Example sentences of "then [pers pn] [vb past] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I waited at the barrier , the motley flesh around me all pulsing with welcome . |
| 2 | I half got up , then I looked at the hole he 'd gone down and at the paper in my hand . |
| 3 | Then I looked at the rest of myself , and all the rest of me was a … |
| 4 | Then I looked at the chassis and registration numbers and realised it was my old car . |
| 5 | Then I looked at the table . |
| 6 | But even then you remained at the beck and call of the organization . |
| 7 | And then she glanced at the window ; the darkness outside was complete . |
| 8 | Then she stared at the picture for a full minute . |
| 9 | Then she screamed at the children . |
| 10 | We lost touch for a couple of years and then we met at the Coventry Specimen Group Stag Night and found that each of us had conceded to an extent and were now using almost identical rods . |
| 11 | Then it appeared at the end of the long straight leading into town . |
| 12 | and they 've done ever so well cos they did all Cos of course we had fine whether last week , they got everything done , and then it poured at the weekend but they were n't there , and now they 're back on site the weather 's cheered up again . |
| 13 | Then he looked at the Earl . |
| 14 | and then he looked at the man . |
| 15 | Then he looked at the Curator , straight into his eyes to make him understand that the person he was thinking of was himself . |
| 16 | and then he looked at the row of trolleys tangled in the front of the car . |
| 17 | Then he looked at the jury , and said very loudly : ‘ Sarah did not buy the toothpaste . |
| 18 | Then he looked at the linen she was holding across her arms , and she followed his gaze and said , as she motioned her hand towards the door , ‘ This … this is our house too . |
| 19 | parked behind , but then somebody else came and parked in front of him , and he was there and sort , you could see him looking you know , he looked at the driveway and he looked , he was looking in his rear view mirror and then he turned round and looked like this , then he looked at the front , and he was thinking my god I ca n't get out of here , and all of a sudden a little car comes up the road stops , goes beep , beep on the horn , wan na get in the drive , this bloke went ha , ha , ha , ha and he could n't do anything |
| 20 | Then he stared at the phone rather than me for about a minute until the door opened . |
| 21 | Then he stared at the barrier of earth Heather had made along the hayfield side of the fire . |
| 22 | Then he glanced at the letter in his hand again , and his face set into a dark , determined expression . |
| 23 | Willis told the cops , ‘ You 'll all be walking the fucking beat soon , ’ and then he yelled at the neighbours , ‘ Which of you bastards told the police ? ’ |