Example sentences of "then [vb past] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lady Selvedge then rose and made her little speech — the one she always made on these occasions , for the ‘ cause ’ , whether Church , Conservative Party or District Nursing Association , was always a good one and it was safe to urge her hearers to spend just a little more than they thought they could afford , however relative the amount might be . |
| 2 | Tom then howled and snatched it back and the parents intervened to tell him off for making a noise and for snatching . |
| 3 | Graham then back-tracked and said it was China , rather than Russia , which worried him . |
| 4 | Nan Ho came forward as he reached the bottom of the steps , then knelt and touched his head to the ground . |
| 5 | With one foot he pushed her back , then knelt and spread her legs , watching her all the while , one hand moving between her legs , seeing how her eyes closed , how her breath caught with the pleasure of it . |
| 6 | He then knelt and confessed his sin to God and asked for the forgiveness that is in Christ to be his . |
| 7 | ‘ When he let me pass , he then slipstreamed and overtook me again . |
| 8 | Thacker enjoyed the entertainment for a full forty seconds , then stooped and pulled them apart as easily as if they were two bits of cotton fluff stuck together . |
| 9 | He stood watching her , then stooped and removed his shoes . |
| 10 | Now , as if suddenly aware of the morning chill , he closed the top half of the door , drove home the bolt , then came and stretched himself out in the armchair opposite her . |
| 11 | He finished dressing , then came and held her by the shoulders , kissing her lightly on the mouth . |
| 12 | After Clare 's sudden departure from Saracen , Miranda had immediately located her through friends , then telephoned and urged her sister to be sensible and apologize to Elinor , ‘ because we all know you really love Gran ’ . |
| 13 | The ball bounced near Scott and he trapped it with his left foot , then swivelled and hooked it to one of the young boys with his right , smiling to himself . |
| 14 | ’ He stood there a moment longer , watching her , then turned and made his way back along the path towards the house . |
| 15 | She ran down the first flight of stairs , and then turned and dragged herself back to the flat . |
| 16 | He watched the engineer go , and then turned and let them take him up to the wall-walk , and down into the beleaguered city where , once , the Genoese had planned to keep him hostage while his company fought for Carlotta . |
| 17 | The desperate man stood still for a moment , then turned and left her . |
| 18 | Culley went back to the street , passed the front of the house , then turned and retraced his steps in time to see the car pull out of the cul-de-sac and move away from him . |
| 19 | The boy withdrew , yelping with frustration , then turned and threw himself again , like a dog , going for Tuan 's throat . |
| 20 | He started to take it off again , then sighed and pulled it back over his shoulders . |
| 21 | Tsutomu Miyazaki enticed the children to his tiny suburban studio apartment , then molested and murdered them , recording the gruesome details of his deeds on the hard-drive of his computer . |
| 22 | He sat up , looking at her , astonished by her behaviour , then laughed and pulled her close again , kissing her . |
| 23 | He looked explosive , and then laughed and gave her a kiss on her flushed and papery cheek and bought them both a bottle of wine in the wagon restaurant for tea . |
| 24 | Wriggling closer , she slid her hands inside his shirt , which had somehow become unbuttoned , then shivered and held her breath as his warm palms roved beneath her sweater , and an almost physical pain exploded inside her as one thumb touched her nipple . |
| 25 | Something which , if I lived to be two hundred years old then went and announced it at St Paul 's Cross , would rock the very throne of England and scandalise the courts of Europe ! |
| 26 | He stirred a courtesy bowl of dream-dust , untouched within its force-membrane by any of them hitherto , then went and cleaned his hands under the vibrostat . |
| 27 | He sounded almost admiring , but then went and spoilt it all by adding , ‘ Although I suppose if you 've gone through life getting yourself into situations like this you would be bound to develop a fairly strong streak of subbornness by now . ’ |
| 28 | United though were their own worst enemies … they made enough chances to win but then went and missed them |
| 29 | United though were their own worst enemies … they made enough chances to win but then went and missed them |
| 30 | The thief paused , then growled and swung his sword back . |