Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] then the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Authoritative , expecting obedience , quick and then the slow smile . |
| 2 | ‘ She complained of feeling ill and then the next thing she blacked out and we called an ambulance , ’ said Peter , who works for Darlington Council . |
| 3 | ‘ It was a left and then the right cut in so I had to straighten out . |
| 4 | Ah well sure but then the whole lot goes , but , but , but , but , but this was , this was the document , I mean the way this was put forward , this is going to last us through into the foreseeable future . |
| 5 | We give it a drink of water when it 's thirsty and then the tiny flower begins to grow . ’ |
| 6 | At that moment , I heard the door of the room open and then the angry voice of Duke Michael . |
| 7 | Some backward tribes inhabited the remoter mountains and jungles but the main population was of the same race ; today they are known as Vietnamese but then the outside world knew them as Annamites or Annamese . |
| 8 | It seemed a long moment while they remained thus immobile and then the young woman put her head and shoulders down and rushed like an eight-year-old , knees doubling up and arms pounding . |
| 9 | The arguments given in favour is that we vote for the wise and then the wise go on to make a proper final decision about who 's best . |