Example sentences of "then [vb base] [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hold the piston with a wrench and use another to unscrew the washer cover , then prise out the old washer and fit a replacement . |
| 2 | His grandfather had explained that the only true way to bake bread was to burn it black and then rasp off the burnt extremities with a coarse file . |
| 3 | The aim of the game is to gas as many Jews as possible and then sell off the residual gold teeth . |
| 4 | Then bring up every 20th needle on the ribber to working position . |
| 5 | round that square then back up the other way betwe up through the factories |
| 6 | He watched her drape a folded sheet and towel over one arm , then pick up a covered tea-tray and step from the bright kitchen to the gloomy corridor . |
| 7 | They land in a field among crop circles ( they bought crop circle footage off National Geographic , and when they watched it the only car you could see in it was — synchronicity ! — a red station wagon … ) and then pick up a hitch-hiking alien . |
| 8 | And we used to do thirty-six holes a day ; caddie for one player in the morning and then pick up a fresh bag for the afternoon . |
| 9 | Clients will announce their intentions to the group , and then report back the following week . |
| 10 | Stir in the cornflour , Sweetex Granulated , orange and lemon rind , then cook over a low heat stirring constantly until the mixture boils and thickens . |
| 11 | I watched Pa mark the first blade with yellow chalk , pull down his welder 's mask , then winch up the grinding wheel till it just pinged against the right-hand end of the blades , throwing a couple of sparks . |
| 12 | Oh , he said , I expect in a minute the door will be flung back and I 'll be dragged off to some sort of temple arena where I 'll fight maybe a couple of giant spiders and an eight-foot slave from the jungles of Klatch and then I 'll rescue some kind of a princess from the altar and then kill off a few guards or whatever and then this girl will show me the secret passage out of the place and we 'll liberate a couple of horses and escape with the treasure . ’ |
| 13 | Barak swung round then let out a deep sigh when Laidlaw emerged from the shadows of an oak tree on the other side of the road . |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't take it all in , ’ she told him and then let out a deep sigh and gave a small shrug of her shoulders . |
| 15 | Jessamy scrambled in beside him , then let out a silent sigh of relief as the car moved swiftly off down the drive , leaving the house behind them . |
| 16 | He hoisted up a plank to sit on and then let down a small rope . |
| 17 | Then cut out a fun motif to decorate the mug . |
| 18 | I was then put on a waiting list to see the back specialist at the local hospital . |
| 19 | Paul has just that transformation in mind when he tells the Ephesians to put off the old self , be made new in the attitudes of their minds , and then put on the new self , ‘ created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness ’ ( Eph. 4:20–4 ) . |
| 20 | A great deal of pressure is then put on the social worker to act in the way the majority want , and not spend time listening to what the client wants . |
| 21 | Listen to talks — read articles — then jot down a few headings on what message is being conveyed . |
| 22 | Eight students and four staff from Knowsley Community College in Huyton will travel to Greece by minibus and then drive over the Albanian border in two old ambulances packed with hospital equipment . |
| 23 | And though the visit could have given him an opportunity to kill his father , and then drive down the next day to discover the body , that was the one crime which every logical motive screamed against . |
| 24 | For a senior job it should not be regarded as a burden to see 12 people and then draw up a short list of three or four . |
| 25 | Then draw up the eventual balance sheet after credit creation has taken place . |
| 26 | Sam Reed scored twice and then set up the third goal for Tom Cox . |
| 27 | In the end we decided to go to bed , and then set out the next morning just in time to catch the ship to Hamburg . |
| 28 | The Phalangists stormed into Tony Franjieh 's home , murdered 32 of his supporters and bodyguards and then set about the ritual execution of Suleiman Franjieh 's beloved son . |
| 29 | ‘ If we had to wait three months for this money , then fill in a new form to open a different account , just like a new investor in fact , it would not be a bad idea to see if any other society was offering a better rate than the 8.85 per cent offered by ‘ Prime Gold ’ . |
| 30 | Seal all joints with fire cement , then fill in the remaining gap behind the top section of the fireback using more of the insulating mortar |