Example sentences of "then [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile her friend walked as far as the bike , then rode it to the point where he met Lorna , who then rode further while he walked … and so on . |
| 2 | In ways more amenable to women 's visual pleasure , off-beat films which then made it into the mainstream distribution circuit such as Lianna ( Nelson/Renzi ) , Desert Hearts , I 've Heard the Mermaids Singing ( Rozema ) and Percy Adlon 's work with Marianne Sagebrecht in Baghdad Café and Sugar Baby have achieved a degree of success in changing the dynamics of female objectification and sexual fantasy in an entertainment setting . |
| 3 | Said ‘ tell me more ’ , then revealed himself as the reviewer of the DOE proposal and only later suggested that we collaborate … |
| 4 | All the forceful tact Aunt Tossie possessed was needed to convince Dada that only champagne , the best champagne , would be appropriate to the occasion , and then to compel him into the stony depths of the cellars to root with Twomey along the half-empty bins where forgotten treasures spoiled . |
| 5 | He clawed at the broken wheel that first dragged him across , then pinned him to the road . |
| 6 | He then led them into the Catherine Palace , once more brandishing his authority whenever an official came forward to stop them . |
| 7 | Another guard frisked him expertly then led him up the steps into the house . |
| 8 | Gy François then led us to the village 's chimpanzee sanctuary , a small grass-covered shelter where rice is regularly laid on a few very old-looking chimpanzee skulls . |
| 9 | I understand that any such information is presented by the control computer , which can then convey it to the police officer concerned . |
| 10 | He then passed it through the letterbox and the baby ate her meal on the freezing patio . |
| 11 | Chant dug in his inside pocket and pulled out his wallet , then passed it through the window , letting it drop on the seat beside the driver . |
| 12 | I tucked a ten-dollar bill into the pocket of his jacket , while he tried to wave my arm away , then clapped him on the shoulder . |
| 13 | She crossed the carpet and handed him his whisky , then seated herself in the armchair opposite him , smoothing her slim skirt over her knees . |
| 14 | Ponomarev then announced it to the world at an International Conference on Nuclear Physics in Vancouver during August 1977 . |
| 15 | OS/400 : an attendant locks you into the car and then drives you to the store , where you get to watch everyone else buy fillet mignons . |
| 16 | He remembered how Izzy Kleiber had fought and kicked right to the end — until the moment when they lifted him up , then lowered him over the outer wall of the harbour , where the greedy river licked its oily lips and waited , invisible in the darkness below … . |
| 17 | The trooper climbed reluctantly over the handrail and then lowered himself onto the supporting props below . |
| 18 | I took off my rings and jewellery and put them in my handbag then lowered myself over the cliff edge . |
| 19 | She grabbed the chairback , her head thick with drugged sleep , then lowered herself to the floor and sat there cross-legged . |
| 20 | Then goes he to the length of all his arm , |
| 21 | If you if you need to do something about it , then er in order to secure that order for a hundred , then sell them at the old price . |
| 22 | Suppose also that an investor intends to buy the share , hold it for one year and then sell it at the end of the year . |
| 23 | For example , an investor could buy a ten-year bond , hold it for one year and receive the coupon , and then sell it for the current price of a nine-year bond with the same coupon . |
| 24 | He could borrow enough to buy an asset in the cash market , hold on to it for T years ( earning any income but bearing any carrying costs including interest on borrowed funds involved ) , and then sell it in the cash market and also repay the loan with interest . |
| 25 | He will then answer them at the council meeting . |
| 26 | In other words , they created a self-image and then sold it to the greater powers of western Europe ; and whatever their reaction , be it incredulous , admiring or contemptuous , these powers now found it impossible to ignore the Scots ' insistent demands that they should be noticed . |
| 27 | The seller then sold it to the dealer for £2 . |
| 28 | I then sold it to the genuine buyer , paid you back … ’ |
| 29 | He kissed her on the forehead and lips tenderly , then placed her on the floor . |
| 30 | It is a trick that might just save the life of the bird if a cat has caught it and then placed it on the ground for a moment before starting to pluck it . |