Example sentences of "[conj] then go [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simon had failed his eleven plus , and then gone to a Catholic school . |
| 2 | They were met at the front door by a delirious spaniel , who clearly had no idea of funeral decorum , and they proceeded into the front room , where Bill Clough switched on a bulging orangey imitation-coal electric fire , and then went to a horrible drinks cabinet — all plastic and flashing lights . |
| 3 | But I understand , and somebody here will no doubt correct me , that there is research to show that if you do actually walk about with a Sony Walkman , go to noisy discos , and then go into a noisy working environment , that by the age of thirty you can lose up to a third of your hearing . |
| 4 | ‘ To make lips look fuller , the trick is to define them with a brown eyeliner and outline the shape you want them to be and then go for a light coloured lipstick . |
| 5 | So young people using Sony Walkmans , going to discos once , twice a week and then going into a noisy job could permanently impair their , their hearing . |