Example sentences of "then [pron] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | Then they burned down a factory and forty-nine other houses . |
| 32 | And then they put up a big tent in the Beside the school where you went out for your supper er it was that . |
| 33 | To the right and a ten by eight to the left and then they went up a grade and they drove up same on both . |
| 34 | Then they brought in a couple of supporting interrogators and gave me the third degree . |
| 35 | Then they beat up a man of 76 in a failed robbery , Leeds Crown Court heard . |
| 36 | Then they plodded round a circular mill , crushing the cider apples . |
| 37 | And then it eased up a bit at dinner time and then it started again about two o'clock . |
| 38 | Then it rumbled along a bridge , so Dot could see into the friendly clutter of people 's back yards , down into bomb-sites to view the mystery of chaos . |
| 39 | Played softly it sounds clear and well-balanced , and if you dig in really hard then it shifts up a gear and becomes well funky . |
| 40 | He was silent for a long time , then he blew out a long stream of smoke and turned his head towards her . |
| 41 | Then he reached up a hand towards Masklin . |
| 42 | He idly pushed around the salt and pepper to avoid meeting anyone 's eyes , and then he took out a sachet from the sugar bowl and looked at it with curiosity . |
| 43 | Then he took out a book from his desk and began to search for a name . |
| 44 | Then he took out a black leather hip holster and from that , a metallic dull revolver with a barrel about three inches long . |
| 45 | Then he struck up an acquaintance with Cassowary , and began to puff out his chest and give a beak-full of cheek to everyone he met ; even to wise old Owl himself ! |
| 46 | And let me quote Locke er here we are are we he says but submitting to the laws of any country , living quietly and enjoying privileges and protection under them , makes not a man a member of that society then he goes on a little bit further down nothing can make any man so but is actually entering into it by positive engagement and express promise and compact . |
| 47 | And then he came over a rise and saw the lake below . |
| 48 | And then he farts up a slightly deranged Dudley giggle , because he probably really does n't give a shit . |
| 49 | Then he drew out a very small piece of thin parchment , rummaged for a pen amongst the debris on his workbench , and wrote a very short , small , message . |
| 50 | And then he let out a call of welcome and triumph and he turned round in his cage and , raising his wings , flew up and dashed his talons against the very top of his cage and , wheeling sideways , hit against the side of Minch 's cage as well so that the Cages were filled with the sound of his joy . |
| 51 | Then a long time after that , it was May , and I 'd been the night before , but he was out ( or in bed with someone ? ) and that evening he was in and alone , and we talked some time ( he was telling me about John Minton ) and then he put on an Indian record and we were quiet . |
| 52 | Parin listened for a moment longer , and then he held up a hand . |
| 53 | Silas stood watching the rafts until they disappeared round the bend of the Mohaka , then he held out a hand to Lucy . |
| 54 | Then he picked up a rock from the shallow water at the edge of the pool and threw it out into the middle , making a huge splash ; the rings of the splash spread nearly to the edge of the pool . |
| 55 | Then he picked up a chair and threw it at Detchard 's legs . |
| 56 | Then he picked up a long poker from the fireplace and had it like a rifle when he played the tape again . |
| 57 | His eyes narrowed on her , briefly , and then he picked up a file on the table beside him , and leafed through it , dismissing her . |