Example sentences of "they then [verb] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They then sought to recover this sum and costs from Mr. Mahmoud under the covenant for indemnity contained in the assignment of 8 January 1986 . |
| 2 | Julies are notorious for getting very upset at any alteration to their environment , especially when breeding and they then proceed to kill each other . |
| 3 | They then kept guard all night until the evacuation could be negotiated . |
| 4 | If they then fail to meet these increased demands , distressing confrontations may result . |
| 5 | That procedure became operative so effectively that I think the management subsequently realized that unless they had shop stewards who were capable of discussing the matter intently you know , and objectively , then they were on a loser , because they then stood to lose more productivity than hitherto . |