Example sentences of "then [vb base] [adv prt] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They used to pop up in the morning when it was a bit cooler and damper and then flatten out in the afternoon when the temperature got up . |
| 2 | By the way , It looks like they 've improved the ticket line a bit , there is now a queueing system which you get held on , so you now get through after about an hour rather than 3 , and then hold on in the queue for the other two hours : - ) |
| 3 | When approached by a predatory fish , these little creatures contract their bodies and expand their papillae which they then wave about in the water . |
| 4 | A declaration of French hostility to the candidature was drawn up , which , on the next day , was approved by the full Council of Ministers , and was then read out in the Legislative Body . |
| 5 | Quite coherent and certain he saw his dad make a phone call from the instrument in the hall and then drive off in the car . |
| 6 | We then stack up in a data matrix of 1,536 rows all such data matrices for all subjects on both attempts . |
| 7 | As far as I know , there are only two still in existence : one , the U.505 , was captured by an American task force towards the end of the war , towed up the St Lawrence and through the Great Lakes to Chicago where a special cradle was built for it to cross the Lake Shore Drive and then set up in a little house of its own in the Museum of Science and Industry . |
| 8 | He then set out in a violent storm and heavy snow for Fort William , where he hoped to take the oath in the presence of the local commander of government troops . |
| 9 | The gang told the woman they were heading towards Widnes , and they then set off in a blue car . |
| 10 | On a voyage to Kuwait , perhaps to Ahmadi or Khafji , the drill was to pass the Strait of Hormuz in darkness , travelling straight across to Dubai , anchor for the following day and then set off in the evening to take up position off Das Island . |
| 11 | Eventually it was just a dark dot way up in the shy , almost unrecognisable except for the distinctive flight pattern : it would glide round in a circle , then soar off in a straight line , helped along by the wind , and finally resume its circular flight again . |
| 12 | Anyway , like I was saying , any jumped-up little nerd can come along , work on a route for a month and get it wired , then go down in the book as one of the greats . |
| 13 | Sylvie paused and then burst out in a shrill laugh , before leaving the room . |
| 14 | Tips for success : apply strips of wax to the hair , then strip off in the opposite direction of hair growth . |