Example sentences of "then [pron] can [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This cultivated form of love is universal and is magnanimous and it conquers all : ‘ If when another says , ‘ I can not love you any longer , ' ’ one proudly answers , ‘ Then I can also get along without loving you . ' ’ |
| 2 | And with this in mind and I 'm I 'm you will notice that I have n't spoken at all and that is quite deliberate on my part but then I can also say the same for many people sitting round here who know quite well that they have n't spoken either . |
| 3 | Then I can just use these books over and over again . |
| 4 | I 've g I 've got about a half a dozen sheets of paper scattered all over the place , and I 've decided to do it in this cos then I can just go to here . |
| 5 | then I can just pop on the bus then . |
| 6 | Oh , then I can just go up to Co-Op |
| 7 | For example , if I normally doff my cap only to my superiors , but on an occasion doff my cap to an equal , then I can effectively communicate an ironic regard , with either a joking or a hostile intent ( the non-linguistic example is intended to draw attention to the great generality of the phenomenon ; for a study of a particular linguistic practice and the jokes thus made available , see the study of the openings of telephone calls by Schegloff ( 1979a ) ) . |
| 8 | Fourteen two , erm the great problem is it 's easier to get if an afternoon meeting can finish at a reasonable time , then I can probably but erm I think if you , if you 're looking at the clock when home in the evening for a number of reasons it might be then I would this and unless we can sort of put a restricted time on the agenda which is impossible , I can imagine coming down here at two o'clock for the meeting . |
| 9 | Then I can safely leave Lisa to make up the flowers when she has time . |
| 10 | If the husbands ask why there should be such a penalty , then I can only answer that it is because Parliament has enacted as it did . ’ |
| 11 | And if some greater authority decides the offence requires atonement , then I can only say that I shall pay the cost of it willingly . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ If I gave that impression then I can only apologize once again , ’ he said . |
| 13 | ‘ If you ever find enough human emotion to fall in love then I can only pity the victim from the bottom of my heart , ’ she said savagely , lashing out in her pain like a wounded animal . |
| 14 | I could almost bemoan the fact that the two greatest Bach obligato violin parts ( those contained in the St. Matthew Passion ) , are not included ; but then I can hardly blame Miss Battle for not being contralto or bass ( shame though ) ! |
| 15 | , look at that and then and then you can straight onto it . |
| 16 | Then you can simply release your grip and back slowly away over a few paces . |
| 17 | Tacking and fitting a garment of this kind is always useful and then you can simply backstitch or mattress seam the edges . |
| 18 | Have your eyelashes dyed at a local beauty salon and then you can simply forget about them all summer . |
| 19 | N. If you are knitting full needle rib then you can probably leave the stitch size a t the size you have been using , or increase it by half a number . |
| 20 | That 's got well you can move that and then you can probably move that there . |
| 21 | Then you can either blow dry or use heated rollers or tongs . |
| 22 | Then you can either put it back on to the soil it came from or , before doing this , keep it for a day or two in a small container lined with damp paper tissue . |
| 23 | But if your works pension is contracted out of SERPS , then you can either be a member of your works pension scheme OR take out a personal pension — but not both . |
| 24 | Have your tea , then you can either go up to the nursery and play or come in the kitchen with me and help me make a pie , whichever you like . ’ |
| 25 | The other main obstacle in the way of enjoyment is Aviemore , but unless you need to buy some chips , or have to come by train then you can just close your eyes as you pass by it . |
| 26 | and then you can just when the teacher says that , you know what questions to ask at least . |
| 27 | When you 're away from your base and somebody is fielding your calls for you , give them this pad , and ask them to record the calls in this pad , then you can just tick that box on the right-hand side that says calls to answer , erm , and insert the pages as you need to into the daytimer . |
| 28 | Cos then you can just , just mop it down , brush it or whatever , you do n't even |
| 29 | And then you can just shove in your pass and erm |
| 30 | It , it 's all that and then you can just look through the amplifier |