Example sentences of "then [verb] [adv] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you approach the time of competition , begin ‘ interval training ’ in your aerobic band by working very hard to raise the pulse rate almost into the anaerobic threshold , then easing up to drop the pulse rate down into the lower third of the band . |
| 2 | Place potatoes in just sufficient water to cover , bring to the boil , then simmer slowly to prevent the potatoes falling apart . |
| 3 | A slow retrieve , occasionally stopping to allow the bait to sink back to depth , then speeding up to run the bait to the surface working the bait as a lure or wobbled bait would be , the difference is that on this occasion you could be doing it at 150 yards from the bank and an area never covered by bankside wobblers . |
| 4 | These headings were then broken down to test the assumptions by critical analysis , country by country identifying the common European factors and the variables . |
| 5 | But it then goes on to criticise the Draft Directive because it ‘ fails to recognise that a different mix of measures including water treatment or blending may be required depending on local factors , such as geology , rainfall and farming practice . ’ |
| 6 | He then goes on to fit the tenons to the mortise saying ‘ fit the stretchers to the posts and repeat the exercise on the mullions . ’ |
| 7 | The roll that is quoted above records the election of officers for the coming year and then goes on to note the making of by-laws and the fining of defaulters . |
| 8 | But then goes on to discuss the matter purely in electoral terms . |
| 9 | Indeed , Williams then goes on to discuss the propriety of treating children against the wishes of their parents , and states that ‘ the legal authority for this rests on the doctrine of necessity . ’ |
| 10 | and then say well look the reason why I 'm here is this |
| 11 | A separate control experiment is then carried out to calibrate the calorimeter . |
| 12 | What he then writes almost gives the impression of avoiding the confusion which I diagnosed above : ‘ This is how self-consciousness arises , the capacity to locate oneself within physical and social space … to know where one is and whom one is dealing with and what is expected of one ’ ( 47 ) . |
| 13 | The trust 's assets , which consist of shareholdings in other companies , are then liquidated thus releasing the capital needed by the acquiring corporation . |
| 14 | The separate estimates for large and small companies were then added together to provide the figures shown in Table 2 of this report . |
| 15 | Two side guylines are then pegged out to secure the flysheet . |
| 16 | All the factors are then collected together giving the result 60 = 2x2x3x5 . |
| 17 | erm you would then like just to get the lump sum and say here you are . |
| 18 | Every hour the assistant on duty had to read the instruments , make a note of the wind speed and direction , the visibility , the cloud , precipitation ( if any ) , and whether the barometer was rising or falling , and then stand by to teletype the details in code to Group Headquarters , who in turn would transmit it to Bomber Command . |
| 19 | He stood in front of it and then turned slowly to face the Square , willing his salvation . |
| 20 | As she faced out to sea then turned back to face the land through which she had just passed , her eyes were unseeing ; only the past was visible . |
| 21 | There was a wide space beside the staircase , the stairs rose up to the boys ' bedroom wall , then turned left to join the landing . |
| 22 | This may be done by thumbing through the pages of the local telephone directory , then calling in to watch the training at the club selected . |
| 23 | When his father was absent , he would come here himself and stand beside the pool , staring down into the water as if emptying himself into its depths , letting his thoughts become the fish , drifting , gliding slowly , almost listlessly in the water , then rising swiftly to breach the surface , imbued with sudden purpose . |
| 24 | It 's where shaving 's for weddings , ties are for funerals and tea is brewed in a billy , then swung overhead to settle the leaves ( or to scare the spiders away , depending on who 's pulling your leg ) . |
| 25 | He kicked the motor cycle round and gunned it across the river , then swung back to face the spit and the vee-shaped cut in the almost vertical bank . |
| 26 | After a moment she tapped again , then stepped back to fetch the tea . |
| 27 | So I applied my ‘ sandwich ’ neckline , then set about neatening the fronts . |
| 28 | And this time China 's rulers knifed it in the back with shameless savagery — then set about hounding the survivors in a reign of terror . |
| 29 | 4 The leading arm then pulls back to cover the head against an impending kick from the opponent . |
| 30 | This is a narrative poem which , like ‘ Futility ’ , firstly dealing with a particular person but then expands out to include the rest of the world . |