Example sentences of "[conj] then [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Actually communicating the need for quality improvement to all 37.000 C&P employees , educating everyone and then implementing the process , is no mean task . |
| 2 | I was at university and then learning the business I had inherited . |
| 3 | differentiating a quotient and then recognizing the picture . |
| 4 | The Twit Factor(TF) is calculated by a multiplying a Breeding Quotient ( BQ ) , marked between 1 and 5 , by the Outrage Index ( OI ) , based upon observed behaviour , marked between 1 and 10 , and then dividing the result by the Agreed Mitigator ( AM ) , a mark between 1 and 10 assessed on the basis of redeeming features such as intelligence , professional merit etc . |
| 5 | The principle indicated in those cases was a long way from the circumstances of the present case and was far from warranting the conclusion that by making a photocopy of a document which in the hands of the maker of the photocopy was not privileged , and then sending the photocopy to a solicitor for the purposes of obtaining advice , privilege was thereby cast on the copy sent to the soicitor . |
| 6 | Another had kept a continual eye on the grain trade by serving in a Red Army supply regiment and then managing a state grain-collecting centre . |
| 7 | Under this , the EPA is responsible for cleaning up the most contaminated sites and then recovering the cost from the bodies held responsible for the contamination . |
| 8 | The running yield is given by dividing the coupon by current market price and then multiplying the result by 100 in order to express it as a percentage . |
| 9 | Implicitly it is consistent with the first stage of a two-stage budgeting procedure , with investors initially deciding on the level of investment in a particular location and then determining the asset allocation of that investment . |
| 10 | The book was intended as the unpretentious account of a Devon lad who has just kept on writing and then reading the news . |
| 11 | Conversely , when a war was being concluded and there was a prospect of reductions in the size of the army , many officers of the younger regiments attempted to avoid reduction to half-pay by trying their interest with a politician , but the practice of transferring to a new regiment to accelerate promotion , and then regaining a place in an old one while retaining the rank already gained , demanded very good political connections . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , ’ Josie said , turning her page and then refolding the newspaper to keep it manageable , ‘ I could n't tell you for sure . |
| 13 | Karamanlis , 83 , had presided over Greece 's return to democracy in 1974 , holding office as Prime Minister until 1980 and then serving a term as President from 1980 to 1985 . |
| 14 | The process is one of envisioning on paper and then transferring the result to an Apple Macintosh computer system . |
| 15 | They do this by coating a metal electrode with the polymer and then varying the voltage applied to the metal . |
| 16 | Whenever I motor past , I imagine what a joy it must have been once upon a time to see him in action around the commons and village greens , stroking that famous beard and then scattering the pony and traps with his magnificent blows . |
| 17 | And then rebuking the demon who 's presence is assumed to afflict the epelo epileptic Jesus accomplished this healing . |
| 18 | This applies to backs as well as forwards and centres have become , once again , key players in the strategy of committing opponents and then moving the ball wide . |
| 19 | In this case the spin itself was quite normal , and after a few turns the pilot initiated the recovery by applying the full opposite rudder and then moving the stick forwards . |
| 20 | ‘ There you go , ’ he had added , opening the door and then handing the key to Ross . |
| 21 | Presumably , therefore , a House of Commons bent on pressing a Bill to extend the life of Parliament could do so by first abolishing the House of Lords under the Parliament Act procedure and then passing the Bill and presenting it for the Royal Assent . |
| 22 | One moment of magic came in the late stages of the first half when Holy Cross 's Brian Lockhart surged into the danger area before pivoting past two defenders and then slotting the ball in the basket . |
| 23 | They moved slowly , effortlessly , stroking her breasts with feather-light touches at first and then deepening the pressure as her flesh burned hotly under his touch . |
| 24 | The strategy ( Huggett , 1980 ) involved four phases identified as the lexical phase which necessitates identification of system components ; the parsing phase which involves establishing relationships between system components ; the modelling phase which requires expression of relationships in the context of a model and then calibrating the model ; and the analysis phase in which there is an attempt to solve the system model and if not successful the procedure is repeated with a modified model . |
| 25 | The intention is to preserve these original documents for posterity by microfilming them and then providing the microfilm for public use . |
| 26 | The purchaser 's lawyers will usually proceed by gathering all information already given to the purchaser and then issuing an information questionnaire to the vendor similar to that set out in Appendix II . |
| 27 | It had happened by accident , almost , just buying the furniture he liked as he saw it , odd pieces here and there , and then choosing the carpet and curtains in the expensive London store where he had happened to be making inquiries about another crime . |
| 28 | The bodies and researchers which have considered the problem of access to lawyers all conclude that cost has a deterrent effect on seeking legal advice initially and then pursuing a claim . |
| 29 | It certainly is n't simply a case of just reading up on the reviews , playing around with a couple of the likely programs and then buying a system or two and expecting peace , harmony and perfect publications to be the end result ! |
| 30 | One problem which an employer may face is that of an employee accepting the relocation package , moving to the new area and then leaving the company to go to another local firm . |