Example sentences of "and then [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She slewed her eyes furtively from side to side and then said with awed relish : |
| 2 | ‘ What 's up , Doc ? ’ he quipped , and then laughed with thorough enjoyment of his own humour . |
| 3 | After some centuries of independent statehood it became a part of the Ottoman Empire and then came under Russian influence from the early nineteenth century . |
| 4 | When he emerged , Dr Shakhar seemed to think that the talk had gone well and then asked for another audience . |
| 5 | The number of voters citing defence as the main issue they wished to see discussed by the parties rose from 3 per cent at the start of the campaign to only 11 per cent in the third week and then stabilized at that level . |
| 6 | Words that are longer than ten characters are shown in inverse video and then percentaged for that sentence . |
| 7 | Robyn asked , just a little shakily as her mind raced ahead to the possibilities before her and then retreated with equal speed , because her mind did n't like what it saw . |
| 8 | Theresa smiled and then nodded with serious satisfaction in a moment of grave feminine conspiracy . |