Example sentences of "then ran [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She fixed her bike among some bushes where it would n't be seen from the lane , and then ran along the grass-verge to the gap in the trees where the path began . |
| 2 | She climbed up again , then ran along the shoreline until she was standing at the nearest point to it . |
| 3 | He ducked low and scuttled across the open space between the door and the first row of desks , hoping Spatz would n't catch a glimpse of him , then ran along the corridor between the desks until he came to the end . |
| 4 | Leonora jumped out , stood looking up at the house for a few moments more , then ran up the steps to ring the doorbell , laughter bubbling up inside as she anticipated Penry 's surprise at the sight of her . |
| 5 | I showed concern and then ran towards the stairs , but Didier stopped me . |
| 6 | The typewriter made a clicking sound and then ran towards the space station . |
| 7 | It began life as an appendix to a pre-war American survey textbook , and then ran into several editions in its own right . |
| 8 | I glimpsed Mathilda 's white face then ran into the gallery , pushing open the door to the solar . |
| 9 | The gendarme stood bewildered for a moment , and then ran into the street , where for some time he could be heard blowing his whistle . |
| 10 | It then ran as a two car unit ( No . |
| 11 | He caught his breath , prepared himself , then ran for the hole . |
| 12 | I watched him round the end of the point , and out of sight , then ran for the causeway . |
| 13 | Adams stated that whilst he and Moore were at supper he saw an unusual light in the direction of the Body Shop but , instead of going to see what it was and turning on the water from the hydrants to endeavour to arrest the progress of the flames , he caused the alarm bell to be rung and then ran to the gate to admit the Fire Brigade . |
| 14 | The spell was broken , the pool was rippled from its serenity by the way he snapped instructions to her and then ran to the Administration block . |
| 15 | The crowds on the platform shrieked at them and banged on the glass , then ran to the end of the carriages to climb on to the roof . |
| 16 | As he paused at the exit she then ran to the front of the car and stretched her arms across its bonnet . |
| 17 | Two men then ran past shouting ’ leave him , leave him . ’ |
| 18 | Play at Beaconsfield CC 's six-a-side festival was abandoned after the club 's president Tom Orford , 86 , lost control of his car , which then ran across the pitch and hit a bench near the pavilion , injuring four spectators . |
| 19 | I jumped the iron spikes and landed with both feet on the concrete , then ran over the narrow top of the pipe and jumped down on to the island . |
| 20 | Her attacker then ran through the open lift door and into the corridor . |
| 21 | Nosey raced ahead , circled back , barked happily , then ran alongside the labouring horse . |
| 22 | Marcel scowled then ran after him . |
| 23 | ‘ You think he tapped this out as soon as you left the desk and then ran after you with it ? ’ |
| 24 | He watched the globules of sweat as they oozed from his pores then ran in countless little rivers down his brown skin . |
| 25 | She watched him along the road and then ran in the opposite direction , singing a high , careless tune , breaking off now and again to laugh rather wildly , so that several people in the street turned to stare at her , surprised . |
| 26 | Defenders Andy Hill and Ian Brightwell then ran from the back to score in the last 16 minutes . |
| 27 | She kissed the robber 's lips softly , then ran from the house without a sound . |
| 28 | When my Mother went into labour , it was he and not my Grandmother who performed the midwifery until the ambulance arrived , then ran behind it shouting , ‘ Make it a girl , Betty , make it a girl . ’ |
| 29 | The woodland , marching up the hill , vanished before it but reached an arm around to the west , fringing the road , and then ran behind it to the north , forming a long backdrop to the palm house and the terraces . |