Example sentences of "then [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 Then I shall get a train in the opposite direction , ’ he said , thinking that there was something sad about it , especially now that she was thanking him politely for the drinks .
2 But some day — some day I 'll travel , and meet people , and know things , and then I shall write a true book — a book of experience . ’
3 Then I would do a recitation , sometimes one of Granda 's favourites like ‘ The Arab 's Farewell to his Steed ’ .
4 Then I would build a stage .
5 then I would build a trap of poisoned
6 I would finish unpacking , have a look at the cooker and set things ready for supper , then I would take a walk out to look at the sea , and gather kindling in case the evening turned chilly enough for a fire .
7 Then I would add a good UK trust such as the Foster Braithwaite UK Smaller Companies .
8 I mean , all I use I mean , if I was making them for somebody I would use about four or five layers and then I would put a piece of lace of braid or something at the top
9 I would save some money and then I would find a man to marry me , especially if I promised to bring him to London .
10 Well now , at the end of that six months I 'd had varied success , sometimes I had poor periods when I was n't detecting much , then I would have a little break , do better , but at the end of the six months nobody told me whether I was stopping there , but twenty years later I did go back to uniform as an inspector .
11 Then I might get a couple of little soaps or something .
12 But then I might have a passenger whose company I am enjoying and do not want the intrusion .
13 Then I might have a chance of winning , at least for a week or two .
14 Then I 'll make a point of repeating it — at five-minute intervals . ’
15 Certainly when we get settled in after Christmas that should be and I 'll shall say about six rolls but I 'll shall say six rolls and just the every time I get one roll of wallpaper up and you you 'll think oh I 'll do the rest tomorrow just a bit more , then you get one more looks alright there , the other wall and er , I 'm sat , I 've been up all night doing this shall do one more then I 'll go a bed , I get from the wife bloody hell mother what time did you go to bed , about an hour ago , could n't leave it wallpaper .
16 I can assure you that I did and I can assure you that I have already thanked him on behalf of the Council , shook his hand and said how well he done it , but if you 'd like a letter to go to say how well he done it , then I 'll send a letter telling him how well he done it .
17 Then I 'll call a district meeting where I 'll get other branches together erm shop stewards and that , and I 'll pass this information , I 've let them know there 's such a thing as .
18 Then I 'll call a vote for the deliverance or against the counter motion .
19 Then I 'll put a warming pan in your bed and you can get an early night . ’
20 Then I 'll find a bed for you . ’
21 then I 'll take a picture of mummy blowing it , in a minute , ready , cheese grandma
22 Then I 'll have a look at your ankle . ’
23 If fans from Millwall or Villa or somewhere like that come down — causing trouble and that , then I 'll have a go .
24 ‘ I 'll hold it back until your engagement to Doreen is announced — and then I 'll have a loud and hearty laugh . ’
25 I 'll go and make the sauce , then I 'll have a bath while it 's simmering if the generator 's up to it . ’
26 Let's get you dressed and then I 'll have a look for you .
27 go on then I 'll have a go , but nobody 's allowed to look
28 I du n no , right let me do this and then I 'll have a look I mean I 've got to do this because I 'm not sure of it ,
29 Now on that twenty feet long , now I 'm up about say , you can say anything like about fifteen feet up in the in the air , might be less than that and then you got twenty feet up like that , well then there used to be wire and used to have a big wheel in top , which you could n't go over the top and with a wire , then I used to have a sling chain , my main hook and that was thirteen foot long and you take th that and on , on working on top of the lorry , see you got to be so careful and there 's men working on that lorry as well , course I broke the wheel .
30 Because it 's there 's if I 'm there for three weeks and they only want a score card done then my potential earnings er total earnings are that but I 'm there anyway so if I 'm getting both of them done then I can earn a lot more money .
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