Example sentences of "[conj] then [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be instructive , therefore , to describe the traditional method and then to explain the new system . |
| 2 | The immediate goal is to complete the Quality Development Programme and then to implement the new Quality Framework . |
| 3 | The constant references to … to what you believe of me — ’ Maria halted fleetingly , abandoning the pointless once more , and then said the only thing he really needed to hear , simply and directly , without attempting to clothe it in sophistication . |
| 4 | What was the use , Colonel Richardson asked himself , what was the use of being such a splendid rector 's wife all these years , and then chucking the whole lot out of the window , for a pig-headed whim ? |
| 5 | There is no point in setting out your case and then sending the only copy to the opposition . |
| 6 | The best return route is to descend steeply to Red Tarn below Crinkle Crags and then follow the broken track beside Brown Gill into Oxendale , with the shapely Langdale Pikes dominating the skyline ahead . |
| 7 | Follow the path up into the village and then follow the waymarked route behind the houses to the Golf Course . |
| 8 | It is how , as a fire-brand of the Left , he was able to seize control of it in 1983 and then haul the lumbering edifice to the Right . |
| 9 | Erm , you have to go from Liverpool Street on the Circle Line to Moorgate and then get the Northern Line to Euston . |
| 10 | Next is a visit to the miniature village of Madurodam and then to see the picturesque harbour at Scheveningen . |
| 11 | In September 1 158 Henry travelled to Paris and then took the little girl back to Normandy with him . |
| 12 | I imagine you came here with the intention of doing it up and then realised the enormous extent of the work needed to put it right . ’ |
| 13 | Let us test the combinatory possibilities of adjectives with indefinite pronouns and other similar words , first taking at random phrases composed of an adjective and some specific noun , and then replacing the specific noun in each case by some noun or pronoun with an indefinite meaning . |
| 14 | She started , and then noticed the red glow of a cigarette-tip in the night . |
| 15 | is er is valuable , can he do , I dunno. a dozen individual consignment notes and then tick the particular box |
| 16 | I must be the only artist who does a huge painting and then does the preparatory work afterwards . |
| 17 | I must be the only artist who does a huge painting and then does the preparatory work afterwards . |
| 18 | Examine the figures in the second column of Table 3.1 and then attempt the following activity : |
| 19 | She strangled the two girls , hid their bodies and then played the distraught mother making impassioned pleas for the return of her ‘ abducted ’ children . |
| 20 | The complete task involved lifting a number of panels from their storage racks , loading them on to a jig , clamping them into position , arc welding a seam to join them , and then transferring the welded sub-assembly from the jig to another storage rack so that it could be transported to the next production stage . |
| 21 | Although organisations like Comshare and Information Resources have developed software dedicated to handling organisations ' consolidation needs , consolidation is an integral part of some of the well known EIS systems , such as EPiC , from Planning Sciences , as Sandy Skinner explains : ‘ It 's possible to call information in from a variety of diverse sources , and then use the advanced modelling facilities of the system to manipulate information in virtually any way you choose . |
| 22 | The easiest way to cross-hatch is to hold the pastel as one would a pencil and make quick diagonal strokes from left to right and then use the other colour in the opposite direction from right to left . |
| 23 | Laws & McLoughlin ( 1978 ) solve the problem of the viscoelastic ellipsoidal inclusion in anisotropic materials and then use the self-consistent method to calculate the overall viscoelastic compliances for a composite . |
| 24 | He acquitted two men and then placed the black cap on his head and sentenced the other two to death . |
| 25 | Half way through the day we were given a bowl of watery porridge each , I was so hungry I ate mine , and then rejoined the long queue for a second helping . |
| 26 | In April 1989 , Century-Hutchinson acquired Ebury Press , and then sold the whole operation to Random House for a considerable sum of money . |
| 27 | The hard core footing alone will automatically take care of most of this aspect , but it is advisable to put a finer layer over it of shingle and then gravel about 5 cm ( 2 in ) deep , and then fill the remaining space with a soil-containing compost of the John Innes No 2 type ( see pages 33–39 ) . |
| 28 | A psychologist develops an approach to the shaping of animal behaviour and demonstrates its effectiveness on rats and pigeons and then takes the reckless step of assuming that similar solutions apply to human behaviour . |
| 29 | After releasing , slow right down , retrim the glider , and then raise the main wheel . |
| 30 | We had already disconnected the water supply , so the first thing was to empty the cistern by flushing , and then remove the flush pipe from the flush pipe horn by folding back the rubber gasket and unscrewing the joint at the cistern . |