Example sentences of "then [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She screwed her face tight and then let go and relaxed the muscles . |
| 2 | And then let go . |
| 3 | Affirmatives received , I repeated : ‘ Only throw out the dinghy when I say so ; first wait for the jerk , then let go ! |
| 4 | DeVore laughed , uncomfortable , then let go the hand , certain now . |
| 5 | I got up the anchor , rowed what I estimated to be about five yards , and then let go the anchor again , and peered ahead . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , there was that young man they arrested and then let go , and Mr Willard , of course , and who knows how many others ? |
| 7 | You 've got ta hold it down and then let go . |
| 8 | Fran took a slow deep breath and another for good measure , then let rip . |
| 9 | Sit it on a hill and wait till the enemy is within half range and then let fly . |
| 10 | Well , if I draft something and then let look at it cos she made notes ? |
| 11 | The planner 's role is to use market research to develop the advertising strategy for the client 's brand , and then to help evaluate the results of the advertising . |
| 12 | Harriet Tubman — 19th Century African-American woman born into slavery who escaped to the Northern Free States and then helped establish The Underground Railroad , a network of abolitionists who aided slaves in escaping bondage . |
| 13 | A WOMAN is believed to have lured British computer boss Howard Bates to his death and then helped bury his body in a swampland grave . |
| 14 | Those of us who wish to push forward must acknowledge the pain it may cause and help those affected to grieve , and then to let go of values and ideas which may no longer be relevant . |
| 15 | Picking the note and then letting go of the arm allows the note to rise in pitch , giving that requisite smooth gliss into the note . |
| 16 | She held on to a root that jutted out from the bank , clinging to it as long as she could , then letting go with a despairing moan and sinking , shoulder deep , in the water . |
| 17 | 6.00pm She lays the table then helps serve dinner at 8.00pm . |
| 18 | Cheltenham has launched a new scheme for racegoers to have their own horse … and you do n't have to be a millionaire … fancy winning the gold cup or the grand national … you do … then lets go chase a dream in our Friday Feature |
| 19 | Morse said nothing , but sat where he was and picked up the Railway Gazette from the door-pocket and pretended to read it ; then did read it — for a few seconds . |
| 20 | ‘ A lot of bands around then did have fairly serious personas , and a lot of them who did n't had fairly goofy personas , ’ Steve asserts . |
| 21 | At that point , once the letter is finalised , we then did have a meeting with two members , the Chairman of this Committee that 'll be Councillor Park , to just go through it , and that happened on Monday morning of this week . |
| 22 | We seem to be more concerned with the job in hand , i e , our own team er er and not with the other teams , but if they 're struggling then do offer to give them help . |
| 23 | Go on then do head and shoulders |
| 24 | If your actions or way of life are , in fact , the ones which seem best and most appropriate , then do ignore all other opinions . |
| 25 | If you have to say ‘ No comment ’ then do give a reason for it . |
| 26 | just having the discipline to sit down and make sure that we e , do actually work this out and then do cover all the areas . |
| 27 | Finally , if felling is the answer , then do make sure that your tree is not protected by a Tree Preservation Order , which could prevent you cutting it down . |
| 28 | What you then do make a note of that all that , as I read it to you what you then do is to put your solution into that container you have to otherwise it comes out the ends ! |
| 29 | If that 's in the question , then do compare and do contrast . |
| 30 | If you intend to travel by public transport then do check the reliability of local operators . |