Example sentences of "then [prep] a [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking around then for a non-union post he succeeded in getting an appointment to the Script Department at Ealing Studios , a complex famous the world over for its comedies . |
| 2 | Then for a few days she was quiet . |
| 3 | Then for a few seconds he said nothing . |
| 4 | Then after a long pause she added , ‘ Absolutely nice . |
| 5 | Then after a long time I got up with the help of a friend . |
| 6 | Then after a few minutes it all stops . |
| 7 | Gina started scanning the documents , then after a few seconds she gasped , |
| 8 | That 's in the oh a lot of people did , oh yes , lot of people spent the money but I was one of the fortunate ones I had a little bit left because I mean I was , er I was very lucky myself , I mean I had a decent job at that time from time I left school and when I was on the dredging plant , I mean you take er in nineteen twenty five when er a schoolboy left school , his money was about ten shillings a week as an errand boy but I was one of the fortunate being a cabin boy on the dredger , I was getting thirty five shillings a week which was a lot of money and then after a few months they , I , they wanted another deck hand , so of course I went on there on four pound a week and then I was well off . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Then with a great shout he began to plunge over bodies and kit-bags down the gangway towards us . |
| 11 | And then with a desperate movement he drew back from her grasp , his breath rasping in his chest . |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |
| 13 | Then with a renewed effort I managed to get it to moan like a person in pain . |
| 14 | Then with a quick movement he unfastened the zip . |
| 15 | There was an embarrassed silence and Nina glanced at Rachel , then at David Markham , then with a murmured apology she hurried from the room . |
| 16 | Lisa glanced defeatedly at the pile of papers , then with a heavy heart she gathered them up . |
| 17 | Then with a beckoning wave she disappeared from the window . |
| 18 | He gasped and reached up to her , pulling her down against his chest , and then with a swift movement he turned her beneath him . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ I dare say that sums up the extent of your humanitarian ambitions ! ’ she snapped shortly , then with an inward groan she belatedly remembered her worthy intentions regarding Sarah Chester 's . |
| 24 | If this were the case then within an individual junction we would expect risk related information to be best remembered for risky exemplars and peripheral information to be best remembered for the less risky exemplars . |
| 25 | If we flew a perfect mission every trip then there would be no need to train , but then in a perfect world we would not need an Army and I would be out of a job . |
| 26 | As her head wagged his embarrassment grew ; then in a low tone she muttered , ‘ Here she comes . |
| 27 | Then in a louder voice she cried , ‘ You took me to see him , do you remember ? |
| 28 | ‘ No ! ’ whispered Jack , then in a louder voice he said commandingly , ‘ Go for it ! ’ |
| 29 | Then in a cool voice he dictated the four letters while she tried to keep up with him . |
| 30 | Then in a dry tone he observed , ‘ In that case , you are right . |