Example sentences of "then she [verb] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Then she went down the branch line to Port Penrhyn . |
2 | Then she ran down the post to the ground below . |
3 | Then she folded back the top of the shift . |
4 | Then she took up the cloth , worked at the edge a moment and tore it neatly along the weave . |
5 | Then she switched on the indicator . |
6 | Then she let out the breath and sagged against the desk . |
7 | She waited until he had passed through the door that led to the stairs ; then she covered up the trays of now cooling toffee , put a saucer of milk down for the cat , stroked the animal 's purring head , saying the while , ‘ Now you get to work , Flotsie , and put your score up tonight , ’ then she went out , and locked the door . |
8 | Then she put down the hairbrush and inspected her countenance . |
9 | She stared uneasily at the envelope , at the black , firm hand , at the French stamp , and then she put out the light and went to bed . |
10 | Puzzled at first , she turned every page , then she held up the book by its spine and let the pages flutter ; no sheet of paper fell out . |
11 | Then she gave up the struggle and dropped on her knees beside Debbie . |
12 | Then she snuffed out the light , and waited for a moment , getting her owl-vision . |
13 | Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill . |
14 | Then she picked up the book of ‘ psychological correspondences ’ again and began with difficulty to read the letters . |
15 | Then she picked up the letter with the neatly typed address . |
16 | She waited until she heard the outer door close , then she picked up the receiver . |
17 | Then she tore up the sheet . |
18 | Ellen held her happy smile till the courtesy taxi had disappeared , then she tore up the proctologist 's business card . |