Example sentences of "then he [vb past] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then he woke up the next morning and threw up everywhere . |
| 2 | Then he made out the thousands of tiny rings that studded the ceiling . |
| 3 | Then he ran down the wooden stair , through the house , out to the lower lawn . |
| 4 | Then he thought how the long streets were dotted with lamps , and how the peaceful stars were shining overhead ( 5 ) . |
| 5 | Then he searched out the little hard protruding button that was the energy of her sex , he stabbed at it with his tongue , felt her respond quickly , then urgently . |
| 6 | Then he came back the next day — I think it was the next day — and told us who 'd died . |
| 7 | Then he turned back the top sheet and blankets . |
| 8 | Then he picked up the two bags and led her into the terminal . |
| 9 | Then he picked up the internal phone and pressed a button . |
| 10 | Then he picked up the fainter smells of buttercups and horses . |