Example sentences of "and then [vb past] [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says he saw a fish and then looked at his blade and it had a part missing . |
| 2 | A priest glanced up , assessing the wealth of the new arrival , and then continued on his way to consume yet another ritual meal of sweets and milk . |
| 3 | He stopped midway to say a prayer in the Chapel of St Thomas for the safety of their journey and then continued on his way . |
| 4 | He locked the door of the smithy behind him , and then sauntered towards his mother-in-law . |
| 5 | Peacock scored twice to accelerate Charlton 's slide down the table and then apologised to his dad Keith , Charlton 's reserve team coach . |
| 6 | As usual , Maria Grazia answered and then yelled to his mother to pick up the extension phone by her chair , in the deep underwater gloom of the living room . |
| 7 | He tells me about how he had to leave a Walthamstow pub in embarrassment when he was asked to do some karaoke , and then asked for his autograph . |
| 8 | Piers cleaned out his ear with his little finger and then leant on his elbow with his forehead on outstretched fingers — and shook his head every time the instrument ( I did n't know what it was then ) vibrated . |