Example sentences of "[conj] then [noun] ['s] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then Woodleigh 's secretary even came out last week , so I gather . |
| 2 | and then Martha 's voice , what do you want , with a not very good American accent and that 's it . |
| 3 | In eighteen thirty five she returned as a teacher , her salary to pay for first Emily 's , and then Anne 's tuition there . |
| 4 | Mike shrugged and moved to the door , and then Graham 's voice pulled him back . |
| 5 | The two men poured water on the fire and then Carter 's brother-in-law left . |
| 6 | An overhead broadcaster on the bridge of the frigate Ariadne crackled into life , a bell rang twice and then O'Rourke 's voice came through , calm , modulated , precise and unmistakably Irish . |
| 7 | You made enquiries — you learnt he 's still unmarried , and so here you are — ’ And then Silas 's appearance at the door brought a halt to her flow of words . |
| 8 | They stared at each other in mutual surprise , and then Sara 's feeling was succeeded by another which she recognised as pleasure — unexpectedly , pleasure . |
| 9 | And then Creed 's voice soft against his back . |
| 10 | After my warnings and reports , and then Tony 's murder , [ says Coleman ] I assumed that somebody would have the CIA on the carpet and close NARCOG down . |
| 11 | The conversation that was always meant to lead somewhere and then Iain 's surprise when he watched Andrew walk to the toilet . |
| 12 | There was a long , strange , dream-like while without motion or sound , and then Isambard 's voice , controlled and cool still , saying : ‘ Let him up ! ’ |
| 13 | Margaret had two friends in supervising the children downstairs , and they were both rather surprised when first the midwife and a student and then Margaret 's husband crashed through the front door . |
| 14 | And then Doreen 's voice spoke from behind her . |
| 15 | So I was completely depressed for a week and then Cher 's album came out and I 'm on that ! |
| 16 | It worked for six weeks , but then Moya 's subconscious started waking her earlier . |
| 17 | But then Tod 's letter , in my view , was n't very promising either . |
| 18 | Nf6 but then White 's advantage is indisputable after 19 . |
| 19 | But then Bunny 's idea of a subtle chat-up is a sock full of sand . ) |