Example sentences of "[pron] then [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At large values of a , the chaotic solution returns directly to a single periodic solution , which then splits into a symmetric pair of solutions that undergo a period-doubling cascade back into chaos . |
| 2 | We thus ask the following question : what would happen if a competitive industry were taken over by a single firm which then operated as a multi-plant monopolist ? |
| 3 | Occasionally situation Z may inspire the creation of a wholly new principle , which then serves as a possible precedent for the future . |
| 4 | A further increase in b gives a return to a symmetric pair of periodic solutions that undergo period doubling into chaos , which then leads into a new periodic solution . |
| 5 | In summary , the detailed empirical work outlined above has enabled another general law to be formulated , the principle of circular and cumulative causation , in which the key factors are : an initial reduction in farm employment ; which is followed by a deterioration in the age structure ; which is in turn followed by a reduced rate of natural increase which then leads to a reduced population which in turn leads to reduced demands for rural services and thus a reduced demand for rural employment which then triggers another circular decline ( Hodge and Whitby , 1981 ) . |
| 6 | Her earliest work in cytology concerned the presence of centrosomes in higher plants ; she then moved to a general study of oögenesis and spermatogenesis in Lilium martagon . |
| 7 | We then voted on a lengthy Liberal resolution er , it was amended by Labour we voted on all of the separate points in the resolution , all were agreed and then Professor decided that he wanted to move a further amendment which after some consultation , some discussion with the legal people about it 's validity , he did which wiped out all of the things that we 'd just agreed and we turned to the original Conservative motion minus the beginning phrase and with a couple of things stuck on at the end and we thought well that 's it the Conservatives will vote for that , but no although it was their own motion in all but name , the Conservatives would n't vote for that unless Mr was allowed to move it . |
| 8 | We then add on a second dynamic element : ( c ) a declining output strategy , because of ( b ) . |
| 9 | We then add on a first dynamic element : ( b ) a reservation sales strategy , with a constant reservation price . |
| 10 | We then move into a short period of dramatic play ( or " busy time " as it is sometimes called ) in which each of the groups go about their business , which they greatly enjoy — until frustrations begin to creep in . |
| 11 | They then went into a cold store and stole dozens of cartons of cream . |
| 12 | The first meeting place was above a cafe in Newgate Street in the City of London , but this did not prove satisfactory and they then met on a weekly basis at another cafe near Marble Arch . |
| 13 | Well as I 've s as I 've said earlier , erm what we 're basically saying is that because these erm sites do not perform a greenbelt function and er they then fall into a white land situation , that that white land is a is an area of land that becomes er at the end of the plan period in two thousand and six , er they are areas which could be considered development . |
| 14 | It then ran as a two car unit ( No . |
| 15 | Having crossed the Siemens ' Brothers homeland , it then clipped through a southern corner of Russia heading for Tehran , where it had its only interconnection before continuing on to the Indian sub-continent . |
| 16 | It then proceeds through a concise , but remarkably comprehensive review of data gathering instruments and issues of access to respondents , before moving on to a brief consideration of data analysis and the process of writing up work to enable others to benefit from it . |
| 17 | He then progresses to a simple upper body garment , such as a sleeveless vest or loose T-shirt . |
| 18 | He then shades in a substantial area of the triangle 's pinnacle , and explains , ‘ That 's our target area ; the selected , high value-added , growth niches . |
| 19 | He then embarked on a long tirade about the tactics we should adopt for a forthcoming game with an Army side . |
| 20 | In 1900 he went to St Thomas 's Hospital to study medicine , qualifying in 1906 as MRCS and LRCP , and he then went for a short time to Brompton Hospital and Convalescent Centre . |
| 21 | He then surveyed for a French company a number of railway lines in Italy and Switzerland , before returning to England , where he worked on the Birmingham and Wolverhampton Railway and the Kennet and Avon and Stourbridge canals . |
| 22 | This comic expansiveness even leads Robbins to insert a chapter ( 111a ) which he then renders as a no-go area , having first defined poetry as an ‘ intensification or illumination of common objects and everyday events ’ : |
| 23 | He then laid on a wonderful cross a minute later for McCann to blast past Brendan Keeley . |
| 24 | He then taught in a higher elementary school , but became critical of the local Bolsheviks ' lack of progress in educational and social affairs . |
| 25 | He then fainted for a few seconds . |
| 26 | 8 He then counters with a left reverse punch to the face . |
| 27 | He then screws on a special connector which has a blade underneath to cut the foil . |
| 28 | He then retired to a small property near Ryde on the Isle of Wight , where he spent his later years carrying out improvements to the grounds and where he died 14 February 1853 . |
| 29 | He then returns in a circular movement , a ‘ to-and-fro voyage ’ , to other details of the text 's language , with a view to relating together both details and general impression in an organic whole . |
| 30 | He then flew to a nearby magic mountain to gather healing herbs for his troops , which ensured their success in battle . |