Example sentences of "then he [vb past] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he paused for a moment . |
| 2 | Then he looked in a railway timetable for a town that he did not know . |
| 3 | Then he landed in a bunker , shot over the green and putted twice . |
| 4 | Then he heaved in a breath that must have gone right down to his toes , and his whole body arched and stiffened , and then relaxed on as prolonged an exhalation . |
| 5 | Then he disappeared into a banana grove . |
| 6 | We went out for a day — and a night — then he disappeared in a cloud of smoke to get the ferry at Dover . |
| 7 | Then he said in a voice to which composure had been restored : ‘ Perhaps , after all , there 's some merit in discussing the matter . |
| 8 | Then he added with a wink , clearly teasing her , ‘ But all the same , I 'll bet Arnie does n't look after you like this . ’ |
| 9 | For a moment Broadman 's face looked as though some vast internal struggle was going on , and then he added with a burst of generosity , ‘ I 'll throw in yours , too . ’ |
| 10 | Then he added with a smile , ‘ But it would be very interesting to meet a person who had murdered somebody . ’ |
| 11 | Then he thought of a line of chimneys belching smoke across the country , and of the fuel they would require , and he grimaced . |
| 12 | I told him of the plight of all the refugees on the station , then he thought for a minute and said , ‘ Well , I 'm running a camp at the moment , and have over a thousand in it , but I 'm sure we can squash you all in somehow . ’ |
| 13 | Then he thought for a moment , and began to smile . |
| 14 | He saw them and halted , standing at gaze for a moment open-mouthed and great-eyed , and then he whooped like a huntsman hot after game , and turned and ran like a hare for the hall , bounding as he ran . |
| 15 | Then he got to a point where he wanted to expand his horizons and he started making music that was far more experimental . |
| 16 | Sean Walsh 's mind did a slow careful calculation , then he came to a decision . |
| 17 | Then he came to a place where he could not push between two heavy warren bucks . |
| 18 | Then he lay in a Dublin hospital bed with his neck in a brace , his rugby future hanging by the merest thread . |
| 19 | There were some trees below them , and when they reached them he slowed , she followed suit , and then he swished to a halt . |
| 20 | and then he went to a specialist book place , that ca n't find rare editions or whatever . |
| 21 | Then he went to a party . |
| 22 | He had a good head for numbers , and recited it all the way down St Martin 's Lane and into Monmouth Street ; then he went in a shop for a coffee and wrote it down on one of the paper napkins . |
| 23 | Then he argued against a scheme which would allow him to vote on matters like health , education , and local government in Wessex , but not in his own constituency of West Lothian . |
| 24 | But then he elaborated in a tone that had a sudden edge to it , ‘ Let's just hope that 's where the similarities end . ’ |
| 25 | Then he fumbled for a cigarette , lit it clumsily , and sat drawing in smoke as if it were a narcotic . |
| 26 | In semi-darkness , she waited , hearing the sound of a key grating against metal , and then he fumbled for a moment , muttering to himself in Italian . |
| 27 | Just then he stopped at a place where a dog had dug a hole in the ground . |
| 28 | And then he stopped behind a bush and beckoned me over , and there was an antelope standing ahead , which I shot . |
| 29 | He stood over her for a moment , smiling gently , then he sat on a chair so that she did n't have to look up at him . |
| 30 | Then he sat for a while on the aisle stand which was a box covering the auto-pilot , where he was able to look out through the nose . |