Example sentences of "then [pers pn] [vb past] i [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then she scratched me between the ears and I started purring despite myself . |
| 2 | Then she took me to the centre by saying that she had asked my husband and had given permission . |
| 3 | Then she looked me in the eye and smiled . |
| 4 | Then they clapped me on the back with too many hands , thrust upon me the plastiform wafer that confirmed payment of the rest of my fee , and proclaimed that they would create a song for the festival in praise of ’ the , most safe and reliable Delmore Curb , master courier ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ One dog jumped up and bit off my ear then they pulled me to the ground . |
| 6 | Just then he noticed me for the first time . |
| 7 | He said yes Mrs well then he followed me in the kitchen , stood behind me and I thought what the hell 's he hanging about for , I 'm gon na take it to him and the , his son- in-law was there |
| 8 | I bent forward to see if I could recognise him — there was something vaguely familiar about him , the voice perhaps — and then he hit me on the side of my head — ’ Poor Miss Watson faltered and her eyes filled with tears at the memory of that vicious blow . |
| 9 | Then he hit me with the butt of his gun and the next thing I remember is coming round to find my colleagues crouched anxiously beside me . |
| 10 | ‘ He was singing Ernie — then he chased me round the flat . |