Example sentences of "then the [noun] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last a smile began to pull at the folds in Sir Charles 's face , as if his cheeks really were wallets and his smile was going through them , looking for cash , then the smile turned to laughter , it pushed between his teeth , it was dry and rhythmic , it sounded uncannily like someone counting a stack of dollar bills . |
| 2 | He smiled for a moment thinking it was a joke ( a slash of the knife at this point ) and then the smile turned to disbelief — ‘ he did n't look disabled ’ — finally he felt embarrassment that he had progressed through such sensational thoughts . |
| 3 | ‘ Then the door fell on top of me and my face was cut by broken glass . ’ |
| 4 | Then the emphasis came on innovation . |
| 5 | I declined their offer to go IMC until they confirmed a positive radar identification , then the cliffs disappeared from view . |
| 6 | Then the invasion started in earnest . |
| 7 | And then the memory leaped into life as the liner 's spotless white airlock opened , and some figures emerged . |
| 8 | Then the cart came into view . |
| 9 | Then the captain went on deck to talk to the crew . |
| 10 | Then the car came in sight . |
| 11 | Then the shipyards sank without trace , and it was three years on the dole . |
| 12 | And then the applause leapt into existence like a great roaring animal as people jumped up , shouting , clapping , screaming their agreement and their opposition , moving in a heaving mass . |
| 13 | Then the train went into reverse , motors growling , occupants groaning , and trundled slowly back through the squalls of rain , passing Maryhill and looping down through Anniesland and over Great Western Road . |
| 14 | They washed and dried in silence , and then the twins appeared with lemon cake all over them . |
| 15 | And I thought it really had been a very good life , a fun life , despite Ellen never having gone to bed with me , and I wondered if my father would even notice my death , then the Maggot whooped with glee , hauled back on the stick , and our plane was screaming up into the wide blue lovely bullet-free sky and the Maggot was laughing and slapping my shoulder . |