Example sentences of "[coord] then as [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Margaret Thatcher and James Callaghan , for instance , had worked their way up through the structure of party ; they had spent a lifetime in politics and had served long periods of apprenticeship , first as backbenchers and then as junior ministers , ministers and shadow cabinet members . |
| 2 | Right so what we 'll do first of all is get you to your results , and then as each end , we 'll get the observers to make their comments . |
| 3 | held that a personal injury claim by a motorist against a local highway authority was barred by the doctrine of res judicata when it could have been , and was not , included in an action by the motorist 's passenger against both , with the authority as third party and then as second defendant . |
| 4 | The excess moisture vapour in the air condenses into droplets of water , and these are deposited on the cold surface , first as a fine film that mists up the glass , and then as more moisture is deposited , the droplets combine to form rivulets that run down the surface to form those tell-tale pools of water on window sills and the like , sometimes ruining decoration , and causing window sills and frames to rot and rust . |
| 5 | When the raids died down after May 1941 Scott was moved to the Ministry of Home Security , first as deputy ( 1941–2 ) and then as permanent secretary ( 1942–3 ) . |