Example sentences of "and then [v-ing] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | an operation consists of mounting an expedition and then filling in a bit more of the map when it returns . |
| 2 | It will be some time before I forget the sight of Greg Hicks in a mini-skirt , fishnet tights and Rod Stewart wig , first furiously threatening Lillibet with a knife and then chewing up a wine glass in his torment . |
| 3 | Lucy also left the bed in a hurry , fastening her jacket and then snatching up a comb that lay on the bedside table . |
| 4 | Do this exercise three times and then increasing over a period of three weeks to six times . |
| 5 | It involves scrambling up a scree slope and then walking along a ledge called the Shamrock Traverse , before making a direct ascent up to the top . |
| 6 | Formalities did not take long , and in no time they were riding upwards in the lift and then walking along a corridor to the door of Ven 's suite . |