Example sentences of "then [vb past] [pers pn] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , Flupper showed us the deadly thorn bushes that wrap round their prey like octopuses : and then whooshed us off at savage speeds — sometimes so fast he aquaplaned over the water . |
| 2 | Having arranged all the larger flowers in the design , I then filled it out with some astrantia and potentilla flowers . |
| 3 | He put it to his lips , hesitated , then knocked it back in one go . |
| 4 | A record-player shuffled a few simple chords violently together , then dealt them out with heavy emphasis . |
| 5 | He glared down into her determined face and then swept her up in one smooth movement , carrying her into the darkened barn and grimly mounting the wooden steps . |