Example sentences of "then [vb base] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Nicholas Clee , from the bookseller J Whitaker and Sons in London , any writer planning to embark on such a book would be advised to create a family living in rural bliss with a gaggle of children then land them in a crisis , preferably involving the central character in an affair with an older/younger man/woman . |
| 2 | If you if you need to do something about it , then er in order to secure that order for a hundred , then sell them at the old price . |
| 3 | This means you get the debt guaranteed by a bank in the buyer 's country , then sell it at a discount to another bank . |
| 4 | Suppose also that an investor intends to buy the share , hold it for one year and then sell it at the end of the year . |
| 5 | For example , an investor could buy a ten-year bond , hold it for one year and receive the coupon , and then sell it for the current price of a nine-year bond with the same coupon . |
| 6 | He could borrow enough to buy an asset in the cash market , hold on to it for T years ( earning any income but bearing any carrying costs including interest on borrowed funds involved ) , and then sell it in the cash market and also repay the loan with interest . |
| 7 | When children are encouraged to thread beads on a lace to match a particular pattern and then repeat it to the end of the lace , there is development of the idea of sequence . |
| 8 | Begin what seems to be a front kick , then change it at the last moment into a high roundhouse kick . |
| 9 | To serve , ease the mousse away from the edges of the mould , then invert it onto a serving plate and shake firmly to release the mousse . |
| 10 | Then display it in the nice rosewood frame above the mantelpiece in that new home you 're now too poor to furnish ? |
| 11 | Pull your hand down and move the carriage further if necessary to release the weaving yarn , then lay it across the needles from the other side ready for the next row . |
| 12 | " Scald a sufficient quantity of fruit , and pulp it through a sieve , add sugar agreeable to taste , make a thick layer of this at the bottom of your dish : mix a pint of milk , a pint of cream , and the yolks of two eggs : scald it over the fire , observing to stir it : add a small quantity of sugar , and let it get cold : then lay it over the apples or gooseberries with a spoon , and put on the whole a whip [ a syllabub ] made the day before . |
| 13 | Memorize and then say them in the way that moves you emotionally , noticing the sound ( or memory of sound ) , the appearance and the sensation as you say them aloud . |
| 14 | Then , by periodically removing the inverted bottles from their positions , she would shake them , then replace them in the holes . |
| 15 | MOTORSPORT : Benetton will give their B193 Formula One car its racing debut at next week 's South African Grand Prix — and then replace it with an even newer model after just three races . |
| 16 | Get an overhaul kit for your old pump then replace it in the vehicle . |
| 17 | The thesis contains a mixture of research in the laboratory and on the road in an attempt to first observe phenomena in actual driving , then explore them in a laboratory setting , before finally returning to actual driving to attempt to validate the laboratory results . |
| 18 | Dip the cobbles in water , then press them into the mortar . |
| 19 | Take the coin and wet it with water , and then press it against the victim 's head for a short time ‘ to get it to stick ’ . |
| 20 | Cut two white holes in it , then send them in the bank , it 'll be chocolate ! |
| 21 | The retinal nerve cells process some of the information and then send it through the optic nerve to the brain . |
| 22 | When you 've done that , open the saloon deck hatch and put the sweaters on hangers , then hook them over the coaming . |
| 23 | He had watched her apply a smear of eye-black below her lower lashes , then dust it with the palest face-powder until her eyes appeared extra large and dark-rimmed . |
| 24 | Rinse the lentils in a sieve under running water , then place them in a large saucepan with all the remaining ingredients except the salt . |
| 25 | Shake the cannellini beans dry , then place them in a bowl . |
| 26 | Cool this slightly and then place it into the shells and chill until set . |
| 27 | Spread out the seaweed into the shape in which it is to be pressed while still in the water , then slowly lift it out of the basin , keeping it flat , let it drip for a while and then place it on a waterproof surface . |
| 28 | You then place it in the neck of a balloon and blow it up and tie it with the piece of paper inside . |
| 29 | Tell them what you 're going to tell them before you tell them , and then summarise it at the end and tell them what you told them . |
| 30 | In Benny 's house , where she was considered a very pampered only child , she had to borrow the kitchen radio and then perch it on a chair because there was n't any socket near enough to her bed to plug it in . |