Example sentences of "then [vb past] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that a bird — the same one or another — fell through the chimney into the grate and then fluttered and banged in terror around the room . |
| 2 | Elizabeth waited for a moment as though for someone else to open the door and then rose and went to do so herself . |
| 3 | Then rose and strayed around the room . |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth then rose and made a wonderful speech in reply , and proposed the toast of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Pascoe watched a globe as it glowed in the darkness , then rose and fell in a sizzling arc . |
| 7 | He managed to sleep for a couple of hours , then rose and wandered off to Franco 's bar to see if Maidstone was there . |
| 8 | Tom then howled and snatched it back and the parents intervened to tell him off for making a noise and for snatching . |
| 9 | My father rushed to the window , looked out and down into the garden , then shouted and ran out of the room , leaving Mrs Clamp goggle-eyed , alone . |
| 10 | Graham then back-tracked and said it was China , rather than Russia , which worried him . |
| 11 | Nan Ho came forward as he reached the bottom of the steps , then knelt and touched his head to the ground . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He then knelt and confessed his sin to God and asked for the forgiveness that is in Christ to be his . |
| 14 | ‘ When he let me pass , he then slipstreamed and overtook me again . |
| 15 | He stopped , looked down , then stooped and picked up the letter . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He stood watching her , then stooped and removed his shoes . |
| 18 | Tri-coloured pochards with chestnut heads , glossy black chests and pale grey bodies paddled beside grey-brown mottled females — and then upped and dived smoothly , disappearing under water to bob up again many yards distant . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He put his arms about her and lowered his face to meet her lips , then came and sat with them . |
| 21 | He finished dressing , then came and held her by the shoulders , kissing her lightly on the mouth . |
| 22 | It 's the Bāhan , one of the demons the gods defeated In the past , who then reformed and became a lesser deity . |
| 23 | 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 ’ . |
| 24 | I always saw myself as a creator of space for particular needs , and I found the best ideas which fitted in with that need and that slot and I then encouraged and challenged and stimulated and created the space for that production team to make that programme in the best possible way . |
| 25 | The APAAP technique was used for CD25 and CD15 with fast red as substrate , and then counterstained and mounted as described above . |
| 26 | I tested a few planks carefully with the weight of my hand , then retreated and stood up on safer ground . |
| 27 | ‘ He slowed in flight , rolled expertly , backed away and then stalled and hung on the thin wind all at once . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Fedorov stared vacantly at both women for several seconds , then turned and walked out . |
| 30 | Mayer then turned and walked out unscathed . |