Example sentences of "[noun pl] and then [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using skilled tutors , such as Mary Adams from Cambridge , who shared in the group-listening sessions and then extended the broadcast themes through discussion and supplementary material , the BBC programmes at Harrold and Goldington led directly to longer courses . |
| 2 | Barry Stewart , prosecuting , said gang members would buy written-off cars and then steal a vehicle of the same model . |
| 3 | The children were provided with facts regarding , for example , packaging and recycling opportunities and then used the information to make ‘ hands on ’ choices from a range of consumer goods . |
| 4 | ‘ The Civic Theatre and the ESC have agreed to wait until the end of the week 's performances and then to evaluate the amount of income taken before any further discussions take place , ’ he said . |
| 5 | The following passage is taken from my book ‘ Managing Stress ’ and you will see how it is possible to extract from the text the relevant key words and then to create a thought-flow chart from them : |
| 6 | One can reconstruct the original language by looking for common words and then make a guess about where the language came from . |
| 7 | Alternatively , banks , unable to lend at home , may encourage business customers to take a loan in a foreign currency from one of their overseas branches and then convert the currency into sterling . |
| 8 | ‘ I was on the dole for three months and then got a job . |
| 9 | Many people thought he was too powerful , especially when he was able to set up his own sponsored tournaments , sometimes in opposition to official ones , into which he put his own clients and then sold the television rights around the world . |
| 10 | for example , it is very hard to set up a general management consultancy with a broad range of clients and then allow the executive search firm to poach people out of them . |
| 11 | Keep a written record of the outcome of internal reviews so that you can target problem areas and then assess the effectiveness of any corrective action taken . |
| 12 | Yes , Dock Commission sold the dredger , they sold the hoppers and then last the steam hopper went from here to Harwich and what they done at Harwich they , on the foredeck , see a big hopper , what we call hopper number three , they put a crane on there and use it t as a hopper then and |
| 13 | She withdrew fifty millilitres of completely unnecessary blood from the patient 's arm , filled up the appropriate bottles and then put a blob on the treated strip and glanced at her watch . |
| 14 | With Allen 's help she bathed it with wine from the last of the Friar 's bottles and then made a pad of cooling leaves and re-bandaged it . |
| 15 | Considerably more sacrilegious , albeit in a flippant way , is Du Con qui fu fait a la besche , " Of the cunt , which was made with a spade " , in which God is presented as having forgotten to give Eve genitals and then allowing the Devil to remedy this , on the condition that he neither adds to nor takes anything away from God 's creature . |
| 16 | Under this , the EPA is responsible for cleaning up the most contaminated sites and then recovering the cost from the bodies held responsible for the contamination . |
| 17 | Burglars cut the telephone wires and then used a spade to force open a window at a house in Salcombe Drive on The Fens estate in Hartlepool . |
| 18 | Allow this to work on the cooking residues for 20 minutes and then switch the combi-steamer onto the steam mode for 10-–15 minutes . |
| 19 | Boil for ten minutes and then leave the pan to cool . |
| 20 | It was always disappointing to sight the Land Rover and anticipate being in camp in a few minutes and then have an hour to walk . |
| 21 | Patrick tapped softly on the kitchen door with the tips of his fingers and then turned the handle and poled his head in . |
| 22 | This applies to backs as well as forwards and centres have become , once again , key players in the strategy of committing opponents and then moving the ball wide . |
| 23 | It neatly sidesteps the whole process of undoing and pouring spray by allowing operators to puncture the cans and then let the spray be rinsed straight into the sprayer . |
| 24 | I tell him that a friend who is even now in the Karakoram had been told that in Pakistan it was advisable to double the suggested dose of tablets and then to boil the water for twenty minutes . |
| 25 | A control group were asked to name the first vegetable they thought of and another group were asked to recite ‘ fifteen times ’ fifteen times and then to name a vegetable . |
| 26 | He practised the phrase a few times and then stuffed the book back in the outside pocket of his jacket . |
| 27 | When complete silence had fallen he then produced a sheet of paper from his pocket , folded it back on itself to remove the crease , smoothed it out a number of times and then read a statement to the effect that inquiries were proceeding , steps being taken , fruitful avenues opening up and concrete results expected within a short space of time . |
| 28 | This , of course , is very unfair : it is just not reasonable for me to flounce about in the bathroom for hours and then make a man feel inadequate when I catch him using my dental floss. or to bellow in disgust when I find out he blow-dries his hair . |
| 29 | For example : students hear only half of the dialogue on tape and have to supply the missing lines ; students take notes and then give an account of what happened ; students act out what happened from memory ; students answer questions about the dialogue . |
| 30 | The marshal 's favoured plan — Susan gathered — was that she should B into Daine 's Dream , as herself but with a few improvements and then rip the sub-universe apart until she found the fugitive and could tase him awake . |