Example sentences of "then [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 2 ) Positioning the mouse cursor on the text line and using the backspace or delete keys to delete the numbers and then typing in the new value . |
| 2 | He suggests that assignment of specific sense properties in the definitions and then matching on a property-by-property basis may offer the greater degree of constraint necessary . |
| 3 | Some students , particularly those from the Indian subcontinent who have been selected for Commonwealth Scholarships , are capable of performing very well at higher degree level , and then returning to an academic career in their own countries . |
| 4 | Most will be the former , with the cable running out from the fuseway in the consumer unit to supply a number of socket outlets on the ring , and then returning to the same fuseway . |
| 5 | These can be drafted by outlining the area with tape or transfer lines , and then painting in the central area with matt black enamel paint ; or , fill in the middle by laying down wide transfer lines , slightly overlapping each other and cut to shape with a scalpel . |
| 6 | The family were then living in the military camp at Harmoumou . |
| 7 | Then he kissed me , and for a moment I remembered a play we were in together , when we 'd done the same sort of kiss , starting with his hand under my chin and just our lips lightly together , and then developing into a full clinch ; but by the time we were deeply embraced I had forgotten the play and could think only that this was like coming home . |
| 8 | Losing to Avon Valley 24–21 Mills engineered a four , first by moving the jack and then threading through a congested head to take out an opposing bowl . |
| 9 | Short-term leases , if they do n't contain an absolute bar to assignment , commonly contain a covenant by the lessee not to assign the lease without the lessor 's licence , and usually provide that such licence shall not be unreasonably withheld — if such proviso is omitted , then acting for a prospective lessee you should always insert it in the draft . |
| 10 | Then acting like a fifteen-year-old girl now , she turned and ran along the path , around the ornamental clock , and kept running until she reached the east gate of the park . |
| 11 | Cale performs his songs simply , pounding out confident chords from a grand piano and then turning to an acoustic guitar in order to add another shade of grey to his musical palette . |
| 12 | Both cases can be covered by imposing the additional constraint and then turning to the second objective . |
| 13 | So young people using Sony Walkmans , going to discos once , twice a week and then going into a noisy job could permanently impair their , their hearing . |
| 14 | That is er saving a range from the prompt file , using extract , and then going into the other file and doing a file combine in that extracted file . |
| 15 | Jack watched the guard dialling and then waiting for a nerve-stretching length of time . |
| 16 | The novel ends with San Fransisco going up in flames , then succumbing to a monstrous earthquake . |
| 17 | We can hypothesise that if there is a change in visual perception then pointing with a non-preferred hand should show the same adaptive shift as for the normal hand , while pointing to an auditory target should show no adaptive shift . |
| 18 | However , it is still difficult to imagine the slim person going for a real blow-out , or having dinner , going to the pub , then calling into an Indian Restaurant for a further meal before going home . |
| 19 | With the white pieces , he seemed intent on avoiding any continuation that might give him an advantage , playing into total equality , then drifting into an inferior position and time-trouble . |
| 20 | ‘ E mast be LOADED — and then getting on the next coach to Leeds to get all me money just like John Lennon 's dad . ’ |
| 21 | His practical education was evidently gained working in his father 's business and soon after he came of age he was taken into partnership , the firm then moving to the larger settlement of Corbridge . |
| 22 | Beginning with a bargain struck between the Crown and the nobles , and then moving into a skilful attack in the lawcourts , the government managed to persuade Parliament into passing in 1536 the great Statute of Uses which turned the ‘ use ’ into a legal estate and abolished completely this method of evasion . |
| 23 | This was effective for a while with Colchester taking the set 15–7 and then moving into a 2–1 lead , but it was less successful in the fourth set as Nomads began equalling Colchester 's attacking strength . |
| 24 | Venice and Lake Garda is a full day trip stopping first at Italy 's largest lake and then proceeding to the ancient water city of Venice to enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of St Marks Square , the Grand Canal and the elegant shops . |
| 25 | Once such differences in the soil can be detected , the archaeological features are excavated , often by first removing what appears to be the latest ( uppermost ) layer , and then proceeding to the next layer , and so on . |
| 26 | He had been urged by his doctor to escape the English winter and at the end of the year he went once more to South Africa for a ten-week holiday , sailing to Durban and then proceeding in a leisurely fashion to Cape Town . |
| 27 | In the third economic package in 1989 [ for January and May measures see p. 36778 ] , measures were adopted by the Cabinet on July 7 with the aim of cooling the economy by lowering inflation ( then running at an annual rate of 6 per cent ) , by restricting economic growth to 4.5 per cent ( from its current annual rate of 6 per cent ) , and by withdrawing more than 500,000 million ptas from circulation , and also to stop tax fraud . |
| 28 | The road to it is initially charming , passing through parklands around Shieldaig Bay and then continuing to the picturesque settlement of Badachro . |
| 29 | The most direct approach leaves the village by way of Glen Canisp , taking advantage of a rough road to a shooting lodge and then continuing on a good track along the north base of the mountain until opposite the obvious saddle ; here the track , which heads for the more orthodox mountain of Canisp , is left and a watery beeline made for the foot of the gully descending from the saddle . |
| 30 | Deems was silent , hanging his head and then asking in a subdued voice , ‘ What will you do with me ? |