Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] then [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man who , for the sheer fun of it , intentionally torments and then sets fire to a cat , knowing full well what he is doing , is a paradigm example of what legal and moral opposition to cruelty to animals has meant historically . |
| 2 | Anarchy on a smaller scale is provided by photographer Kurt Buchwald who set up a ‘ Photography Forbidden ’ sign in front of innocuous subjects and then took photographs to see what happened . |
| 3 | far back in my life so I can recall my first piece of actual writing , I have a scrapbook at home and I look at it regularly , it had my first pieces of work in it , I usually drew pictures and then wrote things , my first piece was on A four and I have drawn a table , my mum and myself , I was holding a , I wrote one sentence and it was surprisingly literate this is what I wrote , it is my party and I wait for my friends to come , I did many pieces of work |
| 4 | Moreover , parasitoids may also feed at the nectaries and then infect insect larvae by oviposition thereafter and , in Inga , this seems effective in control at altitudes where ants are uncommon . |
| 5 | ADAM & EVE allows you to create your own ‘ user database ’ of collocations for texts and then generate exercises on these . |
| 6 | In simpler ways , libraries may deliberately remove certain reference works from their regular places on the shelves and then monitor reader reactions . |
| 7 | Thus the companies ' approach to investment has been to ensure that there is sufficient availability of short-term assets to meet unforeseen contingencies and then to maximise holdings of long-dated , higher-yielding assets . |
| 8 | Cook for 3–4 minutes and then add 250g of fresh salmon which has been boned , skinned and chopped . |
| 9 | supervises change over of free-choice activities and then monitors maths group and two language groups ; |
| 10 | Known as the Everest Challenge , the car is offered to any rider who can jump two clear rounds in four specified contests and then win Saturday night 's Grand Prix . |
| 11 | The money-traders ( bankers ) take deposits from savers and then issue promises-to-pay to borrowers . |
| 12 | The point was that it basically has to come from yourself and if you feel funny about yourself , then maybe you should go to the root of what 's making you feel funny as opposed to just taking downers and then taking uppers . |
| 13 | But for now , she would not allow herself to think , she would rest for a few hours and then make arrangements to deal with business matters . |
| 14 | The Strip , at the westerly end of Sunset Boulevard and closest to the hub of the film industry , was the avenue for poseurs where every young hopeful — and plenty not so young — hung out to be discovered in one of the dozens of coffee bars that eventually gave way to rock ‘ n ’ roll clubs and then strip shows of the Sixties and Seventies . |
| 15 | aggro we 've had of and forms and then writing letters to him |
| 16 | That is , they do not become millionaires and then stop gambling . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's not an easy thing to do , making assumptions to estimate costs and then keeping people informed of any changes as they arise , but it 's not easy for others such as building contractors to do it either and they do . ’ |
| 18 | It provides a basis for action which includes setting targets and then monitoring outcomes and it motivates those involved . |
| 19 | But we can do better : we can set ourselves targets and then let readers know if we reach them . |
| 20 | P.C. Foster took down the relevant particulars and then escorted Woolridge to the cells . |
| 21 | ’ He paid for some years and then ceased payment . |
| 22 | Come , I 'll spell it out for you — one thing only you were born for , and that 's to live fourteen years and then bring Undry here and hang it from these chains . |
| 23 | The main questions you ask , the more he 'll believe , he do n't ask , it 's , it 's , it 's all about , this is what I 'm saying about erm reacting , eh when basically what you would is you 'd make a statement , tell him something and then ask him a question , which is what you did anyway , but I do n't know if you 're always aware of what you 're doing , you 're doing , you do it naturally , selling is about making statements and then asking questions , you do it when you telephone customers all the time |
| 24 | City equalised through Peter Costello after 49 minutes but then had Graham Bressington dismissed for a scything tackle on Tony Griffiths . |
| 25 | The first step is to define and analyse the problems and then to set objectives to be achieved . |
| 26 | Now we have the prospect of organisations which must establish objectives , identify priorities within those objectives , allocate resources and then monitor expenditure against and the achievement of those priorities and objectives . |
| 27 | If the ferret is lost in a small burrow system , simply block all other holes and then place cage traps tight to the main entrances . |
| 28 | The officers should receive fuller delegated Powers and then accept responsibility for decisions taken under such powers . |
| 29 | Although at times Freud seems to hold an empiricist view of science — one based on collecting observations and then finding theories to explain them — he did also use the insights of myths , as with Oedipus . |
| 30 | ‘ After aluminium blocked filters at a treatment plant at Penwhirn Reservoir near Stranraer , ’ wrote the Sunday Times , ‘ the authority decided not to tell its customers and then issued safety advice that proved to be incorrect and inadequate . ’ |