Example sentences of "then [verb] [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most difficult part of the exercise , apart from handling the sheer volume of data that was being produced , was deciding what was meant by ‘ monitor and control ’ for each system element , and then drawing out the related information . |
| 2 | Hold the piston with a wrench and use another to unscrew the washer cover , then prise out the old washer and fit a replacement . |
| 3 | His grandfather had explained that the only true way to bake bread was to burn it black and then rasp off the burnt extremities with a coarse file . |
| 4 | The aim of the game is to gas as many Jews as possible and then sell off the residual gold teeth . |
| 5 | round that square then back up the other way betwe up through the factories |
| 6 | Everyone else went ahead on the basis of the animal data , and then found out the hard way that if it 's taken during pregnancy you get damage to the foetus . ’ |
| 7 | Clients will announce their intentions to the group , and then report back the following week . |
| 8 | I watched Pa mark the first blade with yellow chalk , pull down his welder 's mask , then winch up the grinding wheel till it just pinged against the right-hand end of the blades , throwing a couple of sparks . |
| 9 | The Offline Operator should then carry out the Offline Cycle as specified by LIFESPAN on the screen . |
| 10 | Paul has just that transformation in mind when he tells the Ephesians to put off the old self , be made new in the attitudes of their minds , and then put on the new self , ‘ created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness ’ ( Eph. 4:20–4 ) . |
| 11 | A great deal of pressure is then put on the social worker to act in the way the majority want , and not spend time listening to what the client wants . |
| 12 | Examination of this material ( very much as described in Chapter 2 ) enables the identification of the dies used in the sample , and one can then work out the total number of dies represented in the sample of a given size . |
| 13 | The issue is not that she might faint or be incapable of carrying through her role of blessing bread and wine and distributing it , then wiping out the sacred vessels , for these are not exactly arduous tasks ! |
| 14 | Eight students and four staff from Knowsley Community College in Huyton will travel to Greece by minibus and then drive over the Albanian border in two old ambulances packed with hospital equipment . |
| 15 | Then draw up the eventual balance sheet after credit creation has taken place . |
| 16 | The Phalangists stormed into Tony Franjieh 's home , murdered 32 of his supporters and bodyguards and then set about the ritual execution of Suleiman Franjieh 's beloved son . |
| 17 | Seal all joints with fire cement , then fill in the remaining gap behind the top section of the fireback using more of the insulating mortar |
| 18 | Then fill in the estimated figures by the relevant items on the schedule enclosed with this brochure . |
| 19 | He would then take over the European Components ' planning activity when everything was centralised in Detroit . |
| 20 | The poverty-stricken could then take over the deserted metropolises . |
| 21 | The cockpit is then propelled by a large rocket and almost immediately stabilised by a small drogue , or parachute , which then pulls out the main chute , said Mr Brian Miller , of Martin Baker , the leading name in ejection seat invention and manufacture . |
| 22 | Brush the whole cake with apricot glaze , then roll out the remaining marzipan to a large circle to cover . |
| 23 | 1 Heat the orange juice and brandy until boiling , then pour over the dried fruit and ginger . |
| 24 | Laying these aside quietly , they then prised up the thin lead sheathing from round the edges of the glass and gouged out the putty holding the pane in place . |
| 25 | Er , I understand there was problem because of the computer breakdown which caused a certain record to be lost but then I discover that there is no copy of man manual copy of orders sent to the contractors for repairs kept so that having lost the computer record the council do not know what lights have been reported to contractor for repair and then find out the basic clients |
| 26 | They leered at each other , then tittupped down the polished wood of the stairs , clutching the banisters . |
| 27 | Mark out the same sized area on the floor , then lay out the various items , juggling them around until you are satisfied with the positions . |
| 28 | Each locomotive then took over the other train of wagons making a slow descent hitched to the back of the train using considerable braking power . |
| 29 | Maxim wrote down the names , then took out the new camera and fiddled with it ; presumably the gravestone was evidence of a sort . |
| 30 | I worked right through it and then looked up the proper translation , which was at the end of the book . |