Example sentences of "[coord] then [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Willie held the knife above the cake , screwed up his face till he had thought of a wish and then plunged the knife into the icing . |
| 2 | He took the girls to the swimming pool after midnight , and then persuaded the victim to come with him to a changing room , on the pretext that the manager of the swimming pool might find them at the pool . |
| 3 | Actually communicating the need for quality improvement to all 37.000 C&P employees , educating everyone and then implementing the process , is no mean task . |
| 4 | Knowing 1 , we now form the matrix 1I — A ; if we put r = 0,1 in ( 13 ) , multiply the first by 1 and then subtract the second : unc Premultiplication of this by |
| 5 | If we can generate the representation of this complete set of degrees of freedom for the isolated atoms , and then subtract the representation of the external motions , we would obtain the representation Γ vib of the whole set of molecular vibrations . |
| 6 | Conversely , the stallholder in the fruit and vegetable market who puts all his best tomatoes at the front of the pile and then fills the customer 's bag with soft squelchy ones from the back is deliberately showing the purchaser a false sample . |
| 7 | He begins with a sound presentation of basic principles of probability theory and then discusses the concept of entropy , including that of genetic sequences . |
| 8 | Think about this , and then write the diary as if you were Becky . |
| 9 | Nor is it usual for the foreign press to first travel and then write the story . |
| 10 | I was at university and then learning the business I had inherited . |
| 11 | Western Region , however , were still intent on empire building and then raised the matter of a line transfer which affected Bangor , Rhyl and Denbigh sheds directly . |
| 12 | differentiating a quotient and then recognizing the picture . |
| 13 | ‘ I drove home and then followed the road into Alton , but I could find no sign of them , ’ he said . |
| 14 | From there travellers took ship to Dyrrachium ( Durres ) and then followed the road across Albania and Macedonia to Salonika . |
| 15 | He must tie one end of the string to the opening of the cave and then let the ball unwind as he went down into the labyrinth . |
| 16 | When he was only forty feet from the Ilyushin , with his right wing now pointing straight up , its tip just a few feet from the airliner 's belly , Duncan pulled back on the left engine and then let the drag pull the plane level . |
| 17 | It neatly sidesteps the whole process of undoing and pouring spray by allowing operators to puncture the cans and then let the spray be rinsed straight into the sprayer . |
| 18 | erm I think in a way to , as many a parent knows , to act instantly , cause some pain , and then let the matter drop , is a very good system in some senses , but is it , is it a good thing to have happening in the middle of traffic ? erm I suggest that on the whole something might be gained if this was tried here . |
| 19 | The usual way to overcome this problem is to cover the specimen with a liquid to protect it from the vacuum and then increase the power of the electron beam so that it can penetrate the protective fluid . |
| 20 | The Twit Factor(TF) is calculated by a multiplying a Breeding Quotient ( BQ ) , marked between 1 and 5 , by the Outrage Index ( OI ) , based upon observed behaviour , marked between 1 and 10 , and then dividing the result by the Agreed Mitigator ( AM ) , a mark between 1 and 10 assessed on the basis of redeeming features such as intelligence , professional merit etc . |
| 21 | Clamping one of these rulers to the board and keeping both rulers together , I cut the first groove , and then widen the groove by putting a shim between the rulers . |
| 22 | B was substituted as the company 's debtor , and then repaid the whole of the £79,000 . |
| 23 | They had not taken the time to find out that it was actually the women who traditionally grew the rice for domestic consumption and then exchanged the surplus for other goods or services . |
| 24 | Yes , Dock Commission sold the dredger , they sold the hoppers and then last the steam hopper went from here to Harwich and what they done at Harwich they , on the foredeck , see a big hopper , what we call hopper number three , they put a crane on there and use it t as a hopper then and |
| 25 | The principle indicated in those cases was a long way from the circumstances of the present case and was far from warranting the conclusion that by making a photocopy of a document which in the hands of the maker of the photocopy was not privileged , and then sending the photocopy to a solicitor for the purposes of obtaining advice , privilege was thereby cast on the copy sent to the soicitor . |
| 26 | Drink this pure and ‘ crystallised ’ water as soon as you wake up , and then refill the glass for the next time . |
| 27 | Using skilled tutors , such as Mary Adams from Cambridge , who shared in the group-listening sessions and then extended the broadcast themes through discussion and supplementary material , the BBC programmes at Harrold and Goldington led directly to longer courses . |
| 28 | Under this , the EPA is responsible for cleaning up the most contaminated sites and then recovering the cost from the bodies held responsible for the contamination . |
| 29 | Carol and Melissa pushed the twins across the road and then lifted the pushchair over the shop doorstep . |
| 30 | The running yield is given by dividing the coupon by current market price and then multiplying the result by 100 in order to express it as a percentage . |