Example sentences of "[coord] then [verb] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pulling off the silky dress with trembling hands , then the slips of white lace which did service as bra and pants , she angrily kicked off the low-heeled white sandals , raked her long blonde hair out of its French plait , and then plunged gratefully for the privacy of the small en-suite bathroom , standing beneath the shower for a long , soothing soak before she climbed into bed in the baggy jade T-shirt which she wore as a nightshirt . |
| 2 | He probably worked on all his victims this way — softening them up , earning their trust and then moving in for the kill . |
| 3 | Ministers should draw up a budget and then pack up for the year . |
| 4 | He would stride ahead to the next junction of corridors , twirling his umbrella , and then wait impatiently for the others to catch up . |
| 5 | As soon as the bell goes for the start of school we go to our tutor group rooms to drop off our bags and coats and then make straight for the hall . |
| 6 | The plan was for Richard and Philip to meet at Vézelay on 1st April 1190 and then to leave together for the Holy Land . |
| 7 | And when three men turned back just below camp 4 because of bad weather Harry Taylor climbed on … and then set out for the summit on his own . |
| 8 | We ate a hearty breakfast and then set off for the moor . |
| 9 | There is a coincidence with Osbern 's story , and it may be that Swegen was present in England when tribute was paid in 1012 , and then set off for the Irish Sea ( thus repeating the possible pattern of 994 – 5 ) only to be shipwrecked , perhaps off the Welsh coast . |
| 10 | This line of islands swings round to the north , and finally back to the west through South Georgia , describing a great loop , and then heads off for the extreme south of South America . |
| 11 | Pray for an opportunity to speak to them ( and then look out for the opportunity during the week ) . |
| 12 | It 's actually fitting all those tolerances and then making up for the slop in the system . |
| 13 | It 's actually fitting all those tolerances and then making up for the slop in the system . |