Example sentences of "then he [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then he would fold it very carefully and put it in an envelope and then slit the flap he 'd he 'd not seal the envelope . |
| 2 | But if he did he would see that it was in an old barn , and not at all legal , and then he would make her come home . |
| 3 | Then he would leave me 5 feet short and 1 would miss . " |
| 4 | She had thought then he would bring her into the shop , as he had herself , and trained her into the business , not only the confectionery and tobacconists , but the little factory across the yard where they made most of their boiled sweets and toffee . |
| 5 | Then he would place them on one of the old time boards which was er board about nine inches by nine inches and then hand that through the pigeon hole to the cashier and in front of him that cashier would laboriously count that money and agree the total there and then . |
| 6 | At a meeting in the Ulster Hall , he insisted that if the RUC did not go in and remove the offensive flag , then he would do it himself . |
| 7 | Then he would test her to make sure she was taking it in . |
| 8 | By the end of the six months , Edouard 's old resolve grew fiercer : he would restore that empire to its former glory , and then he would develop it , increase it , expand it . |
| 9 | Then he would realize he was smiling again for Sir William 's benefit , and swing round in his chair so that Morris could n't see the smile . |
| 10 | Then he would kiss it where he knew its mistress 's lips had been not long before ( the location of the kiss remains a matter of debate : some say on the muzzle , some say on the top of the head ) ; he would whisper in the shaggy ear of Nero ( or Thabor ) the secrets he longed to whisper in the ear that lay between the muslin dress and the straw hat ; and he would burst into tears . |
| 11 | Then he would remember he was being watched by Morris , and he would frown , and stuff his finger into his left ear to keep out the noise of the typewriter . |
| 12 | If he , if he could n't do anything then he would accept it and not do it and then try a bit and if he had to go back to bed . |
| 13 | He 'll walk you through the formalities and then he 'll sit you somewhere and tell you when it 's time to board . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ That 's possible — he knows I 'll be looking for him — but he 'll have to remain in this country until he can collect his legacy , and by then he 'll expect me to have given up . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Then he 'll discredit you . |
| 16 | Then he 'll sign it off . |
| 17 | Then he 'll want me to kill them , I expect . |
| 18 | Then he 'll make her wash her face and we can have tea . |
| 19 | He needs to , but he 's got to want to be able to that , and if he does then he 'll learn it , he 'll understand that putting brackets round the two and the one means do that first . |
| 20 | On Father 's Day I think what he 'd like best is to go shopping and then he 'll take me out , to Dunstable Downs to see the gliders . ’ |
| 21 | But then he 'll know he 's got her riled . |
| 22 | Most women do n't really have a very high opinion of themselves , so if you start treating them as something special they think , ‘ Oh God , sooner or later he 'll find out the truth , and then he 'll despise me . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Then he may join me indoors when he 's had enough , as I already have . ’ |
| 24 | Then he might let us have the loft ! ’ |
| 25 | Well you do n't know I mean you do n't know , you might say right twenty grand and then he might say oh no I 've re-considered I want twenty two and then he might say I 'm not gon na turn up . |
| 26 | But he said : ‘ The fans may not think Ian 's the best man for the job but if they lay off him for a bit then he might get it right for them . ’ |
| 27 | I would do it in a nice way and then he might remember me and ask me out later . ’ |
| 28 | So then he used to segregate them : they go over there , and they go over there . |
| 29 | Then he could dissect it at will . |
| 30 | In front of the stove it soon came back to life , and then he could return it to its mother . |