Example sentences of "then [vb -s] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So suppose that the result of the stress caused by shocking an animal in this way is the production of some hormone — for instance a peptide — which then produces the freezing behaviour . |
| 2 | The machine correlates the reports of all the agents and then relays the next set of instructions . |
| 3 | This then constitutes the physical interpretation of a geodesic in curved space–time , namely the path of a body in free fall . |
| 4 | This latter then circulates the fixed nitrogen to the rest of the plant . |
| 5 | The manager then splits the undisclosed £20,000 with his counterpart at the selling club or the player 's agent . |
| 6 | Antony then concludes the first part of his speech with an impressive display of emotion . |
| 7 | With its other claw , the shrimp then holds the disoriented fish and fires a barrage of ‘ shots ’ at its head before settling down to dinner . |
| 8 | The pistol shrimp then holds the disoriented fish in another claw , and fires a barrage of sound shots to its head before settling down to a quiet meal . |
| 9 | The teacher then holds the little girl 's hands , so she ca n't point , shuts her own eyes and says to the child : |
| 10 | The bank then transfers the appropriate amounts to the creditors ' banks , and deducts the total amount paid from the trader 's account . |
| 11 | Applying an external alternating magnetic field then causes the implanted ceramic to heat up . |
| 12 | The danger of adopting a systems approach uncritically is that it is assumed that it is sufficient to identify system structures and to portray the multitudinous variables involved in a particular system which then reinforces the first law of ecology as graphically described by Commoner ( 1972 ) that everything is connected to everything else . |
| 13 | He drives 12 miles to work and then has the usual round of home visits . |
| 14 | Why then has the atomistic image been so powerful ? |
| 15 | Sometimes the minutes are not circulated in advance of the meetings and the secretary then has the unenviable task of reading out the minutes to the meeting before the Chairman puts the question with regard to accuracy . |
| 16 | The driver then has the ticklish problem of explaining to the missus why he came home by bus . |
| 17 | Whenever anyone makes something too long , she snips one edge of the knitting , then snips the other edge on the same row and pulls out that line of knitting . |
| 18 | President Mobutu 's face nods on her behind as she pounds plantain in an ebony mortar and then slices the yellow dough with cotton thread . |
| 19 | He then describes the inner movements of contemplative experience in which man is raised above the limits of his nature to a sense of the ultimate reality of God . |
| 20 | The study then describes the underlying technologies of multimedia and goes on to evaluate the implications for such fields of use as education and training , business and professional applications and leisure and entertainment in the home . |
| 21 | The Grid control Centre forecasts the amount of gas required and then notifies the National Control Centre who can then nominate the volume of gas to be fed into the system at the coastal terminals . |
| 22 | It then extracts the required object or attribute and presents its graphically . |
| 23 | The formal duties of the conference are to decide whether or not to place a child 's name on the Child Protection Register and , if so , to appoint a ‘ key worker ’ who then assumes the main responsibility for overall coordination of any subsequent work with the child and the family . |
| 24 | The rule is simply that one uses as many digits as are in the final number ( three digits if in hundreds , four if in thousands , and so on ) and then uses the random numbers in appropriate sets . |
| 25 | In this case , the characteristic impedance turns out to be simply Particularly interesting behaviour arises when the choice , is made , for then equals the fixed resistance at all frequencies and correct termination is easy . |
| 26 | Quine 's position then shows the characteristic features of foundationalism . |
| 27 | To get a view of the object a viewpoint and direction must be stated , and the system then computes the required 2D projection . |
| 28 | Then , I will say , ladies and gentlemen , I would like to present to you , and I 'll choose somebody else , and the next person comes out and does an act , and then introduces the next person , okay . |
| 29 | Mr Temple then prepares the new names . |
| 30 | Once the two basic shapes have been created a single point is selected on each object using the blend tool and the program then creates the required number of ‘ in-between ’ stages . |