Example sentences of "then we [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then we thought it was up and coming but a little quiet . |
| 2 | Jock Bruce-Gardyne and Nigel Lawson quote ‘ a senior member ’ of the committee summing up its conclusion thus : ‘ even then we thought it was going to ruin us ; but also that you ca n't control the march of science ’ . |
| 3 | Then we thought it might have been something criminal — but Joe is clever enough to steer clear of anything illegal , the last think he needs is investigation by the police . |
| 4 | We asked several questions and received confusing replies , and then we asked it to tap out in tens the age of our headmistress at school ( a dreary old spinster with a sharp nose for ferreting out misdemeanors , and no sense of humour ) . |
| 5 | Then we wired it over . |
| 6 | And then we saw it . |
| 7 | But then we developed it a bit further like we did with negative numbers . |
| 8 | David Harper said : ‘ At first we thought it was just stunned and then we realised it was really in a very bad way . ’ |
| 9 | Then we boiled it dutifully and heated our tins on the Calor gas stove in the kitchen . |
| 10 | I tried to get the dog destroyed , but the vet suggested I have a re-think , so then we had it placed . |
| 11 | Then we took it by boat to the Hispaniola . |
| 12 | Then we broke it down into smaller components to set us scale it down . ’ |
| 13 | I only once then we lost it again , lost the somewhere , it 's up the hill somewhere but I do n't know where . |
| 14 | And then we liked it so that was for ever more . |