Example sentences of "then he [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 They sat in silence for a while , then he looked meaningfully at the whisky bottle .
2 A log jam at Barashevo , as if this forgotten end of the world was a metropolis of movement and then he looked again at the huddle of prisoners separated from him by two lines of uniformed guards .
3 He looked across the fire at Lennie 's anguished face , and then he looked ashamedly at the flames .
4 And then he looked up at the front window .
5 Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon-juice mouth .
6 Then he looked up at the new young golden eagle who had been available under special government licence and brought in as her replacement .
7 Then he looked up at the black smoke which came from the Forfarshire 's funnel .
8 He enjoyed his meal , and then he looked up at the waiter , smiled and said , ‘ I have n't got any money , you know .
9 Then he looked up at the sky , and saw the plane just before it went behind a cloud on its way to Port au Prince airport .
10 Then he looked up at the portrait of Sir Humphrey Agnew and smiled .
11 Then he looked up towards the softly defined slopes , high above the village .
12 Then he looked up towards the back , and Shelley knew , with a sudden shock , that he must be looking for her , but she was too nervous to stand up .
13 Then he looked suspiciously around the car .
14 Then he looked round at the roses climbing the old red walls , the pink and white flowers on the fruit trees , and the birds and the butterflies everywhere .
15 Then he looked across to the far side of the valley , softened by the twilight into a cascade of blue silk ; it was going to be another damp and lousy night of drizzle .
16 Then he looked across to the corner of the fireplace .
17 Then he looked down at the enormous cake .
18 Then he looked back at the teacher .
19 Then he looked back at the T'ang , standing there , pouring a second bowl for his father .
20 Then he looked back at the hole in the ground .
21 Then he looked back along the ship .
22 Then he looked specifically at the effect of the results of the three month or si six month cystoscopies , but they did note that only those pa only those patients who had recurrence in the first year went on to progressive stage .
23 Then he looked out of the window … there were NO trams or tramlines .
24 Ellwood stayed still for a while , letting the priest set up his tackle and make a couple of casts , then he slithered down to the path .
25 Then he walked over to the assemblage of components he had constructed earlier and tore it to pieces systematically .
26 Then he walked over to the window and stared down at the chess board .
27 He waited until Ace shrugged and stepped aside , and then he walked steadily to the TARDIS , drawing in his wake Lacuna , Britta , Ace , Francis , Elaine , Defries and Bernice .
28 Then he walked deeper into the trees as the twilight thickened around him and the stars began appearing among the branches over his head .
29 Then he walked out through the doorway .
30 Doyle shook his head as he contemplated the mess , then he walked back to the table to take the supplies into the kitchen …
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