Example sentences of "then [vb past] [adv] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At invisible signals they dropped into trees , then rose again to stream upwards , circle , and resettle . |
| 2 | He gave her a hard-eyed stare , then swung away to look out of the window . |
| 3 | Chomsky started by defining the nature of the learning objective — that is , adult grammatical proficiency — and then worked backwards to determine how much of the workload in language learning had to be borne by innate knowledge . |
| 4 | I climbed down through the sails , then went below to tie up my wound . |
| 5 | Having sorted out Barry 's clothes , she then went home to sort out the miners ' strike . |
| 6 | The details of this action are rather scant , but Domesday Book ( see below ) showed a distinct drop in recorded values along a line of country which suggests that the Normans moved quickly to subdue Lewes and then marched westwards to join up with secondary Norman forces landing in the Selsey area to take Chichester before moving towards the Saxon treasury at Winchester . |
| 7 | The relieved Prince grunted an acknowledgement , then leaned forward to gaze critically in the mirror . |
| 8 | I practiced my trade , I simplified my life , I was on my way to becoming the " Compleat Airman " , I also felt that I should get an overseas tour out of the way , and was quite pleased when I found my name on the PWR+ ; I then awaited eagerly to learn where . |