Example sentences of "[num ord] [coord] then [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We used to get a collar of rope , manilla rope , put it on to a truck and used to stretch it out first and then cut off the lengths . |
| 2 | It used to be the case that one had to find a property that one wanted to buy first and then apply for a mortgage , but some organisations will now provide a mortgage guarantee document , that is to say an assurance of the amount of money they will lend you , before you start looking for a property . |
| 3 | She flicked back through a number of the loose-leaf pages , quickly at first and then slowing as the date that she was seeking came closer . |
| 4 | The concept ca n't be created on paper first and then loaded into the computer as a completed work . |
| 5 | The lesson of these observations is that one must be prepared to operate within this two tier business structure ; establish friendship first and then move to the second stage of actual business negotiations . |
| 6 | Allow to reduce by one third and then remove from the heat and slowly add the remaining butter . |