Example sentences of "[conj] then [verb] [adv prt] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roll that is quoted above records the election of officers for the coming year and then goes on to note the making of by-laws and the fining of defaulters . |
| 2 | Ritchie passed to Irwin and then ran on to head the cross past Lukic . |
| 3 | Lynch , who fell on Barney Maclyvie at the first 11 years ago , said : ‘ I have been told that a lot of good jockeys have fallen at the first fence in their first ride in the National and then gone on to win the race next time . |
| 4 | This move in , pull back shooting pattern can become repetitious of course , and an effective variant is to begin with a sudden close-up of some piece of action , say the kicking of a ball , and then to move back to reveal the background to the action . |
| 5 | Mahmoud was n't there when he arrived , so he went inside to buy his stamps and then came out to use the wet roller hanging against the wall . |
| 6 | The following season Jerry was a vital member of the Palace team which won the 2nd Division Championship and then went on to take the 1st Division by storm . |
| 7 | Like the young men in Paris , he also designed for the opera and ballet , and then went on to design the famous stained glass windows of the new Coventry Cathedral . |
| 8 | The aptly named Extraordinary Dancers who were booked to appear in the highly sophisticated Folies-Bergère and then went on to tour the world |
| 9 | Mozart reported to Constanze that Carl loved the opera ( which was also attended that night by his old enemy Salieri ) , and then went on to discuss the shortcomings of Carl 's education — just like any other anxious parent . |
| 10 | I alerted my news editor and then rushed back to type the gruesome details . |
| 11 | If any benefit is to be derived from statistical analysis , it is important to define the nature of the problem and then set out to find the most appropriate way of solving it . |
| 12 | In group ( whole or part ) discussion , trainees should be asked to provide an ABC analysis of the problem and then go on to explore the main points of a possible intervention and the notion of response competition , punishers and rewards to weaken and strengthen behaviours respectively . |
| 13 | You then return to the lying flat starting position , and then go on to repeat the exercise using the other leg . |
| 14 | Begin your reply positively with the word yes , and then go on to describe the most relevant experience you have . |
| 15 | They were about to attack Perm and then go on to rescue the tsar who , rumour had it , was imprisoned in Ekaterinberg . |
| 16 | Should United beat Forest and then go on to win the championship , the UEFA Cup place will go to the team finishing third in the First Division , sparking off a League scramble between Manchester City , Sheffield Wednesday , Liverpool and Arsenal . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , you 'll pass all right , and then go on to win the race . ’ |
| 18 | If so , stop , take your eyes off the book , take a deep breath , allow your face muscles to relax and then come back to read the next sentence with even keener interest but with less strain . |
| 19 | ‘ Yes , I loved her , ’ Steve admitted reluctantly and then leaned back to let the waiter pour the champagne . |
| 20 | Every hour the assistant on duty had to read the instruments , make a note of the wind speed and direction , the visibility , the cloud , precipitation ( if any ) , and whether the barometer was rising or falling , and then stand by to teletype the details in code to Group Headquarters , who in turn would transmit it to Bomber Command . |
| 21 | In Webb we see once again the tendency of the House of Lords to begin with a discussion of the relevant national law and then move on to discuss the relevance of any Community law provisions . |
| 22 | We focus first on the moral issues , and then move on to consider the debate over the factual consequences of insider dealing . |
| 23 | We commence by reviewing the work of the Efficiency Unit , established in 1979 , and then move on to consider the Financial Management initiative , launched in May 1982 , and the Next Steps initiative , launched in February 1988 . |
| 24 | His lips slid over her breasts , teasing the rosy peaks to pert arousal , and then moved on to explore the smooth , warm contours of her body , dipping and gliding , fuelling the flames within her until she moved against him restlessly , searching , pleading , making demands of her own . |
| 25 | But then goes on to discuss the matter purely in electoral terms . |
| 26 | He fell heavily when 4–1 down in the first set , needed several minutes of treatment before deciding to carry on , lost the first set , but then came back to win the next two — all the time nursing his knee with an ice-pack between games . |
| 27 | This is a narrative poem which , like ‘ Futility ’ , firstly dealing with a particular person but then expands out to include the rest of the world . |