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Example sentences of "[noun sg] then [vb past] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	She parked the hired Audi Coupe in front of the wire fence then reached into the back for the holdall containing the Geiger-Muller counter which she had managed to buy after numerous telephone calls to a succession of Lausanne retailers .
2	The Committee then looked at the approach taken in Victoria , Australia , where the relevant statute lists special factors which will convert an indecent assault into an aggravated one .
3	The sleigh was piled high with presents donated by the Variety Club , which he and the Princess then took into the hospital and distributed to the children inside .
4	It was over in a second , Barnett cannoned off the flattened front of the vehicle then tumbled down the road coming to rest in an inert heap .
5	The vehicle then careered across the road , down a 4ft embankment and stopped on the beach .
6	Puree the potatoes through a sieve then beat in the butter , salt and pepper until the mixture looks creamy .
7	The business then came under the banner of C&P and results for 1987 slashed the deficit to £4m with sales of £858m .
8	The leading masquer then stood on the dais , whilst a herald challenged anyone in the hall to play this strange man at dice .
9	In her own room , she doubled-locked the door then stumbled to the bed , sinking down on it , her face white .
10	After it was extinguished by ground staff , a furious row then ensued between the referee and our lads .
11	Barak scratched his stubbled chin then sat on the edge of the sofa .
12	The church then came to the Order of the Shod Carmelites who built a monastery and rebuilt the church from 1723–38 .
13	Dyson then went about the task of enlisting support for the organisation , a process which was successful , as can be seen from the thirty-three signatories ( including Lord Attlee , the Bishops of Birmingham and Exeter , Isaiah Berlin , Julian Huxley , Bertrand Russell ) to the letter that appeared in The Times in March 1958 .
14	The Express then spoke to the doctor .
15	Members of the board then went to the organisation headquarters to reassure the staff — there are now 35 working on the project — that the Games would go ahead .
16	The truck then ploughed into the crowd .
17	The chairman then went to the extent of scrapping every committee , and having three full council meetings a week , on the grounds that every member should consider every issue .
18	Damian dragged Rachel to the Mercedes , thrust her in the front sea , got in beside her , started the engine with a roar and crunched the gears as he did an angry U-turn then roared up the drive with a screech of tyres .
19	The doctor then went to the magistrate and swore on oath that he would probably die if sent to prison .
20	The slim , ‘ Spanish-looking ’ raider then broke into the home of the next-door neighbour , on the estate in Goodmayes , Essex .
21	She turned right into the High Street then jumped from the cycle and began pushing it up an alleyway on her left which led into the stables cum car park at the rear of the Berkeley Chase Hotel .
22	Beth Shepherd set the two bags down on the kitchen table then went to the garden door and undid the top catch .
23	She nodded curtly at a respectful errant mother then stooped to the car window .
24	I glimpsed Mathilda 's white face then ran into the gallery , pushing open the door to the solar .
25	The referee then went off the field to consult an officer at the touchline who waved us off the pitch .
26	The Royal party then proceeded with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress to the Print Room , where quite a few presentations were made , before Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret , escorted by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress , went into the much larger Library for more presentations .
27	He carefully placed the fish on the wooden water butt at the side of the house then looked around the ash path for a couple of handy sized stones .