Example sentences of "[noun] then [vb past] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She pondered his words then glanced at the pay phone in the corner of the bar . |
| 2 | She parked the hired Audi Coupe in front of the wire fence then reached into the back for the holdall containing the Geiger-Muller counter which she had managed to buy after numerous telephone calls to a succession of Lausanne retailers . |
| 3 | Benstede and Corbett then sat at the edge of a table directly beneath the great dais just as a chorus of trumpets brayed . |
| 4 | The rear gunner returned fire , but the aircraft then dived into the sea in flames , this being confirmed by A.A. gunners at a coastal battery . |
| 5 | The Committee then looked at the approach taken in Victoria , Australia , where the relevant statute lists special factors which will convert an indecent assault into an aggravated one . |
| 6 | The sleigh was piled high with presents donated by the Variety Club , which he and the Princess then took into the hospital and distributed to the children inside . |
| 7 | No charts or sailing directions then existed for the coast beyond Cabo Santa Maria : no one had ventured this way before . |
| 8 | The two Arabs then climbed into the front and moments later the van spluttered into life and turned out of the alley . |
| 9 | Ossie Ardiles then took to the witness stand and admitted he had paid Swindon Town players a tax-free bonus after taking over as manager from Lou Macari . |
| 10 | John Wells parked the vehicle then went to an auction in another car . |
| 11 | It was over in a second , Barnett cannoned off the flattened front of the vehicle then tumbled down the road coming to rest in an inert heap . |
| 12 | The vehicle then careered across the road , down a 4ft embankment and stopped on the beach . |
| 13 | Matters then came to a head and after dropping her baby the mother was distraught about what she had done to her child . |
| 14 | Louis then swore in the lingua romana , so that Charles 's men would understand him : For the love of God and for the Christian people and for our common salvation , from this day henceforth , as far as God grants that I know and can , I shall so help this my brother Charles with my aid and in all things , as every man ought in right to help his brother , on condition that he does the like for me . |
| 15 | Puree the potatoes through a sieve then beat in the butter , salt and pepper until the mixture looks creamy . |
| 16 | The site then consisted of a grist and two fulling mills . |
| 17 | Lord Denning then turned to the claim that the minister had acted improperly . |
| 18 | One who had followed the King 's army from London to Coventry was ‘ taken by the soldiers , and first led about the city then set in a pillory , after in a cage then ducked in a river , and at last banished the city ’ . |
| 19 | The business then came under the banner of C&P and results for 1987 slashed the deficit to £4m with sales of £858m . |
| 20 | Stephen then came through the door of the house on fire , screaming ‘ Put me out ’ , and pulling burning clothing from him . |
| 21 | The property in Halling then came into the family of Melford , later it was sold to the family of Raynwell , who held it until the reign of Henry VII , when it passed through several hands among them , Whornes and Levesons , Barber , Golding , Wood and then to W. Baker . |
| 22 | Mr Sloan then agreed to the postponement . |
| 23 | It was an ignominious failure — the plane left the runway then crashed into a ball of flames . |
| 24 | Defenders Andy Hill and Ian Brightwell then ran from the back to score in the last 16 minutes . |
| 25 | The leading masquer then stood on the dais , whilst a herald challenged anyone in the hall to play this strange man at dice . |
| 26 | In her own room , she doubled-locked the door then stumbled to the bed , sinking down on it , her face white . |
| 27 | The notes hovered in the still air as he played a lament then errupted into a dance rhythm . |
| 28 | After it was extinguished by ground staff , a furious row then ensued between the referee and our lads . |
| 29 | Wallace then withdrew from the contest after running 51 7 miles in 7 7 hours . |
| 30 | Barak scratched his stubbled chin then sat on the edge of the sofa . |