Example sentences of "then [vb base] [pers pn] [adv] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Place the block oil-side down into some jeweller 's rouge powder , then rub it on to the mirror edge . |
| 2 | Each pupil had to detail a movement in front of the squad pretending to be a drill sergeant and my detail was to get my squad from the stand easy position , slope arms and march them some 50 yards , then bring them back to the original position order arms and stand at ease . |
| 3 | Simple — I take the dish over to the sink and wash it , then bring it back to the table . |
| 4 | Cardiff watched him scan the wall , and then hold it up to the ceiling . |
| 5 | If you are paid a weekly wage , then add it up to the monthly total and put that down and so on . |
| 6 | Some devices for keeping costs low are employed and these can , where required , provide up to an extra 20% of expenditure : a popular ploy is to purchase stationery in advance and then resell it cheaply to the candidate as second-hand stock . |
| 7 | Breathe in from the diaphragm slowly through the chest to the mouth counting 1-2-3-4 then blow it back to the diaphragm with another 1-2-3-4 . |
| 8 | Slowly curl the barbell to shoulder height , and then lower it slowly to the starting position . |
| 9 | He toyed with the envelope for a couple of seconds , then thrust it back to the bottom of the pile . |
| 10 | Erm what , what we do today is to way go back over some of the ideas about land reform and then carry them through to the ninety fifty er Agrarian Reform Bill . |
| 11 | Then you 'd quarter it , quarter it off , you see , then carry it down to the shop so as you had some beef in the shop on show in four quarters . |
| 12 | To craft the pots so patiently from earth and water and then deliver them over to the mercies of fire and air . ’ |
| 13 | If they want to take it all away in the end and match me up with that slimy halfwit , why then take me up to the mountain and show me the world ? |
| 14 | He would collect her in his Morgan two-seater with the original strap round the bonnet , then take her off to the sailing club to commandeer the helm of her Enterprise dinghy , dressed in the latest sailing gear . |
| 15 | ‘ I will have a few casts here , Blair , then follow you down to the next pool , ’ I suggested . |