Example sentences of "then [prep] a [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking around then for a non-union post he succeeded in getting an appointment to the Script Department at Ealing Studios , a complex famous the world over for its comedies . |
| 2 | Then for a few days she was quiet . |
| 3 | Then for a few seconds he said nothing . |
| 4 | Then after a long pause she added , ‘ Absolutely nice . |
| 5 | Then after a long time I got up with the help of a friend . |
| 6 | Then after a few minutes it all stops . |
| 7 | Gina started scanning the documents , then after a few seconds she gasped , |
| 8 | That 's in the oh a lot of people did , oh yes , lot of people spent the money but I was one of the fortunate ones I had a little bit left because I mean I was , er I was very lucky myself , I mean I had a decent job at that time from time I left school and when I was on the dredging plant , I mean you take er in nineteen twenty five when er a schoolboy left school , his money was about ten shillings a week as an errand boy but I was one of the fortunate being a cabin boy on the dredger , I was getting thirty five shillings a week which was a lot of money and then after a few months they , I , they wanted another deck hand , so of course I went on there on four pound a week and then I was well off . |
| 9 | Mr Kronweiser sprang into his earlier stance of crouching flabby tiger , then with a deprecatory smile he relaxed stiffly and began rummaging in the top drawer . |
| 10 | Then with a great shout he began to plunge over bodies and kit-bags down the gangway towards us . |
| 11 | And then with a desperate movement he drew back from her grasp , his breath rasping in his chest . |
| 12 | Then with a sardonic smile he replied : ‘ I think the first sign , the very first symptom of Waldsterben , was an attack of blindness in foresters . ’ |
| 13 | Then with a renewed effort I managed to get it to moan like a person in pain . |
| 14 | Then with a quick movement he unfastened the zip . |
| 15 | There was an embarrassed silence and Nina glanced at Rachel , then at David Markham , then with a murmured apology she hurried from the room . |
| 16 | Lisa glanced defeatedly at the pile of papers , then with a heavy heart she gathered them up . |
| 17 | Then with a beckoning wave she disappeared from the window . |
| 18 | He gasped and reached up to her , pulling her down against his chest , and then with a swift movement he turned her beneath him . |
| 19 | Rachel sighed and shook her head slightly then with a little shrug she sat down on the side of the pool and dangled her legs in the water . |
| 20 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |
| 21 | For one brief moment he paused to reflect on the finality of this his last visit which closed a thirty year chapter of his life ; then with a wry smile he descended the impressive stairway . |
| 22 | And for a moment they strained together , their breathing harsh , uneven , then with a sudden movement he rolled on top of her , his weight crushing her down into the grasses . |
| 23 | If we flew a perfect mission every trip then there would be no need to train , but then in a perfect world we would not need an Army and I would be out of a job . |
| 24 | As her head wagged his embarrassment grew ; then in a low tone she muttered , ‘ Here she comes . |
| 25 | Then in a louder voice she cried , ‘ You took me to see him , do you remember ? |
| 26 | ‘ No ! ’ whispered Jack , then in a louder voice he said commandingly , ‘ Go for it ! ’ |
| 27 | Then in a cool voice he dictated the four letters while she tried to keep up with him . |
| 28 | Then in a dry tone he observed , ‘ In that case , you are right . |
| 29 | Briefly she was left speechless by his audacity , then in a strangled voice she went on , ‘ All I have in mind is a breath of fresh air and to … to talk . ’ |
| 30 | Then in a few minutes they were gone and quiet descended on our yard — but not for long . |