Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun sg] [coord] then a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A flight of alarmed mallards rose and I counted 25 before a second similar flock and then a third took to the air . |
| 2 | Pickering 's second half goal seemed to be giving them three points , but the sending off of Mick Tait for his second bookable offence and then a defensive lapse allowed Stuart Rimmer to score the equaliser . |
| 3 | The proceedings began in their customary stately way and then a Colonel Beelitz was called as a defence witness . |
| 4 | There is no serious dissent from the general proposition that we should have a system which combines a thorough examination of all individual claims , a clear exposition of the criteria against which they are being assessed , all proper speed and then a clear decision , whether positive or negative , and an effective right of appeal before removal for those whose claims have been rejected . |
| 5 | His upbeat — you know how with many conductors this is a great upwards gesture and then a dreadful flop back down — with him there was none of this . |
| 6 | Next to it was a suit in plain grey worsted and then a mustardy one , a brown pin-stripe , and the dog's-tooth . |
| 7 | The general sequence of operation tends to be the same for all types with a pre-rinse , to purge the food residues , followed by a hot caustic wash and then a highly diluted cold acid rinse . |
| 8 | Do a range protect on that same range and then a range erase of that same range . |