Example sentences of "then [vb base] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A third approach is evident in cases which accept in principle extensive review for error of law which flows from Anisminic and O'Reilly , but which then qualify it in varying ways .
2 We write it out in longhand , each of the 700 or so entries on individual sheets of A4 paper and then put them into alphabetical order . ’
3 But why should speakers or writers actually plan to say something in one way and then put it in other words in order to ensure the intended interpretation ?
4 Oh I just boiled the ends a bit and erm and then put it in deep water .
5 Will the Minister release MOD votes to allow local authorities , in collaboration with the MOD , to bring empty housing owned by the local authorities and the MOD up to acceptable standards and then transfer it to local authority control for the express purpose of providing homes to ex-service personnel ?
6 Even more remarkably , they do not digest the nematocysts along with the rest of the sea anemone , but collect them in their stomachs and then pass them along narrow channels lined by motile hairs which move the contents of the channel in one direction only , and which lead from the stomach to tiny pouches situated near the periphery of the papillae .
7 The patient might tell you what if , if the casualty was still able to talk , they might be able to give you the history of how they became like they were , received a blow , got kicked , fell onto something hard , okay and so on and so on , they might be able to tell you themselves , give some indication , right , you would remove and loosen off all tight clothing , okay , loosen off the clothing for them and then treat them for shock and then refer them to urgent medical attention , nil by mouth on any account , okay ?
8 He would make me look at pictures and then reproduce them with coloured pencils , or else ask me to rotate a figure mentally a certain number of degrees around a given perpendicular before attempting to redraw it .
9 Think about these points in the story and then discuss them with other people .
10 I think the second sort of problem , that you referred to , you have these quite sharp contrasts between the sort of Gatwick erm Crawley area spreading out , where you 've got a young population erm and the coast , where you 've got an ageing population — how does the county allocate its resources and how does it above all , having built schools in Gatwick in Crawley , then convert them to teenage centres and so on .
11 If the container held cooking oil , scrub it out well with detergent , then rinse it in clean water and dry it .
12 In our one-day workshop , stencil expert Helen Morris , who runs a successful stencil loan service and shop , will teach you how to cut stencils and then apply them to various materials such as walls , fabrics and furniture , using stencil paint , spray paint and crayons .
13 That was all part of the job — dig the dirt and then turn it into pure gold .
14 the school was able to save money on non-educational things like waste collection , and then use it for educational items ; and
15 It 's no good to produce neatly cut panels then spoil them with distorted sewing , so the very first concern must be to understand the adjustments for thread tension .
16 To produce their charcoal , Ray and Alan cut the wood , load the kiln , empty it into sacks after the burn and then re-bag it for retail sale .
17 When you make these dishes , or other obviously easily freezable recipes which you particularly like , it is a good idea to cook several portions at one time and then divide them into individual portions and store them in the freezer in bags .
18 To attain any particular setting you watch the flap position indicator which is just below the manifold pressure gauge , depress the lever , then return it to neutral when the required degrees are shown .
19 The program puts up words one at a time , in transcription , and the user 's task is to read the word and then input it in normal spelling .
20 To overcome this waste , I sow several hundred extra brassicas in the greenhouse in March ( cabbage , red cabbage , brussels sprouts , cauliflower , and broccoli ) , bed them out at four-inch spacing in the vegetable garden in early May and then transplant them at two-foot intervals into the headlands after horse-hoeing in June .
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