Example sentences of "then [vb past] [pron] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I then found my application for financial assistance for part-time study had been rejected ‘ because anthropology is not on the approved list of subjects ( in the Circular ) ’ ( Memo from HQ 1977 ) . |
| 2 | They killed them and then used their blood for baking the Passover bread . |
| 3 | And then came your call for us to buy from W H Smith . |
| 4 | The Congress then signalled its support for Ryzhkov with a thunderous and sustained ovation . |
| 5 | On the outbreak of war one week later , the Communist Party hesitated and then reversed its support for the war into an appeal for a " people 's peace " . |
| 6 | Deftly , he cut four thick slices from the granary loaf , then began his search for the cheese . |
| 7 | Marina then blamed her husband for the act and this revived interest in the sudden death of Bacon 's mother , Ann , at Stamford in May 1855 . |
| 8 | He made monosyllabic replies and then repeated his request for a small bowl of harees . |
| 9 | He made his worst start for years , found himself jammed in fourth place and then thought his race for the title might be over when a warning light flickered in the cockpit of the 200mph Renault-Williams . |
| 10 | GM-EDS then offered its network for use by other companies . |
| 11 | They then reached their target for the loss of three wickets . |
| 12 | She gladly gave her blood for a substantial blood transfusion , and the patient was told after-wards by the doctor , ‘ You owe the fact that you are alive today to the crossing sweeper who first detected a movement in you when you were in the mortuary and then gave her blood for you . ’ |
| 13 | Lord Bridge then gave his reasons for acknowledging that the Court of Appeal , of which he had been a member , in De Falco v. Crawley Borough Council was wrong to hold that a challenge to a housing authority 's decision on intentional homelessness could be made by action as well as by judicial review , and continued , at p. 294 : |
| 14 | He read the few lines through , then closed his eyes for a moment before reading aloud . |
| 15 | He waited until it was nearly too late , and then set his alarm for the old confident time of the morning and rang up his agent to tell him to say yes . |