Example sentences of "[conj] then a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The UN became heavily involved in Korean affairs from the beginning of 1948 as a consequence of the acceptance by the UN General Assembly of the American proposal that elections should be held in both parts of Korea to achieve a national assembly and then a unified government for Korea . |
| 32 | Foster qualified for the Telford finals having won her division for ‘ middle club ’ rated tennis players in a LTA Volkswagen Nationals county qualifying tournament during the summer and then a regional final in September . |
| 33 | The Taj turned silver , and then a late pink . |
| 34 | I could hear Sorley thumping around inside and then a distinctive whine and a sort of humming stutter . |
| 35 | If the one we crossed this time was a steep climb and then a pleasant sweep into a warm green valley , and not the mountains of the moon , I was the better pleased , because although it was different it was also wonderful , and because I felt instinctively that the heights must be earned . |
| 36 | It was as if someone had asserted that it was inconceivable that a mammal should lay an egg and then a duck-billed platypus had turned up . |
| 37 | In the UK , statutory maternity pay is 90 per cent of earnings for the first six weeks of maternity leave and then a lower rate of £39.25 for a further 12 weeks . |
| 38 | Indeed , an original idea suggested informally by several people a long time ago was that there could be a two-day preliminary meeting , and then a two-day summit of the European Council . |
| 39 | It is normal mode of practice to put any old thing on the plate ( a company 's US headquarters is quite normal ) and then a detachable sticker on the neck giving the real story , thus encouraging the sort of ‘ Made in the USA ’ guitar snobbery that continues to exist . |
| 40 | In the seconnd half Swindon stepped up the pressure and then a controversial penalty with Mitchell chasing there 's a mix-up in the box and in the melee , the referee blows up for a penalty saying Southend number 3 had held back Mitchell . |
| 41 | Below the bushes lay a ledge and then a sheer rock face plunging forty feet to the clay-reddened lake . |
| 42 | However , we sat round waiting patiently , and then a nasty-looking plane circled round . |
| 43 | Usually , there is no communication between the two until the last minute , and then a long-winded procedure begins in which the empty listed building must be offered to every other part of the organization ( most of which self-evidently will not want it ) ; and while the papers sit in in-trays the repair bill escalates into hundreds of thousands of pounds . |
| 44 | Sometimes the child was allowed to pick up a camera ( an attractive toy ) and then a loud buzzer would sound . |
| 45 | A sing-song round the fire perchance , a few spooky tales to swop , and then a friendly round of goodnights before slipping off to dreamland on a clean and functional bunk . |
| 46 | But there was something so grim , so untouchable in the set of his face that there was a pause in the upward fluttering of her heart — a pause , and then a downward plunge to earth . |
| 47 | My first ambition was to be a policeman , and then a private detective . |
| 48 | Beyond the Golden Room is a further room of art and then a temperature-controlled room of old clocks , one of the finest collections in Italy . |
| 49 | In Victoria mid-week , the President 's XV , with Graf kicking three of his four penalties , had moved into a 14–3 lead before two errors , a missed tackle mid-field and then a missed touch kick allowed Swansea to turn the tide with tries by wing Simon Davies and centre Scott Gibbs . |
| 50 | ‘ Give 'im plenty of warm drinks , lass , ’ instructed her father-in-law , ‘ and then a good night 's sleep should see 'im all right . ’ |
| 51 | Had more companies been honest with themselves a dividend passed completely would have been better and then a new base could have set at a suitable level . |
| 52 | Every now and then a new game appears which sends the press wild with appraisal and is usually followed with a roaring applause at the ECTS annual awards ceremony . |
| 53 | Initially , there was a close range try from Tony Keegan and then a superb handling move involving sleight of hand from Martin Smith — an Old Edwardian who bears a striking resemblance to the Leicester maestro , Les Cusworth - resulted in Rupert Moon plunging over . |
| 54 | I 've got odd days and then a six week block . |
| 55 | She felt the boat rock , heard its engine roar into life , and then a cool breeze was blowing the nausea and giddiness away . |
| 56 | Transparently clear , all the country in a deep russet dress , long , vividly bright , horizontal sunshine casting long shadows in the morning ; a dull midday and then a divine evening . |
| 57 | In 1987 , the Gunners won the League Cup , followed by the Championship in 1989 and then a second title in 1991 . |
| 58 | The slices were perfectly aligned , and then a second layer was placed across them at right angles . |
| 59 | What is more difficult to establish is whether the first building was inhabited for a while , demolished just after the inhabitants moved out , immediately paved over , and a new building later constructed ; or whether the first building was inhabited for a while , abandoned by its inhabitants for many years , then collapsed through decay , was paved over later on , and then a second building constructed . |
| 60 | The traditional technology for recalling horses after a false start is equally sophisticated : the official at the starting line waves a red flag if a start is false , and then a second official 200 metres down the track waves another . |