Example sentences of "then [num] [prep] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every now and then one of them would stand up on the sofa and trample restlessly round like a dog resettling itself into its sleeping place . |
| 2 | If they live near to Mrs Richards 's villa , then one of them might have slipped down in the confusion to see what he could find in the surgery . ’ |
| 3 | People of opposing political views can live together , as can people of different religions , until something happens to make them meet head-on , and then one of them must give way . |
| 4 | So cos I said to Lynn as I said what I 'll do , I 'll go slow then one of you 'll have to put it out cos there 'll be so much work to wrap up I should be taking it home with me to do it . |
| 5 | We were on a beach , and someone — probably me in my cheerleader mode — suggested we engrave our names in big letters upon the sand , then one of us would mount the promenade and photograph inscription plus inscriber . |