Example sentences of "[conj] then [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A wheat ear , in celebration perhaps , flew up and then descended in a slow ‘ butterfly ’ display flight . |
| 2 | Derive expressions for the torque needed to hold 0 constant under the following conditions : ( i ) when the plates are connected to a source of constant voltage V ; ( ii ) after the plates have been rotated to their position of maximum capacitance , charged to voltage V , disconnected from the supply and then rotated to a new position . |
| 3 | Took up some good positions , had one half chance which the keeper did well to hold , and then chased after a long ball , outrun 2 defenders , hit it first time from 25 yards or so — straight into the bottom right corner , well the keeper got a slight touch which lifted it a bit higher but you get the idea . |
| 4 | Unlike many conference proceedings , which present a mere snapshot of the contributions made , this material has been selected , expanded and rounded to form a whole , and then presented in a uniform format . |
| 5 | Davis from Richmond road in Oxford knocked her unconscious , threw her cycle into the river and then posed as a good Samaritan , pretending to comfort her , before attacking her again and trying to strangle her . |
| 6 | The solution was a light wood , varnished to make it harder , and then carved into a perfect reproduction of Amy 's photocopied design . |
| 7 | In brief , about 20 µg cellular DNA in 0.5 ml of 0.5 M CaC12 was mixed with 0.5 ml of 50 mM hydroxyethylpeperazine-ethanesulphonic acid ( HEPES ) ( pH 7.1 ) and 70 mM sodium phosphate , and then agitated with a gentle stir . |
| 8 | These ‘ centre-devised ’ modules are sent out to specialist advisers for comment and then checked by a small committee , the Catalogue sub-committee , to see whether it makes sense to have the proposal developed for inclusion in the Catalogue . |
| 9 | An infant suspected of having pyloric stenosis would usually be assessed by a house officer in the casualty department and then referred for a surgical consultation . |
| 10 | Levels for patients tested and then re-examined on a subsequent occasion remained the same . |
| 11 | The row below dulled and then flickered to life , muted for a short while and then raised into a furious crescendo . |
| 12 | Similarly , ox tongues were cooked in ‘ the kitchens ’ at Blackfriars , glazed hot , packed into glass jars with jelly , vacuum sealed with a rubber ring and a lid with a metal clip , and then placed in a cold store to set . |
| 13 | Finish is by french polish applied with a hand rubber and then covered with a protective coating of carnauba wax polish . |
| 14 | The wound was cleaned daily with sodium chloride 0.9% , the hydrogen peroxide cream applied and then covered with a non-adherent dressing and secured with a bandage . |
| 15 | The electrons may be emitted from a hot cathode maintained at a fixed temperature and then conducted through a stable arrangement of electric and magnetic fields which imparts to them a certain amount of energy and focusses them in a particular region of space . |
| 16 | Simon had failed his eleven plus , and then gone to a Catholic school . |
| 17 | Chapter Ten commenced with a brief examination of the economic determinants of consumer demand , and then turned to a detailed analysis of the following behavioural determinants of consumer demand , namely : * individual motivation ; * individual personality ; * culture ; * life-style . |
| 18 | The corridor they had travelled along had turned an abrupt corner and then ended at a blank , curved wall . |
| 19 | My idea of heaven is a meal starting with champagne and smoked salmon and then followed by a whole series of pudding trolleys rolling up one by one ! ’ |
| 20 | They were held first in police cells in Katmandu for 3 weeks and then transferred to a permanent prison . |
| 21 | Beyond that , the official Libyan theory rested mainly on the proposition that the suitcase containing the bomb had been sent unaccompanied on an Air Malta flight to Frankfurt , where , undetected by Pan Am 's inadequate security arrangements , it was loaded on to a feeder flight to London and then transferred to a third aircraft for the New York leg of the journey . |
| 22 | Below this new slab it was practical to install a sewage collection chamber of 1,818 litres ( 400 gal ) capacity , associated with a macerator and pump , allowing waste to be reduced and then pumped through a small-diameter pipe to a private sewer manhole 150m ( 492ft ) away . |
| 23 | We passed two ruined abbeys , one with a tower and one without , and then stopped at a four-house township . |
| 24 | The tall boy washed , cleaned his teeth , fought bravely with his comb and then dressed in a faded Hawaiian shirt and his summer suit . |
| 25 | Yet , it was asked , was it possible to exclude him by treaty , so manifestly an arrangement between the king of England and the Burgundians ( the dauphin 's political rivals ) , and then imposed upon a sick king who was in no position to resist ? |
| 26 | Norton 's Coin won four point-to-points out of ten runs over three seasons and then developed into a good chaser : by the time of his Gold Cup attempt he had won four of his fourteen races under Rules , including a valuable chase at Cheltenham the previous April . |
| 27 | But when this and fines imposed on others as well as those firms involved in the Folding-Carton industry conspiracy are calculated against the gross revenues and then standardized as a fine imposed on a person earning $15,000 annually , it is clear that they are relatively minuscule . |
| 28 | Counter sunk rivets may be used and then skimmed with a small amount of body filler to hide them . |
| 29 | To do this , an ideal model based on the equality paradigm was constructed and then compared with a neutral model reflecting the further education system as it existed before the Act took effect . |
| 30 | After two days , Beattie 's trial was adjourned for eighteen days and then resumed for a further three days . |