Example sentences of "and then [vb past] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Alexandra climbed carefully up the first side and then leaped from the top on to the grass below . |
2 | An average ant colony might use around 12 different types of signal , most of them conveyed by means of chemical ‘ pheromones ’ secreted on to the ground by various glands and then sniffed in the air by other ants . |
3 | He winced at the memory as he hammered on the steel and then looked through the spy port . |
4 | She waited quietly , and then looked down the road . |
5 | Robyn looked down at the black bin-liner in her hands , looked up to where he sat , registered the determined , quietly angry expression on his face and then looked at the fountain . |
6 | The typewriter made a clicking sound and then ran towards the space station . |
7 | Adams stated that whilst he and Moore were at supper he saw an unusual light in the direction of the Body Shop but , instead of going to see what it was and turning on the water from the hydrants to endeavour to arrest the progress of the flames , he caused the alarm bell to be rung and then ran to the gate to admit the Fire Brigade . |
8 | The spell was broken , the pool was rippled from its serenity by the way he snapped instructions to her and then ran to the Administration block . |
9 | The gendarme stood bewildered for a moment , and then ran into the street , where for some time he could be heard blowing his whistle . |
10 | She fixed her bike among some bushes where it would n't be seen from the lane , and then ran along the grass-verge to the gap in the trees where the path began . |
11 | With a disbelieving shrug , he walked round to release the bonnet , and then glanced into the engine . |
12 | Zen slowly mounted the steps , and then paused on the threshold . |
13 | The Anti-Rex climbed over the roof parapet of the Butcher Building and then proceeded down the wall , fly fashion . |
14 | The tip of his cigarette glowed on the other side of the glass and then vanished into the darkness of the room behind . |
15 | She gave a tiny smile , brave but near tears , and then vanished from the screen . |
16 | NEW ZEALAND , whose tour of Sri Lanka was delayed by nearly a week and then rescheduled after a bomb blast near their hotel , yesterday lost their opening game by 17 runs in Matara . |
17 | I shouted louder , and then listened for an answer . |
18 | The plaintiffs also appealed against the decision of taxing master right , er and then appealed on the basis that er there should be no disallowance for any interest at all . |
19 | Graham watched in horror as Iain slid down a rocky buttress , and then waited on a ledge for 12 hours until rescued by the RAF . |
20 | After blocking free protein binding sites with 0.5% Tween 20 ( Sigma ) for 2 hours , the filter was incubated with patient 's sera ( diluted 1:10 in TBS with 0.5% Tween 20 ) for 30 minutes , washed in 0.5% Tween in TBS , and then incubated with the rabbit anti-human immunoglobulin conjugated with alkaline phosphatase for a further 30 minutes . |
21 | I had a drink with the lads and then slept for a week — thinking about 4-irons and 5-irons ! |
22 | Two dogs came in to share her solitude , absurd , dignified little Pekinese who regarded her gravely with their blue-brown eyes like marbles and then lay before the fire and ignored her . |
23 | The poles slid glistening in and out of the water as the craft approached and then beached with a bump . |
24 | He waved his arms about a fair bit and then disappeared to the back of the shop to be joined by , I presume , his wife for moral support . |
25 | Besides those who waited to journey together there were others who came up out of the forest alone and who seemed to belong there , men licensed by the Lord Warden to carry on their trade in certain parts of the forest , woodmen , trappers , charcoal burners , for the most part a silent surly sort of men who emerged from the forest , went briefly about their business , had little to say for themselves , and then disappeared into the solitude again . |
26 | She watched her mother get into the car , but she remained standing by the open door until Lizzie had turned the car and then disappeared down the drive . |
27 | I stood staring at the jeep as it bumped and swayed over the uneven ground of the orchard until it reached the road and then disappeared in a cloud of dust . |
28 | And then disappeared in the ether . ’ |
29 | I drove away slowly and then came to the corner of Union and Gloucester . |
30 | She sat quietly , however , until the music found its way into calmer waters and then came to an end . |