Example sentences of "then [verb] it [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man did n't need telling twice , and as the boy began to follow him , Connor suddenly remembered : at some time during the evening , when the saloon till ran short of change , he had put in some silver of his own and taken out a fiver — then stuffed it in a pewter tankard on the shelf for safekeeping . |
| 2 | Eugene Forster paused , raised one of his bushy eyebrows , then slowly and deliberately , with the wisdom of previous experience , finished the whisky , drew one last time on the cigar then plunged it with a hiss into the water , before he took the ‘ phone . |
| 3 | He calmed the animal , quickly inspected it , then led it to a second , checked this animal too for wounds and led it to Wynne-Jones . |
| 4 | Sheldukher raised the weapon and then lowered it with a sigh . |
| 5 | This means you get the debt guaranteed by a bank in the buyer 's country , then sell it at a discount to another bank . |
| 6 | To serve , ease the mousse away from the edges of the mould , then invert it onto a serving plate and shake firmly to release the mousse . |
| 7 | Having cleaned the mirror surface as well as you can , you must then cover it with a sheet of clear glass cut to the same size , that has also been well cleaned . |
| 8 | Fuqua Industries first estimated the cost of capital for the corporate group using CAPM principles and then modified it for a division by reference to fourteen key risk elements . |
| 9 | The official was convicted of criminal damage for ramming the craft with a motorboat , then whacking it with a shovel . |
| 10 | THE French count who is to marry the Princess of Wales ' stepmother , Raine , Countess of Spencer , said yesterday he felt ‘ totally abused ’ by people who rented his chateau then used it for a porn film . |
| 11 | Melcarek and Brown then used it for a study of the effects of chill stress on both prompt and delayed fluorescence . |
| 12 | A YOUNG thug killed a complete stranger with a baseball bat — then used it in a park game with his pals , a jury heard yesterday . |
| 13 | He actually came into Frankfurt in his hired BMW , then changed it for a Mercedes . |
| 14 | In Benny 's house , where she was considered a very pampered only child , she had to borrow the kitchen radio and then perch it on a chair because there was n't any socket near enough to her bed to plug it in . |
| 15 | First , you sterilise the water with one of the purification tablets supplied , then filter it through a carbon filter to produce drinkable water for tea , coffee , cold drinks or just for cleaning your teeth . |
| 16 | Let the egg dry and then cover it with a layer of varnish to make sure all the edges stay firmly stuck down . |
| 17 | Troy logs the information for research purposes , then retransmits it to an inventory distribution centre , where more computers decide what restocking is needed at Auburn Hills . |
| 18 | Yeah , get it downloaded on disk and then put it on a P C downstairs . |
| 19 | Instead , you should respond by making the dog lie down , saying ‘ no ’ in a harsh voice and then ignoring it for a period , thus breaking off the game . |
| 20 | Donald McCulloch grinned with pleasure and then turned it into a look of complicity for the younger men . |
| 21 | So that meant I had to get the part of the , the top bit of the cup , thread it through the hoo , the hoop and then tie it in a knot ! |
| 22 | Build a raft and then get it across a lake ? |
| 23 | Well you you buy it all at thirty three or twenty five percent discount so you can then sell it at a bit more . |
| 24 | Press each segment with the palm of your hand and then roll it into a 9cm/3½in round . |
| 25 | Allow it to cool , and then pour it on a plate . |
| 26 | And then of course at er the time of the lambing time you had to go out and help with the lambing time , you know , to help the shepherds with If he 'd a weakling lamb you 'd always to bring it in the house and then feed it in a bottle . |
| 27 | Then seal it in a plastic bag to take home . |
| 28 | Alternatively , you could create a small design as though it were in a vase or a natural spray , and then surround it with an archway of flowers This would then have no mount , but just a plainish frame , to avoid the overall effect seeming too cluttered . |
| 29 | It would have been much more subtle just to have allowed his wife to demonstrate it when the time came and then to turn it into a talking point . ’ |
| 30 | This is because a complete rose is not usually ready to be pressed in one go , so you must condition it first by stripping it of its leaves and thorns , cutting the stem and then crushing it with a hammer , before placing it in fairly deep water . |