Example sentences of "[conj] then a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then a great wave breaks over me and I emerge into full consciousness . |
| 2 | And then a great scientist , Rassilon , led the people into the scientific age . |
| 3 | George felt rather than saw the swing of the camera that was aiming over his own left shoulder at Gerrard , felt it move backward , and then a great surge of apprehension came up into his chest , drying his mouth and clogging his throat . |
| 4 | The lake was fringed with a shore of sandy pebbles and then a great curve of grass swept up to the terrace of thr house . |
| 5 | He lowered the gun and got control of himself , then raised it again , but the laughter returned : a grimace , a flutter , and then a great stream of bubbles inside , floating up , jouncing his chest , until tears blurred the figures in the scope . |
| 6 | And then a great lurch and pit-pat pit-pat pat-pat-pat-pat-pat-pat-pat , racing until she wanted to hold it , rein it in , for this was surely worse , this would overtax the heart muscles , until it fell , exhausted , this was a race to death . |
| 7 | Gorbachev , visiting Lithuania in January 1990 , had unexpectedly promised that legislation would be introduced allowing republics to become fully independent ; but the law on secession , approved on 3 April 1990 , specified a two-thirds majority in a referendum on the issue and then a transitional period of up to five years in which territorial , property and other issues would be resolved . |
| 8 | Drenching even a few rooms , with foam and then a chemical spray seems to me a high penalty for catching what American police forces call a perpetrator . |
| 9 | And then a scintillating piece of fielding from Graeme Hick . |
| 10 | Isabel heard a yell from behind and above them , swiftly running feet , and then a sinister rush of air . |
| 11 | He almost flinched and then a sardonic smile twisted his lips . |
| 12 | And then a tentative voice called from the darkness . |
| 13 | So generally to make it , to make it straightforward , I tend to er differentiate , so that I 've got some in the ta the non-taxpayer 's name up to the limit , and then a joint account perhaps which will be usable by both of them er for instant access , that type of thing . |
| 14 | At Rosemarkie in the Black Isle , north-east of Inverness , a remarkable number of stones were found within a few hundred yards of the present Groam House museum , indicating past importance as a tribal and then a religious centre . |
| 15 | The candidates faced hours of written exams , manoeuvres and then a gruelling road test through Milton Keynes . |
| 16 | ‘ They do 40 lengths as a warm-up and then a gruelling sequence of exercises in the water . |
| 17 | However , Miller only advised budding for less vigorous roses or where more than one variety was required on the same plant and then a compatible growth habit was essential . |
| 18 | In some parts of the country , ploughs , decorated with coloured ribbons , were carried from house to house and then a mumming play was performed . |
| 19 | ‘ After much talk of shape , height , floor space , safety , capacity , shipping , assembly , colours , themes and aesthetics we had a forest of drawings — and then a first prototype . |
| 20 | In the late fifties and early sixties , British agencies used to have a copy department and an art department , and then a separate TV department . |
| 21 | There was a long silence and then a deep sigh from Fernando and when he spoke again his voice was soft and almost at the point of exhaustion . |
| 22 | She heard Silas 's deep tones speaking to Matt , who happened to be standing near the door , and then a derisive laugh came from behind her as Doreen entered the shearers ' quarters . |
| 23 | Taking over the monastic premises , there and then a hurried council of war was called . |
| 24 | It 's a fast ascent on to the bealach , and then a right turn takes you on to a surprising flat little plateau sporting a tiny circular lochan . |
| 25 | A left to Carr 's body was quickly followed by a punch to the head , and then a right hook had Carr reeling and in trouble . |
| 26 | One or two problems and then a general inspection . |
| 27 | Now and then a circulating pirate might come face to face with a Familo thug , and there would be some ritual snarling and glaring . |
| 28 | Thank you bowlers , six for twenty-five and then a slight contrast , one for a hundred and fifty , but he bowled a great many overs , that 's er , he 's proving a very useful addition to the the England side and he 's being used erm very sensibly by Gooch . |
| 29 | The second review should be the following day , and then a slight relaxation can be allowed , with two days and four days elapsing . |
| 30 | Pickering 's second half goal seemed to be giving them three points , but the sending off of Mick Tait for his second bookable offence and then a defensive lapse allowed Stuart Rimmer to score the equaliser . |