Example sentences of "then she [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , in the chapel adjoining the castle , Father Jerome said Benediction and prayed for Sara and the life that lay before her ; and then she went up the narrow staircase to her bed and , when Candida had helped her to undress , stood a while longer at her window , looking through the narrow slit at the lights in the harbour and the dark , massive mountains behind . |
| 2 | Then she went down the branch line to Port Penrhyn . |
| 3 | Then she ran down the post to the ground below . |
| 4 | She had to blink back her tears before she opened the front door , and then she ran down the short tiled path , and , throwing back her shoulders and digging her hands into her pockets , strode down to the parade . |
| 5 | Then she folded back the top of the shift . |
| 6 | Then she took up the cloth , worked at the edge a moment and tore it neatly along the weave . |
| 7 | Then she took up the discarded tray and looked back at him where he stood now , leaning against the wall between the French windows , his silver flask of brandy open as he sipped defiantly , watching her with a black scowl on his face . |
| 8 | Then she switched on the indicator . |
| 9 | Then she let out the breath and sagged against the desk . |
| 10 | She waited until he had passed through the door that led to the stairs ; then she covered up the trays of now cooling toffee , put a saucer of milk down for the cat , stroked the animal 's purring head , saying the while , ‘ Now you get to work , Flotsie , and put your score up tonight , ’ then she went out , and locked the door . |
| 11 | Then she put down the hairbrush and inspected her countenance . |
| 12 | She stared uneasily at the envelope , at the black , firm hand , at the French stamp , and then she put out the light and went to bed . |
| 13 | Puzzled at first , she turned every page , then she held up the book by its spine and let the pages flutter ; no sheet of paper fell out . |
| 14 | Then she gave up the struggle and dropped on her knees beside Debbie . |
| 15 | Then she snuffed out the light , and waited for a moment , getting her owl-vision . |
| 16 | Then she picked up the book of ‘ psychological correspondences ’ again and began with difficulty to read the letters . |
| 17 | Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill . |
| 18 | Then she picked up the dirty washing and went to the door . |
| 19 | Then she picked up the letter with the neatly typed address . |
| 20 | Then she picked up the tall glass she had carried down with her , and which was now empty , walked sedately to the water 's edge , filled it with ice-cold water and returned to see that he had not shifted . |
| 21 | She waited until she heard the outer door close , then she picked up the receiver . |
| 22 | Ellen held her happy smile till the courtesy taxi had disappeared , then she tore up the proctologist 's business card . |
| 23 | Then she tore up the sheet . |