Example sentences of "then she [vb past] [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Then she wrote out a cheque in payment of the forgotten parking-ticket , put it in an envelope and went out .
2 Then she went down the branch line to Port Penrhyn .
3 Then she ran down the post to the ground below .
4 Then she folded back the top of the shift .
5 Then she took up a position standing right at the back .
6 Then she took up the cloth , worked at the edge a moment and tore it neatly along the weave .
7 Then she took out a comb , and began to set it into some kind of order .
8 Then she reached up a hand and stroked his hair gently .
9 Then she reached out a hand and took hold of her water-jug .
10 Then she reached out a hand to clasp one of hers .
11 Then she switched on the indicator .
12 Then she let out a scream that seemed to lift her right up into the air and she dropped the plate with a crash and a splash onto the floor .
13 Then she let out a cry that brought most of the searching Brownies back at top speed to the beech .
14 Then she let out the breath and sagged against the desk .
15 Then she put down the hairbrush and inspected her countenance .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 Then she gave up the struggle and dropped on her knees beside Debbie .
19 Then she snuffed out the light , and waited for a moment , getting her owl-vision .
20 Then she picked up a parcel lying next to her , and looked round to see if the driver was coming back .
21 Then she picked up a telephone and talked to Conway .
22 Then she picked up a pencil and quickly worked out the sum on a piece of paper .
23 Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill .
24 Then she picked up the book of ‘ psychological correspondences ’ again and began with difficulty to read the letters .
25 Then she picked up the letter with the neatly typed address .
26 She waited until she heard the outer door close , then she picked up the receiver .
27 Then she tore up the sheet .
28 Ellen held her happy smile till the courtesy taxi had disappeared , then she tore up the proctologist 's business card .
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