Example sentences of "then she [verb] [adv prt] the [noun sg] " 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 | Then she put down the hairbrush and inspected her countenance . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Then she gave up the struggle and dropped on her knees beside Debbie . |
| 11 | Then she snuffed out the light , and waited for a moment , getting her owl-vision . |
| 12 | Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill . |
| 13 | Then she picked up the book of ‘ psychological correspondences ’ again and began with difficulty to read the letters . |
| 14 | Then she picked up the letter with the neatly typed address . |
| 15 | She waited until she heard the outer door close , then she picked up the receiver . |
| 16 | Then she tore up the sheet . |
| 17 | Ellen held her happy smile till the courtesy taxi had disappeared , then she tore up the proctologist 's business card . |