Example sentences of "then [verb] it with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eugene Forster paused , raised one of his bushy eyebrows , then slowly and deliberately , with the wisdom of previous experience , finished the whisky , drew one last time on the cigar then plunged it with a hiss into the water , before he took the ‘ phone . |
| 2 | Sheldukher raised the weapon and then lowered it with a sigh . |
| 3 | Having cleaned the mirror surface as well as you can , you must then cover it with a sheet of clear glass cut to the same size , that has also been well cleaned . |
| 4 | MOTORSPORT : Benetton will give their B193 Formula One car its racing debut at next week 's South African Grand Prix — and then replace it with an even newer model after just three races . |
| 5 | The official was convicted of criminal damage for ramming the craft with a motorboat , then whacking it with a shovel . |
| 6 | It stood about patiently until a crust dropped , then approached it with a sideways hopping motion and began to tear it . |
| 7 | Let the egg dry and then cover it with a layer of varnish to make sure all the edges stay firmly stuck down . |
| 8 | The Terrier man then kills it with a small pistol . |
| 9 | He had gone 3 , 2 at the 11th and 12th , then followed it with a three at the 14th , where he hit an eight-iron to a yard . |
| 10 | and then thump it with a huge mallet and it splits along the natural lines of the grain . |
| 11 | Alternatively , you could create a small design as though it were in a vase or a natural spray , and then surround it with an archway of flowers This would then have no mount , but just a plainish frame , to avoid the overall effect seeming too cluttered . |
| 12 | I put it in a basket whatever I 'd got and then dress it with a ‘ blower ’ or dressing machine ( if I could borrow one ) . |
| 13 | This is because a complete rose is not usually ready to be pressed in one go , so you must condition it first by stripping it of its leaves and thorns , cutting the stem and then crushing it with a hammer , before placing it in fairly deep water . |
| 14 | and then won it with a try from Tim Smith … there were signs of the Gloucester of old … the forwards charging … the backs taking the ball and finding space to score … |
| 15 | A man sitting at a three-legged stool emptied a dustpan full of rubbish over his suit and then removed it with a battery powered mini vacuum cleaner . |
| 16 | Draw in a pale outline at first , then strengthen it with a strong ink or pencil , which will give a better guideline . |
| 17 | Local Gary Austin landed a 3 lb 2 oz 8 drm flattie during a Flounder League match and then topped it with a 3 lb 10 oz specimen while pleasure fishing . |
| 18 | Just like the CEGB and ‘ proof ’ of a link between pollution and damage to lakes , the Commission put up one condition after another as a ‘ test ’ of whether Britain 's trees were showing decline , and then replaced it with a new argument if it was satisfied . |
| 19 | She opened a small drawer in the pretty rosewood table beside her chair , dropped the trinket into it , then closed it with a kind of finality . |
| 20 | She opened her mouth to ask it again , more directly this time , then closed it with a snap . |
| 21 | Here he raised his cup to Madra and then drained it with a flourish . |
| 22 | Resuming at the short fourth hole , he promptly took a double bogey five , leaving a bunker shot in the sand , and then following it with a six at the fifth , where he hooked into some bushes and had to go back to the tee . |