Example sentences of "[adv] for [art] [noun] [coord] then " in BNC.
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| 1 | It extended a few of its probes , which swung around slowly for a while and then pointed towards the going-up jet . |
| 2 | Sometimes the polyphony is treated in a free manner , voices imitating each other loosely for a time and then taking a free course until imitations begin again . |
| 3 | Dorothy , left in the bigger house , alone for a time and then , later , with Alice and Jasper , seemed to have fewer friends . |
| 4 | A close-up crotch shot will eventually do little more than remind the reader that sex without affection is merely moving your legs up and down for a bit and then stopping . |
| 5 | Well let's go down for the jars and then they can , see |
| 6 | Together for an instant and then smash it 's all gone still its worth it . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh — do n't tell me , I do n't want to know , ’ Emmie cried passionately , flinging herself down on top of William who suffered her patiently for a moment and then got up , shook himself and moved away . |
| 8 | Put this list away for a while and then look at it again a few days later — are your reasons still the same ? |
| 9 | You take me away for the weekend and then come back and act as if you 've just met me at a friend 's house for the first time ! |
| 10 | Rose helped Maggie to write away for the forms and then to fill in the forms when they came . |
| 11 | He stood very still for a moment and then lifted his hand and gently traced a line across her swollen cheek . |
| 12 | He tilted her face , looking at her deeply for a moment and then letting her go . |
| 13 | She gave me the tip she 'd put aside for the waitress and then raided her purse again to replace it . |
| 14 | The Dormouse woke up for a minute and then went to sleep again . |
| 15 | Looks like you 'll have to sort of like put it up for a day and then take it down for a week and put it back in again . |
| 16 | But you can only use it up for a month and then you . |
| 17 | I get all dolled up for a party and then I look at myself in the mirror and suddenly chicken out , put my jeans on , ruffle up my hair , and only then do I feel comfortable . ’ |
| 18 | Well we never heard the name shop steward in those days I do n't think they went that far , there was somebody in charge sort of thing but erm they er got the na the name afterwards I think you know shop steward , but er and then they used to be Miss used to have the garden fetes the garden parties on her lawn , that was for the Liberal Party you see as soon Labour was mentioned there were only Tories and Liberals at that time and er we used to , when there was an election er we used to wait up for the results and then if the Liberals got in Squires ' big bell would be rung if it was twelve o'clock at night or one o'clock in the morning the Squires ' big bell would be rung you see , to say who 'd got in , if the Tories got in it was n't rung because it was a , Squires were Liberals , strong Liberals and er they used to attend the Liberal Club at Shortheath but erm there used to be some fun in those er what 's the name parade if the Liberals got in and dances you know to raise money for the various things , and the garden fetes used to be lovely but er on their lawn . |
| 19 | A barking broke out for a bit and then was still . |
| 20 | Sunday morning , up bright and early for Sunday in those days , seven o'clock , out for a walk and then down to the church for choir . |
| 21 | Suddenly , the Junkers belched a long tongue of red flame , straightened out for a moment and then spun down into the water . |
| 22 | They let me out for the day and then , when he regained consciousness five days later , they let me out again to see him . |
| 23 | It would proceed perfectly well for a while and then suddenly lose all power , forcing Robyn to jerk and stutter along in first gear , while huge juggernauts and tractors hounded her from behind and threw her into a panic . |
| 24 | You may think it is a rum thing that a chap like Tim should pay an arm and a leg to come here for a year and then teach us a thing or two but then I am perfectly happy to admit that we do n't know everything . |
| 25 | It 'd be nice to be waiting here for a train and then getting on it and going somewhere nice . |
| 26 | The women lived with it — some of them came here for a week and then went back to it . |
| 27 | I think it just came back here for the milk and then it 'll be away . |
| 28 | I dawdled around for a while and then headed south . |
| 29 | I wandered around for a bit and then came back again . |
| 30 | Not long afterwards , watching , he saw them appear on the roof They looked around for a moment and then went down . |