Example sentences of "then [verb] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.

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1 He then fainted for a few seconds .
2 Add a cinnamon stick or a few slices of fresh root ginger , then simmer for a few minutes — check it has a good flavour , then remove the spices and add 450g/1lb chopped rhubarb .
3 The final automatic conversion is for Lotus 1–2–3 files which are first converted to DIF files by Lotus ' own WKSDIF utility and then treated in the same manner as DIF files .
4 The level of the solution is then adjusted to a few centimetres above the level of solvent in s by means of a levelling rod 1 .
5 There he attracted his employer 's attention with a polite cough , then whispered in the latter 's ear : ‘ I 'm very sorry , sir , but there appears to be a tiger in the dining room .
6 Rachel groaned as her alarm sounded the following Monday morning and , rolling over , she flicked the button to silence it , then lay for a few minutes staring at the ceiling .
7 The Primitive Methodist chapel was built in 1837 and then rebuilt on the same site in 1877 .
8 Most will be the former , with the cable running out from the fuseway in the consumer unit to supply a number of socket outlets on the ring , and then returning to the same fuseway .
9 Although individual client executives tend to favour dealing with known consultants , if those consultants leave their firms , they are not necessarily then seen in the same light , or as having the same resources at their disposal .
10 And it 's then related in the same way as the C commanding
11 Preparations are then made in the same way as for the embryos recovered directly from the mother .
12 Then relax for a few moments .
13 Each component of these models was then expanded in the same manner to identify the associated activities .
14 After about half a minute , tap the person on your left who has now received the power and he then leads through the same activities you did , plus some new ones such as touching toes , jumping in the air , hopping and so on .
15 The group then reassembles for a few days to allow everyone to present their trial training session .
16 He saw me standing there waiting in the warm light from the cafe and hesitated a second , then walked on a few paces , then stopped and looked back .
17 Any reader who wishes to pursue the concepts further and obtain a more complete understanding should first explore the main textbooks on the subject , ie by Peter Checkland and Brian Wilson , and then delve into the many others that examine systems ideas , some of which are given in the list of references .
18 and as he 's quality only run on perhaps another nine months or a year or whatever , and then revert to the same job description as John
19 Ken would start off telling us about his week and then go into the same — what I would call bumhole jokes , always the same about the problems he had with his bum .
20 Have got today ( Monday 17th ) off ( yippee ! ) but have n't done much — slightly hungover from last night , I went to see Tex Mex with Ruth & Euan & some of their friends , the food was great , & so today had a long lie in then went to a few shops … which were n't open because it 's an Edinburgh holiday …
21 He then appeared in a few Austrian films before fleeing from the Nazis in the late 1930s .
22 If they build traditional houses , we 're then talking about the same amount .
23 Q I recently became the owner of a pond which I planted and then left for a few weeks before I put the fish in .
24 The gaff raked one wing and the birds circled , necks stretched towards each other , then engaged at the same time , heels clubbing .
25 We could all fly to Paris in perfect safety if we were prepared to pay £1,000 for a ticket , since we would then travel with the same cast-iron safety precautions as do heads of state .
26 She was silent for a moment , then said in a more conciliator " tone :
27 The unprecedented judgment was then published in the All England Law Reports but two months later the grant of letters was ruled void by another judge .
28 The next oldest product is then plotted in the same way , but using the graph of product A as the base line where both are forecast to be in production together .
29 Mothers of Welsh infants of similar age were then recruited from the same areas of the city ; they were thus living in similar accommodation and served by the same health professionals .
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