Example sentences of "then [vb base] it [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can write ‘ Jan ’ in the row label on the left , then drag it downwards with the mouse . |
| 2 | Place the block oil-side down into some jeweller 's rouge powder , then rub it on to the mirror edge . |
| 3 | Simple — I take the dish over to the sink and wash it , then bring it back to the table . |
| 4 | Slide it out onto a plate , then invert it back into the pan and cook the other side for about 5 minutes . |
| 5 | Choose a sideshoot of the current year 's growth that is hardening at the base , then tear it away from the main stem with a sliver of wood . |
| 6 | Develop for half of your normal time then place it quickly into the stop bath . |
| 7 | Develop for half of your normal time then place it quickly into the stop bath . |
| 8 | He could eject this by jerking his head upwards , and then catch it again in the socket . |
| 9 | Lay a piece of masking tape at the centre point of the hearth , then line it up with the plumb bob |
| 10 | Cardiff watched him scan the wall , and then hold it up to the ceiling . |
| 11 | You can freeze rice and then put it straight in the microwave . |
| 12 | He sipped at his wine again , then put it down on the arm of his chair and , keeping a finger and thumb on the stem , twisted it one way , then the other . |
| 13 | I looked at it accusingly , then put it down in the cradle . |
| 14 | Maxwell examined the letter in silence , let the Consul General read it and then put it back into the Captain 's open hand . |
| 15 | Oswald has been chairman of the Darlington Brown Trout Angling Association for 38 years , and jokes : ‘ On the one hand I catch a fish then put it back into the water . |
| 16 | Think of the total quantity of change involved in going from wolf to Chihuahua , and then multiply it up by the number of walking paces between London and Baghdad . |
| 17 | If you are paid a weekly wage , then add it up to the monthly total and put that down and so on . |
| 18 | First , the Macintosh was designed as a graphical computer and so already possessed the necessary hardware to provide a typographically ‘ accurate ’ WYSIWYG display and then print it out onto the new LaserWriter printer . |
| 19 | Whereas I mean , , if you sort of give the criticism first and say the wrong area is that , and then finish it off with the praise , they know where they stand , and when you come up to them and say you 've done a superb job , they 're not just sitting back , thinking oh yes , what 's coming next . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Slowly curl the barbell to shoulder height , and then lower it slowly to the starting position . |
| 23 | He can steady her balance by holding his hands sufficiently close but not grasping her waist as she pirouettes , then grasp it firmly at the end of the turn , maybe to twist her into another pose . |
| 24 | Haul it back up , then chuck it down on the deck |
| 25 | It would also be necessary ‘ to smash the decrepit , effete constitution that allows a minority to capture power , and then use it ruthlessly in the interests of the privileged few ’ . |
| 26 | And if you 'd got a good suit , you 'd take that , then fetch it out for the weekend , so they 'd looked decent , and when you took it back on Monday and he said I 'll have to drop you on that , Ah , so you wo n't this week . |
| 27 | He toyed with the envelope for a couple of seconds , then thrust it back to the bottom of the pile . |
| 28 | 4 Taste the onion filling to check the seasoning and then spoon it evenly over the dough . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | you might be better just doing it this way , just work out what thirty per cent of it is and then take it away from the original |