Example sentences of "but then [pron] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anyway , that night they put a night-light in my room , in case I had nightmares , but the shadows were even worse than the darkness , and so I just lay there , under the covers , quivering with fear thanks to these damn dragons , and I wished Ken was back from University because sometimes I was allowed to sleep in his room , and I wished I was allowed a torch in my room , but I was n't , and I was wondering about crying really loudly , because that would bring mum and dad in to see me , but then what did I say was wrong ? |
| 2 | All in all , she decided , not the prettiest of sights , but then what did it matter now ? |
| 3 | I ca n't remember now which one had copped the leaky bath , but then what did it matter ? |
| 4 | It was smaller than I thought it would be for two-and-a-half grand 's worth , but then what do I know ? |
| 5 | I find some offences disgust me , Im let the guy know , but then I let them know I want to help them |
| 6 | But then I see them point at me , and go , ‘ Lulu ! ’ and I think , ‘ Oh God , they 'll turn off next time I 'm on the telly ! ’ |
| 7 | But then you see we 've got a section which is Birmingham and then we 've got a Head Office . |
| 8 | But then you see you 've got places like the weighing room , jockeys areas which basically y you 've got temporary staff there , or casual staff . |