Example sentences of "then [pron] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me . |
| 2 | Then somebody gave her a square wooden camera , a perfect camera made of light-coloured wood and pine with a beautiful hollow in the middle for the light-rays to pass through . |
| 3 | Then she gave him a fine-toothed comb that would drag the dead lice and their eggs from his hair after the liquid had done its work . |
| 4 | Then she threw him a shrewd look . |
| 5 | But then she remembered what the wise old turtle had told her about putting herself in the dog 's place , and doing what she would want to have done to her . |
| 6 | The small aircraft bucked and tossed , throwing her forward , then something caught her a glancing blow and she knew a moment 's pain before the blessed darkness closed in . |
| 7 | And then we thought what a great idea for a book . |
| 8 | For several moments he made no reply , then he sent her an enquiring glance as he said , ‘ May I ask a favour ? ’ |
| 9 | And then he told me a hilarious story about the way in which the chairman of the committee , I 'm not sure quite what particular branch in the world he 'd come from but he was looking at the figures , I suppose it was an accountant looking at the , the figures saying now why is it that the amount spent on district nurses has gone up ? |
| 10 | That you have a map of an island ; that there 's crosses on the map to show where treasure is ; and that the island is — ’ Then he told us the exact place . |
| 11 | And then he gave her a great , a great big bouquet did n't he ? |
| 12 | The designer 's brows drew together and then he gave her a grudging smile . |
| 13 | He said what a waste of bloody time and then he gave me a five-pound note . " |
| 14 | It was then he gave me the old papers I have read to you . |