Example sentences of "then [pron] [verb] it [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took it out of the bed and stared at it , then I put it on the table beside my bed and put out the lights . |
| 2 | I put the small boat on my shoulders and carried it to the edge of the water , then I put it in the sea . |
| 3 | Then I rode it in a in an old Burberry and I do n't how I started it , I think it was kick start . |
| 4 | ‘ Then I sold it for a Telecaster , which I hated , because the Tele did n't have any knobs ; it was a real simple guitar and I did n't like it , so I bought a Les Paul and I loved it . |
| 5 | Then I drive it at a brick wall . |
| 6 | ‘ So I just went a-front there with my milk and vinegar ; rubbed it in my palm and fingers ; and then I rubbed it inside the horses ’ nose and then round their nostrils . |
| 7 | I 've got it back two or three times and then I failed it in the end . |
| 8 | Then I tried it on the pasture , but that was a bit rough , so I thought I would ride it down the new road through the iron gate leading out of my land . |
| 9 | ‘ I started a similar scheme in Wellington , but then I did it at the same hour on the same day every week . |
| 10 | ‘ It was probably hit on the road and then somebody threw it into the lake , ’ Ross Aldridge , the young constable , told her . |
| 11 | You go to the pantry , get on your hands then you take it into the dining room |
| 12 | Then you put it on the window sill for people to admire so heaven knows how many went that way . ’ |
| 13 | Apparently this new method had been tried out down south and it seemed ideal for the temperamental Orkney climate because you harvested when it was green and then you put it in a pit and packed it with a tractor and then you left it until it turned black and rotted and then you cut it up in chunks and fed it to the cattle . |
| 14 | We buy a nice little time manager thing , with little pink elephants in it , and goodness knows what , and we spend eight hundred pounds to get something to tell us how to time manage , and you really get enthusiastic about this for three months , and then you put it in the drawer and go back to your diary . |
| 15 | You just need the bike to turn a little bit and as soon as it 's spinning it turns just enough to where you can pick the bike up and then you nail it off the corner . ’ |
| 16 | And then you pour it into the bowls |
| 17 | Now if you want to do this in a proper way , then you do it in a proper way . |
| 18 | and what it is the box is stood there and then you back the motor under it and then you drop it onto the body and it folds |
| 19 | and the hand does n't sneak out afterwards and starts popping out and then it 's useless , then the rest of all this stuff you just get it out of the way under the arm , it 's all gone , right , this bit comes up between the two shoulder blades , do n't make the mistake of bringing it across there , a lot of people do that , that wo n't do , you have to come round the back and between these two shoulder blades to get maximum support , you 've got to hold this elbow up and then you tie it near the hand , now I recommend that you tie it and talk to your casualty , half tie it and say is that supporting you enough ? |
| 20 | Then she set it in the middle of a saucer . |
| 21 | Then she placed it on the flames . |
| 22 | She was reluctant to let go of the roach at first but then she hurled it into the fire and got unsteadily to her feet , saying , ‘ I know what . ’ |
| 23 | It had a deep brim which widened towards the chin so that in profile the face would be hidden , and before she put it on Sarah brushed her unruly hair until it looked smooth , then she parted it in the middle and drew it tightly back . |
| 24 | That 's it , and then erm then we take it to the next stage . |
| 25 | O K. What I propose to do is I 'm going to read this poem aloud and then we discuss it as a group |
| 26 | And then we give it to the printer |
| 27 | Our suppliers buy direct from the ports , prepare and pack the fish for us and then we have it on the shelves within 24 hours . |
| 28 | Maybe they simply see the ark as a visible guarantee of God 's presence and of victory , but that understanding of it is no better , for then they turn it into an idol , ascribe to it magical powers , and leave us asking why they did not take it into battle in the first place . |
| 29 | you see them with A's , they tend to do the A and then they join it at the top |
| 30 | So I just stood there while they shouted " Jolly hockey sticks , " across as her , and then Kevin started them off singing , " How green you are , how green you are , how green you are , how green … , " ever so softly , to the tune of " Auld Lang Syne " till her bus came , and then they sang it at the tops of their voices as she staggered onto the bus and moved down to the back seat . |