Example sentences of "then [conj] [pers pn] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What we hope to be able to do is to complete the requirement the staff target this year and set in train some industrial studies to see what the various options are and then once we enter the production investment phase then that would be the time that we would er look to doing the development work . |
| 2 | ‘ It was then that they released the Wheel and it came bowling down the hill not more than ten yards from where I was standing . |
| 3 | It was then that they heard the long awaited sound , a distant grinding hum like that of an angry wasp . |
| 4 | It was then that they saw the grenade in his hand . |
| 5 | It was then that we made the surprising discovery that the Sultan , " the Great Mountain " , is officially married to Loro Kidul . |
| 6 | Suppose then that we divide the mental lexicon into a semantic system , a phonological system and a visual recognition system ( used for the visual recognition of words ) . |
| 7 | It is then that we expect the best group from Southern Africa to be there , including the Homeland leaders . |
| 8 | It was then that he noticed the two men standing behind the butler in the shadows . |
| 9 | It was then that he heard the scream . |
| 10 | For it was then that I felt the first healthy flush of anticipation for the many interesting experiences I know these days ahead hold in store for me . |
| 11 | It was then that I felt the first cobweb — one sticky tendril , unbelievably strong , across my right eye and the bridge of my nose . |
| 12 | It is then that I spot the post . |
| 13 | The young boy was extremely embarrassed but soon swallowed his pride and climbed back into his canoe while we all fell about with laughter around him and it was then that I heard the bang . |
| 14 | It was only then that I noticed the small man seated in the armchair next to mine . |
| 15 | I was no more alert to my environment than a sick animal and I must have somehow been aware of that , because it was then that I remembered the starveling cat . |
| 16 | It was then that I conceived the idea of getting a few fans that he had in those days to walk around the television company with placards saying Lets Be Fair To The Long Hairs , which did get press publicity , and in the end , the producer relented and he did his first TV show . ’ |
| 17 | It was then that she heard the word . |
| 18 | It was then that she noticed the slightly deeper-coloured patch on the wall behind him . |
| 19 | He knew then that she spoke the truth . |
| 20 | Then immediately he dismissed the thought . |
| 21 | and they said everybody there 's a meeting , so I thought oh christ cos it was just a standard joke me and Elaine , cos the last meeting they had , I were at the leisure shop then and they called the meeting to tell us it was the end and it was closing , and me and Elaine sneaked down the hall and we were going like this |
| 22 | He was silent then and I had the feeling he was thinking of all that Cook had done , first in Endeavour , then in Resolution and Discovery , ships not much longer than Isvik . |
| 23 | He lowered his head then and she saw the deep , intense passion in his eyes , felt the searing heat race through her body . |
| 24 | He gazed down at her then and she felt the brief , searing taste of his mouth on hers . |
| 25 | but then if you read the report of the match it said they could have won by more than that , they did all playing they were just unlucky , but he 's pleased with the result |
| 26 | And then if you do the sums there 's no difficulty whatsoever in imagining the evolution of a specific optimal protein , one amino acid at a time , not in millions of years but even in thousands of years — it 's not a serious mathematical problem . |
| 27 | Now I am sure that some readers will write to say that if the player is moving forward then if he drops the ball it must be moving forward also . |
| 28 | I could not formulate it to myself then but I felt the uniqueness . |
| 29 | I thought well after ten years , I thought , well I want I still want to get on and erm so I heard of this job down at Cambridge Station as Assistant Manageress at the Refreshment Rooms , you see , and er it was n't quite the same because er at Ipswich , you see , although the Catering Manager 's office er my work was office work and typing you know general thing and er because he was away most of the day , most days , because of er er the ten stations er from stretching as I say from Chelmsford , Witham , Marks Tey , Colchester and er I think it was Clacton and er and Manningtree and er I think , I do n't know Manningtree and Ipswich of course and er then er Bury St Edmunds and , and that 's it and I am not sure whether you went to Newmarket or whether to Ca whether to Cambridge now Newmarket but er , you see , so the days went on and we worked every other Sunday and of course I know things were a lot cheaper then but you see the pay was n't , was n't very good . |
| 30 | Keep going then till we finish the alphabet then we 'll do food . |