Example sentences of "then [vb past] [pers pn] with [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She then draped it with vivid red silk , secured in place with a glue gun . |
| 2 | He 'd lied about Tara , lied about Nicola Schreider … assured her she was n't his type then pursued her with consummate skill until his ego was satisfied that she was ripe for seduction … |
| 3 | I made two ruler from Tufnol ( 24x1–1/2x1/2in ) , then joined them with two brass strips , allowing about 1 in of play between the rulers . |
| 4 | Ruth enquired politely , with her head in the basin as Gloria washed her hair , then rinsed it with another jug full of water . |
| 5 | He then showed her with great pride some utterly appalling objects which were used to persuade customers to buy their products . |
| 6 | He began early , in Bangkok and then Dubai , had a week 's work-out with David Leadbetter in Orlando and then followed it with four straight tournaments coming into the Masters . |
| 7 | This time they rested on her shoulders , then pulled her with gentle and insistent strength into the wall of his chest . |
| 8 | He then grabbed me with one hand and grabbed my steering wheel with the other . |
| 9 | Dennis shook his head , then tapped it with two fingers . |
| 10 | In response , Heraclius " took off his purple … then went he with naked feet and took the Cross , praising God with the shedding of tears " . |
| 11 | He then presented me with three sheep , after which all his family and relations asked for presents . |
| 12 | To demonstrate his methods John turned a sphere , then decorated it with routed fluting . |
| 13 | I chose my favourite poem in the book and wrote one verse on the accompanying card , and then decorated it with pressed flowers to match the bookmark . |
| 14 | During the first summer and autumn on the island , the English had built another sloop — thirty tons , clinker-hulled , two masted — from felled mahogany trees they dragged down from the forest ; they then fitted her with four barbaresque guns forged in the Italian style , transported from Europe by the Hopewell . |