Example sentences of "then as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack heard him whistling , ‘ Mabel dear , listen here ’ under the stars and then as the shadow was absorbed and lost in the many tree shadows , the whistle too faded and there was no sound but the gentle chatter of the stream , the Kingsbrook that flowed everlastingly over its bed of thin round stones . |
| 2 | Then as the foal matures , it will form friendships with other horses and develop affection for them too . |
| 3 | Not one of the 120 is listed as a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ( CND ) — but then as the Conservatives have pointed out , the published biographies contain no mention whatever of CND membership . |
| 4 | Her jaw is removed , and then as the disease spreads she loses an eye . |
| 5 | Then as the minutes passed and there was no sign of him , she considered that perhaps he had overslept . |
| 6 | The train rumbled nearer , Ian was still jigging about on the parapet , he could see the smoke box lamp flickering , then as the train was almost on the bridge the smoke enveloped the structure as Ian was doing his Highland jig ; he suddenly lost his balance and fell down onto the smoke box frame , the force of the fall did its lethal work and killed Ian Watson . |
| 7 | Then as the journey proceeds the harshness of the Stoer landscape softens , the road winding amongst low heathery hills and skirting the shores of many small lochans . |
| 8 | But then as the lady said on leaving office : ‘ It 's a funny old world . ’ |
| 9 | Well then as the unit got bigger , as I said , the room at the offices in the Lock was n't big enough so we moved from there to Alma Green Infant School , that 's the school now they used for all kinds of social activities during the day and th on that side by the car park . |
| 10 | The shielding protects you — though you still need to do some fancy flying to stay stable within the radioactive thermals — then as the cloud dissipates you cut out and down , across the mountains — they look tiny ! — swoop across the closed valley , loose the missile when the base 's defence radar picks you up and use the last of your fuel to escape over the far side while the missile takes out the base . |
| 11 | Then as the light began to go : tea-time . |
| 12 | Silver ! ’ he called , then as the cook came nearer , said , ‘ Some advice — do n't hurry to find that treasure . |
| 13 | But then as the car sped out of the rubber groves and down a steep hill towards another village Joseph stiffened in his seat again . |
| 14 | Er it erm er the result was that you was really working flat out all the summer , and then as the winter advanced , you got very short of work , and they put us on the dole , for half a week . |
| 15 | Forester waited until the postman had come freewheeling down the track , and then as the momentum was spent and the postman pedalled off into the morning Forester started to move downslope towards the cottages . |
| 16 | A pause then as the waiter brought the coffee and refilled our cups . |
| 17 | And then as the day goes on , I 've got to go and tear this off , cos it gets , these bits get red , |
| 18 | Then as the source approaches the horizon increases until , at the horizon , it points along the time axis ; the maximum outward component of velocity of light therefore falls to zero at the horizon . |
| 19 | Then as the boom goes on she 'll become the Professional Interviewee , the great literary relict . |
| 20 | We 'd keep them for a fortnight in those pigeon holes because most people claim stuff if they realize where they 'd left it within a day or two and then as the weeks went round we used to take stuff out of there and just lump it altogether , having duly labelled it up and erm record it and used to have tuppence an item if anybody lost anything . |
| 21 | She hesitated a second and then as the headlights dimmed she went across to the window and peered through the Venetian blind . |
| 22 | As familiar a sound then as the thud of barrels was the plodding clop of patient draught horses — now , like wooden casks and their makers , almost vanished from Dublin . |
| 23 | If in fact a charge is already registered then as the land certificate is already notionally deposited at the registry no difficulty would appear to occur and registration can take place . |
| 24 | Then as the first shrill blast pierced the air he slammed the car into gear and glared at her . |
| 25 | She frowned , shaking her head , then as the name rang a bell in her mind she looked up quickly . |
| 26 | Belinda waited in growing anticipation , then as the carousel began to move she squealed with excitement and began laughing loudly . |
| 27 | As he headed back across the sound she began to toil up the cliff path , pausing for breath now and then as the wind battered her and tore at her hair , which soon broke free of its restraining scarf and whipped into her eyes , slowing her progress up the wet , slippery path towards the house . |
| 28 | Then as the evening goes on they begin to understand him and at the end they genuinely feel sorry and care for him . |
| 29 | Then as the electric doors swished open and three police officers jumped out on to the ballast , the awful realisation dawned . |
| 30 | Then as the electric doors swished open and three police officers jumped out on to the ballast , the awful realisation dawned . |