Example sentences of "then could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very few professional men then could expect a net income of £2,000 a year by the age of forty . |
| 2 | She felt the shudder within him , felt a pride and an elation that she had caused it , then could think of nothing other than the exquisite sensations shooting through her body , radiating to every part of it and suffusing her with an unstoppable arousal . |
| 3 | Another factor of course er was the fact that no state then could conscript , could , could in fact force people to serve in its armies and so on erm manpower was , was limited . |
| 4 | Did you notice when you were badgering her how she got interested in remembering Pempie and then could leave the room ? |
| 5 | and then could bring it another day , or |
| 6 | Certainly the request of staff then could turn into of the panel erm but but I think at the same time if people want to look at the structure so that they have a complete view of the structural organisation |
| 7 | However , the patient can still apply the non-lexical procedure to derive a pronunciation for frays , and then could use the auditory word recognition system to understand this spoken form . |
| 8 | And the lump sum I can then could put in mum 's name to avoid . |
| 9 | The first show quality Akitas came to Britain in about 1980 and no one then could have predicted just how quickly the breed would gain popularity . |
| 10 | A goal then could have changed the face of the battle , and Kerly said : ‘ I feel so sick about it because it was such a significant miss . |
| 11 | Maria did n't believe that the child she had been then could have fascinated him . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd like me to develop a copperplate style of handwriting ? ’ she murmured , then could have bitten off her tongue . |
| 13 | I was about to make some coffee , ’ Merrill said , then could have bitten off her tongue as he said , |
| 14 | ‘ We hardened criminals learn to take the rough with the smooth , ’ she joked , then could have bitten out her tongue , because it had been a friendly overture , and now his face had closed up . |
| 15 | Indeed I insisted , against his advice , on waiting , and waited for the best part of two hours , but then could wait no longer . |