Example sentences of "[adv] then [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Like hell , ’ Graham replied good-humouredly then picked up his holdall and followed Laidlaw into the corridor , closing the door behind him . |
| 2 | and I perhaps then wax my legs or erm , but not to the extreme of having some one else involved in my improvements , I make my own improvements in my body |
| 3 | This delegation apparently then returned to Moscow and told the members of the future SCSE ( excluding Tizyakov and Starodubtsev ) , as well as Lukyanov and Foreign Affairs Minister Aleksandr Bessmertnykh , that they had found Gorbachev seriously ill . |
| 4 | He exhaled thoughtfully then sat in the armchair in the corner of the room . |
| 5 | Although individual client executives tend to favour dealing with known consultants , if those consultants leave their firms , they are not necessarily then seen in the same light , or as having the same resources at their disposal . |
| 6 | After her swim she had sprawled in the hot sun to dry off naturally then dressed and lazily explored the lovely Mediterranean gardens . |
| 7 | The US and UK evidence naturally then brings into question the continued use of regional policies in Europe , which characteristically bring branch plants to assisted areas . |
| 8 | Nicely then followed the car . |
| 9 | Everyone links arms in a circle and , as they sing Auld Lang Syne very badly [ since nobody actually appears to know the correct words ! ] they all rush forward together then back out again . |
| 10 | To make a start , drill a number of holes close together then join them using a chisel which can be tapped with a mallet . |
| 11 | Stir the flour , suet , cinnamon and baking powder together then mix in the liquid to bind . |
| 12 | Bernard brushed his hands together then walked back to the door . |
| 13 | Plait strips loosely together then overlap the ends as before and slipstitch together . |
| 14 | Squirt it into your hand , rub your palms together then run them through your hair , ensuring even distribution . |
| 15 | Others claim that I went to St Tropez on a tip-off , bumped into Angeli and only then struck up a deal for the Daily Mirror to have exclusive pictures . |
| 16 | Yet , while she was finding him most difficult to forget , the realisation only then struck her that she knew neither the name of the garage that housed her car , nor the place where it was situated ! |
| 17 | ‘ … said , ‘ My God , Rory , I 've never seen one that big ! ’ and I said — oh ; hello dear , ’ Rory grinned , pretending only then to notice Janice . |
| 18 | Using PF 5 ( 5.1 ) as an example , we shall proceed first to build up the reducible representation Γ y corresponding to the whole set of 3N degrees of freedom , then to reduce it , and only then remove the external motions to leave Γ vib . |
| 19 | Tubby had made no response but drained half his drink in one quick swallow and , as if the Colonel 's toast only then reached his ears , replied : ‘ No , Eric , not the future . |
| 20 | Ignoring him , she shoved the dress into the case , zipped it shut , and only then realised he had Gwen Bear . |
| 21 | Turning to face Ellie , she smiled , said , ‘ I ca n't thank you enough for all you 've done … ’ and only then seemed to realise that Ellie herself was n't all dressed up . |
| 22 | Only then does she become a full member of her husband 's lineage and secure her old age even in the absence of her husband . |
| 23 | Only then does the chemical become a product . |
| 24 | Only then does it flee . |
| 25 | One can rarely dip into a Pollini recording as a series of edited highlights ( except perhaps as a demonstration of superlative digital execution ) , as he rarely ever plays ‘ for the moment ’ ; one is irresistibly drawn towards hearing the whole work , as only then does the integrity of his vision register with its fullest potency . |
| 26 | Only then does the judicial system step in . |
| 27 | There 's also lots of built-in security — you need to point a credit card-style infra-red sender at the PC and press a button before it lets you enter your name and password ; only then does it load DOS . |
| 28 | Only then does it run off to look for other food — elsewhere . |
| 29 | Only then does your attention begin to focus . |
| 30 | Only then does schema recognition become a practical management device . |