Example sentences of "[adv] [coord] then [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , she 's been having an affair with this bloke for the last year or so and then out of the blue he turned round and … |
| 2 | Mrs Gray looked away and then up at the portrait on the mantel shelf . |
| 3 | One anxious mother , Jane Brooks , said : ‘ As people drive through and then out of the centre of Holybourne they seem to forget that speed restrictions still apply . |
| 4 | Glancing up at her uneasily and then back to the document in front of him he read that Nora Elizabeth Fanshawe , by profession a teacher , had been born in London in 1945 , had black hair , brown eyes and was five feet nine inches tall with no distinguishing marks . |
| 5 | A sudden change of éaulement , an unusual turn in-out of legs or arms , or quick jumps up and then down to the floor followed by a roll over or even a somersault can accentuate the particular place that unusual movement has in the whole design . |
| 6 | It 's rather like a trip on the Circle Line ; you can get on at any point really , and you 'll get to the fridge , or the move , or the school fees sooner or later and then back to the beginning again . |
| 7 | Engrossed in the technique of sweeping the net through the water , inwards and then up against the rock , underneath the long fronds , it is easy to lose track of what is happening around you . |