Example sentences of "then [pron] [vb past] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I taught in a secondary modern in Hackney , before getting involved in the pioneering days of schools ' drama , touring happily doing plays in schools and inspiring them to do their own . ’ |
| 2 | Well then I went to a private school on Road , two maiden ladies kept that , and we were taught to er walk properly , sit properly , dance , music , learnt the piano there , and embroider , and erm chiefly the educational side of schooling was almost non-existent . |
| 3 | The importers were n't reliable , and neither were the craftsmen , especially those who persuaded me to pay them in advance Then I got in a financial muddle because I did n't keep my bookkeeping up to date . ’ |
| 4 | Then I moved to a different teacher to get some more , you know , experience . |
| 5 | Then somebody spoke in a strong New Zealand accent . |
| 6 | Erm and then you went for a whole month which was , you could do something in that time . |
| 7 | Doreen 's jaw sagged slightly , then she muttered in a sulky manner , ‘ I suppose so — ’ |
| 8 | Then she stooped with a broad smile to address Emily . |
| 9 | Then she added with a light laugh , ‘ I do not think , Creggan , that you could stop me . ’ |
| 10 | Then she added in a confiding tone : ‘ Of course , she was not much with her husband really — and I think that helps — she is n't reminded of him at every turn , like an ordinary widow would be . ’ |
| 11 | And then she came to a small rise in the land and there was a man , his head under his arm . |
| 12 | Her mother looked at her vacantly for a moment , then she said in a weak voice , ‘ My poor girl . |
| 13 | Then she said in a small , flat voice , ‘ If you 've got problems , then there are professional people who can probably help you . |
| 14 | Then she said in a low voice : ‘ I asked Sir Charles to tell nobody . ’ |
| 15 | For a moment she just looked , then she said in a strangled gasp , ‘ That 's Gran'pa 's gun . ’ |
| 16 | Then she said after a small silence , ‘ Alex 's flat is too minute for two . ’ |
| 17 | Then she waited with a slight frown on her pale white face , as if she might learn something by waiting . |
| 18 | Then we listened to a nice concert on the radio , did n't we ? ’ |
| 19 | Then we came to a smashed yellow stone façade and a doorway that led down into a cellar . |
| 20 | Okay , so they got the base line measurement , thirty five percent people use them , then they went to a variable ratio er token economy system . |
| 21 | Then they retreated to a special lunch prepared for them , where they knocked back around seventeen Martinis apiece . |
| 22 | Then they tore in a wild , bumpy , breakneck race across the rough heath to Scawby Marsh and got ropes round the poor terrified pony just in time to keep him above the shifting surface before the marsh engulfed him . |
| 23 | For example , what would the courts do if Party A obtaining 40 per cent of the vote gained 60 per cent of the seats in the legislature because the remaining 60 per cent of the vote was split between three other parties , and then it embarked on a legislative programme which was discriminatory , anti-libertarian and anti-democratic ? |
| 24 | Then it rushed into a low tunnel , gathering factory and household waste on its long journey to the main flow of the beck near the town centre . |
| 25 | The white , black , red face was surprised , just for a moment , then it settled into a closed mask . |
| 26 | Then it focused on a wide plastic tray by Masklin . |
| 27 | Then he looked like a frightened animal . |
| 28 | Luke 's face darkened , then he said in a controlled voice , ‘ There 's tomorrow ? ’ |
| 29 | Joe said nothing for a minute then he said in a low voice , ‘ It 's quite settled then , Sarah and Terry ? |
| 30 | George watched her in silence for a while and then he said in a low voice , ‘ I say did I offend you just now ? |