Example sentences of "then [pron] [modal v] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I shall examine some criticisms of the monist position from a pluralist point of view , trying at the same time to bring out the presuppositions that underly such criticisms and showing that a clarification of these presuppositions demands a critical exploration of certain new philosophical topics that have not been touched on hitherto . |
| 2 | If it is crystal clear and I am convicted of being in my dotage or of going on at half-cock then I shall ask British Telecom to accept my apologies wince at the thought of my next bill , and keep my nose clean . |
| 3 | In explaining each point , I shall begin by posing a problem that the living machine faces ; then I shall consider possible solutions to the problem that a sensible engineer might consider ; I shall finally come to the solution that nature has actually adopted . |
| 4 | I 'm just waiting until I see the granddaughters dear and then I shall say right ! |
| 5 | But I promise you this , my girl , if you tell lies again , particularly spiteful ones , then I shall find some way of punishing you that you wo n't forget in a hurry . |
| 6 | That was my work , then when she came down on duty , she would sit one side of the table with her books and I would sit the other and count all the money , you see , then I would take this money er , in a bag , through on to the black through the , past the ticket collector and take it to the booking office and they took it from me and took it when they took their money to the bank , you see . |
| 7 | Brilliant , but then I would say that . |
| 8 | If the distance between bait and bullet was , say , 12 inches , then I would have 12 inches of line that would be out of my control . |
| 9 | I always turn them upside down or against the wall for a few months and then I might become curious and look again . |
| 10 | He said they 're gon na fetch it so you tell me where I can go and then I 'll make sure that the kids do n't go . |
| 11 | I 'll give her other money on Wednesday and then I 'll leave that in the bank . |
| 12 | and then I 'll open this to mummy bit . |
| 13 | Okay well as I said previously what I 'm gon na do is go away and then I 'll prepare some figures for you and perhaps I 'll come and see you next week , okay ? |
| 14 | If you 're in a restricted area and you want somebody to do something you ca n't get to cranes in there , you 've actually got to say I 'll do that one and then I 'll do that one . |
| 15 | Right then I 'll do that one . |
| 16 | The smoke may help to keep them away , then I 'll go first on the gun . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Then I 'll go alone and choose one . |
| 18 | Then I 'll send another telegram to the local post office . |
| 19 | Oh , he said , I expect in a minute the door will be flung back and I 'll be dragged off to some sort of temple arena where I 'll fight maybe a couple of giant spiders and an eight-foot slave from the jungles of Klatch and then I 'll rescue some kind of a princess from the altar and then kill off a few guards or whatever and then this girl will show me the secret passage out of the place and we 'll liberate a couple of horses and escape with the treasure . ’ |
| 20 | Alright then I 'll put sixty four plus . |
| 21 | Well , then I 'll boil that side wo n't I ? with all the cuts , right , mix that round if you like . |
| 22 | Now then I 'll take those over there . |
| 23 | Okay so that 's how you , that 's how you 'd do three quarters you 'd say well I could find a quarter of it and then cut it all up into quarters and then I 'll take three pieces , three quarters . |
| 24 | ’ If the police say my vehicle is unroadworthy then I 'll accept that , but then we still need somewhere to live . ’ |
| 25 | And then I 'll get one of these for the kitchen . |
| 26 | ‘ Then I 'll get some , ’ she decided on the spot , and embarked on a small spending spree , ending up with a bottle of Becherovka , a bottle of plum brandy called Slivovitz and a presentation box of some sweet wafer biscuits called Oplatky which were traditional to the area . |
| 27 | So she said , " Do you want me to adopt it and then I 'll have all the responsibility and you can get on . " |
| 28 | Oh , television , right If that 's real silver then I 'll have that , |
| 29 | No then I 'll have that one . |
| 30 | ‘ Then I 'll have two-dozen of your best large eggs , ’ she said in a clear bell-like tone with all the aplomb of a seasoned actress . |