Example sentences of "then [vb base] [pron] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rinse the lentils in a sieve under running water , then place them in a large saucepan with all the remaining ingredients except the salt . |
| 2 | Spread out the seaweed into the shape in which it is to be pressed while still in the water , then slowly lift it out of the basin , keeping it flat , let it drip for a while and then place it on a waterproof surface . |
| 3 | Roy looked much more solid — the kind of man who would sit silently through what she had to say , listen to Purdy 's probing , then corner her with a single , well-informed comment . |
| 4 | Having described the setpoint theory in convincing detail , Bennett and Gurin then put it in a historical context . |
| 5 | If , after learning successfully about the suffix -ful , he still makes that error , then consider it as a phonic alternative . |
| 6 | ‘ If you want something done then give it to a busy person ’ . |
| 7 | What they could find room to laugh at , however , was the way in which respectable England could ignore the realities of slum life for so many years , while showering the Empire with the benefits of Christianity and imperial wars , and then get itself into a respectable lather in such a short time about a few broken heads among rough lads . |
| 8 | and then thump it with a huge mallet and it splits along the natural lines of the grain . |
| 9 | Then close them with a firm push on the lever in order to establish the habit . |
| 10 | Do you think you could pull me up and then point me in an easterly direction once we 're outside ? |
| 11 | Once the new house had been built is was often blocked in with a single course of concrete blocks and curiously enough today thirty five years later the modern method of building houses is to construct them all of wood and then surround them with a single course of concrete blocks . |
| 12 | If desktop publishing is considered as a tool then it is important , as with any tool , to select both the correct one for the job and then use it in a sensible manner . |
| 13 | Decolourize the solution by stirring with activated charcoal for 1 h , filter and then store it in a dark bottle at 4 C. |
| 14 | Draw in a pale outline at first , then strengthen it with a strong ink or pencil , which will give a better guideline . |
| 15 | Working on a clean , flat surface , decide exactly where you wish to place the flowers , and then arrange them on a horizontal level first so that they do not slip off . |
| 16 | An aid in setting down ideas and identifying the structure of the document is to produce a list of the matters to be covered by the terms and then arrange them in a logical order . |
| 17 | We 'd have to jazz it up a little , get a few prominent vocalists to sing over the coolant 's bubble , a few name producers to chip the chilly vibration down to its component cubes and then restack it into a great wall of freezing sound . |