Example sentences of "then [vb past] [pers pn] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , they created a self-image and then sold it to the greater powers of western Europe ; and whatever their reaction , be it incredulous , admiring or contemptuous , these powers now found it impossible to ignore the Scots ' insistent demands that they should be noticed . |
| 2 | I then sold it to the genuine buyer , paid you back … ’ |
| 3 | The combative veteran gave his side the lead on the hour , and then helped them to a flattering 3-0 win . |
| 4 | Dzo bells lulled us to sleep and then woke us to a clear and sunny morning . |
| 5 | She gave her name and address , and P.C. Clifford then drove her to the big office block in Upper Thames Street , just round the corner . |
| 6 | he bound her hands and raped her … he then drove her to the nearby village of Olney … where she was raped again … |
| 7 | Making a hole in the top of a roll they poured in whiskey until it was well soaked , then threw it to the screaming gulls , who swooped upon it in their dozens . |
| 8 | And she says her day with Becky and the team was a revelation : ‘ The Granada Reports people came to my house to film me in some of my own clothes and then took me to the Hillcrest Hotel in Widnes where I had my hair styled and my make-up done , and then tried on lots of different outfits . |
| 9 | That God created the world and then left it to a forsaken humanity , trying to address Him in an echoless void — this idea is n't new . |