Example sentences of "then [verb] [pn reflx] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Miguel himself came round the corner of the villa , dressed in a white open-necked shirt and dark fitted trousers . |
| 2 | You 've to pick it up and then make yourself known to the check-in supervisor . |
| 3 | These tales made quite an impression on me as did the story of Uncle Fred 's eldest son , young Fred as he was known , putting on his age and managing to join the Marines when only sixteen , then found himself serving on the same ship as his father during the great battle — something of a unique record . |
| 4 | He took a step back , dizzy and breathless , then found himself sitting on the floor , back to the wall . |
| 5 | A fine fool she 'd look if she allowed herself to be swept off her feet by more of those blood-stirring kisses , then found herself dropped like a burning coal the moment Doreen stepped through the door . |
| 6 | She had doubts about the road but then found herself driving along the grey fortress walls of what she hoped might be the Castello Crocetto . |
| 7 | ‘ Ratners thought this through a couple of years ago and then found itself locked into the game of pushing price to keep volumes moving and everything was put on the back burner , ’ says Richards . |
| 8 | ‘ And I believe that I began then to train myself to listen in the voice of somebody , or look through the outer facade . |
| 9 | If your Dream is to own your own business , then picture yourself playing with a toy sweetshop at the age of seven , or deciding not to be wage-slaves like your parents , or managing the household budget as an adult . ) |
| 10 | Relax deeply , then imagine yourself walking through a forest , feeling your feet on the ground , hearing the birds , smelling the flowers and trees . |
| 11 | A man may show an interest in a woman , simply wanting to try out his style , and then find himself ensnared by the admiration and attention she beams at him . |
| 12 | Characters who make it to the top of the hill see a brilliant flash of sunlight , experience momentarily the scent of a summer day abundant with wild flowers and the taste of sweet wine and nectar- and then find themselves standing in a corridor , with their backs to the west wall , opposite the door to the scribe 's room ( location 59 ) . |
| 13 | When we then find ourselves confronted by the weary who need sustaining , both in personal conversation and in public worship alike , we have this reservoir to draw on . |
| 14 | Would she , Celia , then find herself relegated to the nursery ? |
| 15 | But these breaches are frequently mere secondary symptoms of a fundamental problem : first making a factual mistake and then finding oneself propelled towards a wrong conclusion . |
| 16 | He then forced himself to get through the rest of the day without writing , so that the well would have replenished its juice by the time he took up his pencil again the next daybreak . |
| 17 | Having accepted that she must wear it , Alexandra then set herself to dress for the pleasure of the Rectory children , throwing good taste to the winds and insisting upon hanging herself with all that glittered from the jewel box Aunt Emily had left her , its rose suede depths heaped with treasures from Richard Talbot . |
| 18 | You may then find yourself faced with a real battle if your dog has not been taught to co-operate in this fashion . |