Example sentences of "then with a [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Kronweiser sprang into his earlier stance of crouching flabby tiger , then with a deprecatory smile he relaxed stiffly and began rummaging in the top drawer . |
| 2 | Then with a great shout he began to plunge over bodies and kit-bags down the gangway towards us . |
| 3 | And then with a desperate movement he drew back from her grasp , his breath rasping in his chest . |
| 4 | Then with a sardonic smile he replied : ‘ I think the first sign , the very first symptom of Waldsterben , was an attack of blindness in foresters . ’ |
| 5 | Then with a renewed effort I managed to get it to moan like a person in pain . |
| 6 | Then with a quick movement he unfastened the zip . |
| 7 | There was an embarrassed silence and Nina glanced at Rachel , then at David Markham , then with a murmured apology she hurried from the room . |
| 8 | Lisa glanced defeatedly at the pile of papers , then with a heavy heart she gathered them up . |
| 9 | Then with a beckoning wave she disappeared from the window . |
| 10 | He gasped and reached up to her , pulling her down against his chest , and then with a swift movement he turned her beneath him . |
| 11 | Rachel sighed and shook her head slightly then with a little shrug she sat down on the side of the pool and dangled her legs in the water . |
| 12 | Her eyes were held for a few moments in the lazy gaze across the desk , then with a conscious effort she blinked herself free , looked down at her notepad . |
| 13 | For one brief moment he paused to reflect on the finality of this his last visit which closed a thirty year chapter of his life ; then with a wry smile he descended the impressive stairway . |
| 14 | And for a moment they strained together , their breathing harsh , uneven , then with a sudden movement he rolled on top of her , his weight crushing her down into the grasses . |