Example sentences of "[coord] then [art] [noun sg] was " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I do n't know what you mean , ’ he said , and then a girl was by their table with her notebook .
2 We got the words up there and timed it right and everything and then a rehearsal was done .
3 As noted earlier , scenes were shot at Ford Island , and then the field was redressed to become Hickam Field for arrival shots of the B–17s .
4 Last year it received a clear 84 per cent majority and then the Campaign was then asked to submit a draft statement to the policy review .
5 The informant was asked when she last ate a cheese slice and then the question was put ‘ And what did you have it on ? ’
6 She heard a man 's voice say , ‘ Quiet , James ! ’ and then the door was opened by Roger himself .
7 They brought coffee to us and then the door was closed quietly .
8 She heard a ‘ Gee up ! there , ’ and then the cab was rolling over the cobbles .
9 The kitchen was transformed with pine units cleverly designed to be fixed to the walls so that one could have them at the height best suited to whomever was to use them , and then the dishwasher was installed .
10 The tissue homogenate was centrifuged for five minutes at 10000 g , and then the supernatant was stored on ice until use .
11 Twenty minutes was the time allocated for lunch and then the afternoon was taken up with being fitted with a uniform .
12 And then the idea was dropped .
13 And then the drawbridge was falling , with a clanking and a whirring of machinery and the light was pouring into the courtyard and the Gnomes were cheering and the giants were nodding to one another , and there was nothing for it but to ride away with Snodgrass , with Balor loping along at their side , with Fenella behind in the hands of the Gruagach .
14 ‘ It was not until we were into the season that the transfer went through and then the price was £2.1m .
15 The shop closed at five , and then the money was taken straight upstairs to be counted .
16 And then the stern was lifting higher and higher ; the boat was turning broadside on and heeling right over — and Sam Gristy felt himself being catapulted into the sea .
17 Bernice felt rather than heard the two explosions , like a double heartbeat , and then the corridor was filled with flames .
18 And then the music was drawing him into the fire and the light , and he could see the massive shape of the Chariot limned against the forest now , bathed in its own radiance , hung with silk , lined with satin …
19 The blood samples were allowed to clot over 15 minutes and then the serum was separated by centrifugation and stored at -20°C .
20 And then the Hare-woman was coming through the door at the bottom of the stairs and the man with the cold eyes was watching again .
21 A bituminous primer was applied to the existing asphalt covering , which was left in position to form a vapour check layer , before layering the insulation and then the finish was provided by a cap sheet of Vulcanite Tribond 350 elastomeric , white mineral .
22 Three times this was done , and then the sheet was drawn up to heaven again .
23 He saw two eyes and then the cloak was thrown away from the face and he could see that it was her , blue-lipped with cold , reaching for him .
24 I recorded three full tapes and then the head was slurry
25 Richard opened slowly and then the cock was in and he could see only Martin 's glistening blond hair between his legs .
26 And then the reality was too strong to stomach . ’
27 A moment or two of renewed darkness and then the train was coming into Kensington High Street .
28 She heard a muttered oath and then the curtain was swept roughly aside .
29 First the paste was levelled , a wax circle put on top of the fish , and then the jar was corked .
30 And then the evil was meant to flow into his own body , where it could do no harm because of the presence of God .
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