Example sentences of "[conj] then [to-vb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This method of narration allows the reader to take part in the initial experience , to share in the inquiry into its meaning from the start , and then to join in the subsequent dialogue with which Wordsworth engages ‘ the Mind out there ’ ( or the ‘ Wisdom and Spirit of the Universe ’ ) in his attempt to find a fuller explanation . |
| 2 | He stopped every now and then to listen to the patient lapping of the water , the light breeze in the leaves , scurries and sounds in the wood which he could not identify but which helped to reinforce the solitude he needed . |
| 3 | It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to hide up further along the road towards Maidenhead , and then to descend upon the unfortunate post-boy . |
| 4 | Our first aim , therefore , is to isolate significant typical events and units of social life and activity , and then to probe for the underlying blueprint , often implicit rather than explicit , that will show how they fit together into a meaningful pattern . |
| 5 | I also like to work one area in great detail and then to wash over the whole thing to blur it out . |