Example sentences of "then he [verb] [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For several moments he made no reply , then he sent her an enquiring glance as he said , ‘ May I ask a favour ? ’ |
| 2 | And then he told me a hilarious story about the way in which the chairman of the committee , I 'm not sure quite what particular branch in the world he 'd come from but he was looking at the figures , I suppose it was an accountant looking at the , the figures saying now why is it that the amount spent on district nurses has gone up ? |
| 3 | And then he gave her a great , a great big bouquet did n't he ? |
| 4 | The designer 's brows drew together and then he gave her a grudging smile . |
| 5 | He said what a waste of bloody time and then he gave me a five-pound note . " |