alexandra told her and then added with enthusiasm , ‘ I should love to come and see your children . |
| 29 | Robyn asked , just a little shakily as her mind raced ahead to the possibilities before her and then retreated with equal speed , because her mind did n't like what it saw . |
| 30 | It happened less than 72 hours after Sampras had paid warm tribute in Frankfurt to the veteran coach he said had helped him so much in a year which began disastrously without him but then led to outstanding success in the second half of the year , culminating in the ATP Tour Championships title . |