Example sentences of "but then [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but then they said work , they wo n't let them , the money that they 've got on council houses , they wo n't let them spend it you see that ? |
| 2 | But then they voted Stromness dry you see . |
| 3 | A Hannoverian duke became our own George I. This historical link does n't mean Hannover is any more British than Buck House is German , but then nobody visits Hannover for cucumber sandwiches . |
| 4 | ‘ We had informed the ACU of our plans and were told there was no objection ’ , Ernie told me , ‘ but then we received news that Mark would not be accepted for the Superteen because he did n't have a restricted licence and he had also scored points in the previous year 's British championship . |
| 5 | Yes , silly , but then he invented Christianity , did n't he , so all the Jews were supposed to stop being Jews and be Catholics instead . |
| 6 | I got together with a school friend when I was 12 — I 'd just started playing guitar — and we played Beatles and Stones numbers , but then he got hold of a Muddy Waters album and that just blew us away ! |
| 7 | For a moment or two , he withstood the pleasure , but then he took hold of her hips and drew her hard into him . |
| 8 | He tried to run for help straight after the crash but then he saw Jason on the road and collapsed with the shock . |
| 9 | For a second it looked as if he might make a stab at it , but then he saw John Wakeham , looking a little crestfallen , coming out in front of him , while behind John Patten , Tony Newton , Michael Portillo and Sir Patrick Mayhew were about to swing through Downing Street gates . |
| 10 | For a few seconds even Morse was lost a little ; but then he grinned acknowledgement : ‘ You 're a cultured sod . ’ |
| 11 | But then he remembered Lord Henry 's words . |
| 12 | His baggy rambles about his day-to-day , metropolitan life , and his energetic use of his body in his joke-telling ( he calls it ‘ physicalising ’ , but then he did drama at university ) has earned him two appearances on Tonight With Jonathan Ross , about a million bookings per week on the London circuit , and a place in the hearts of audiences and promoters . |
| 13 | But then he gave Frodo no credit earlier for his decency in saving Gollum from Faramir and the archers , preferring to spit , bear malice , and complain about ‘ nice Master 's little trickses ’ . |
| 14 | In August he went again to Switzerland , and for a week in September he looked after his grandniece who had travelled to London to see him ; but then he contracted athlete 's foot and had once again to enter a nursing home . |
| 15 | But then he stroked Munton to square leg , where Atherton , a member of the 5–4 legside field , tumbled and held on : 96 for 4 . |
| 16 | But then I met people like André , people in that world who recognised my beauty and that kind of validated me . |
| 17 | We were gon na call her Lisa Marie but then I said Bernie said that because mum done so much for me during |
| 18 | But then I had steak and mushrooms to follow . |
| 19 | I discovered a quiet place where I thought nobody would find me , but then I noticed Mr Rochester come into the garden too . |
| 20 | Mm , but then I forget names , my husband is dreadful with names |
| 21 | But then I remembered Lord Lane . |
| 22 | That was a great cross by , did absolut did absolutely magnificent , he controlled the ball he turned left footed shot in and hit against the post , very very unfortunate fo for Blackburn but then I suppose Shrewsbury deserve a little bit of luck . |
| 23 | but then I have circulation problems so I do feel the cold . |
| 24 | I danced until I was 18 or 19 but then I lost interest . |
| 25 | However , if I actually wanted to come along and learn some English — I did ‘ O ’ level English , I enjoyed it immensely , but then I did science in the sixth for and went on to a science career — can I come and study English at your school ? |
| 26 | I ca n't complain about the windows cos o you know , I have n't had no draughts really but then you get parasites you know like fleas and bugs coming through these ventilations . |
| 27 | but then you 've Tesco 's own brand |
| 28 | There 's your calcium chloride what have we get left over we 've got this we 've got hydrogen carbonate and that was really should have been your answer but then you know carbon dioxide came out so you just took it out and you got water left over . |
| 29 | Ah , but then you see Rose had written it all out . |
| 30 | There are some , but then you see Ginny there 's a girl in there . |