Example sentences of "then [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Peru , up-and-coming executives use a period of employment with a multinational as a form of training in the methods and values of big business and then may shift to employment with state or private Peruvian firms or go into business on their own ( Becker 1983 ) . |
| 2 | Sulphate feeding allows growth of sulphate reducing bacteria which then may inhibit methanogenic bacterial by substrate competition . |
| 3 | One then may miss the Ukrainian religious tack store — Pope plates . |
| 4 | Water then may lie on the rocks of the desert for several days , even a week or so . |
| 5 | When they come to consider the plaintiff 's damages , it must be highly material that they then may say to themselves , however , this would family was harbouring this dangerous criminal two days beforehand . |
| 6 | The few cottages that existed then may seem picturesque to us today but there were probably damp and unsanitary , with earth-packed floors . |
| 7 | This then may allow chemists to upgrade membership or recognised status . |
| 8 | Small firms then may have to pay more for their materials , receive less cash for their output and have to wait longer for their credit notes to mature . |
| 9 | Diligence at work then may have more to do with the consequences of non-cooperation than it does with internalizing the primacy of company interest . |
| 10 | That she did so then may have been as much the consequence of events as of advice . |
| 11 | Although the rate of movement between India and Eurasia fell markedly after their initial collision some 50 Ma ago , convergence of the two land masses since then may have amounted to as much as 2500 km . |
| 12 | Having grasped the interactions between the half-dozen major components , we then may wish to ask questions about the internal organization of these major components . |
| 13 | Your faith then may become the dominant factor in any healing that might take place . |
| 14 | ‘ Then let's make sure we get it right this time , ’ he said softly . |
| 15 | Let's , let's say we 're gon na be allowed so much and then let's measure off those against that allowance . |
| 16 | ‘ Give him another drink , Ellis , ’ he said , ‘ and then let's vote him out of our club for being sanctimonious . ’ |
| 17 | Then let's hope that was window-dressing , too . |
| 18 | He said , grinning again , ‘ Then let's hope he 's taught you how to behave . |
| 19 | ‘ Then let's hope you will be able to sort something out . |
| 20 | ‘ Then let's tell them . ’ |
| 21 | Wrap it around me like a Cupid-woven shawl and then let's dance together in this maze we call living , searching for the centre which we all know is death . |
| 22 | ‘ Then let's stand still for a little while and listen . |
| 23 | ‘ Then let's do that . |
| 24 | If you can release a temp , then let's do that . |
| 25 | ‘ Then let's eat . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Then let's start with him . |
| 27 | Okay then let's compare notes , let's get this out of the way . |
| 28 | Then let's go . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Then let's go somewhere else . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Then let's go paddling , troops , ’ she shouted . |