Example sentences of "then she [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Then she skimmed the familiar awful writing . |
2 | Then she realised the regular banging noise was someone knocking . |
3 | We did take a plant into her on the Saturday before she died , and then she died the following Saturday er and she . |
4 | Then she had the dreadful feeling that he was not going to answer her anyway , for he said nothing . |
5 | Then she followed the old woman up the stairs . |
6 | Then she snipped the long , long strips of satin into tiny squares . |
7 | And then she heard the low whistle — once , twice , and a third time ; and while she lay frozen by terror into indecision , a yet more dreadful possibility occurred : what if Tristram were caught , and were led to believe that she had betrayed him ? |
8 | Then she heard the distinctive sounds of a loquacious Siamese cat , and a human voice raised in exasperation . |
9 | Then she felt the hot , scalding tears come into her eyes , spilling down her face and entering her mouth , their saltiness exploding on her tongue . |
10 | Then she felt the great gliding swoop , the downward hover and the bump as the dragon landed . |
11 | But then she felt the sudden tension of the others , and knew that she 'd pushed it too far . |
12 | Then she took the discarded flowers in her hands , kissed them and touched them to her forehead , and reverently murmured to herself , ‘ Beloved of my heart . ' ’ |
13 | Then she flayed the white skin from the flesh , drawing it carefully back , a silky , glistening sheet of human rag . |
14 | Then she noticed the black Bentley parked outside the gate . |
15 | Then she saw the major snag with the whole idea . |
16 | ‘ I 've got the premises already , ’ Emily said and then she saw the surprised look on Hari 's face . |
17 | Then she saw the white roses , and her face turned red and angry . |
18 | Then she saw the horrible picture . |
19 | She jumped back with a startled squeak , but Bridhe laughed ; and then she saw the little girl who had slipped in under her arm to comfort the baby . |
20 | Then she pulled the old one out and threw it away , over the edge of the roof . |
21 | Then she coated the thick planks of the door and moved along to work with Mina on the walls and eaves . |
22 | The child lay down ; then she watched the big fat woman undress herself , noticing particularly Mat she did not wear corsets like her mama , but that she wore a habit shirt , and one bodice petticoat and two waist petticoats . |
23 | Then she turned the full beam of her attention on me . |
24 | ‘ You must be in love or something , ’ she heard John saying , then she remembered the unaccustomed poached egg and was glad to have found a sensible reason for her lack of appetite . |
25 | But then she remembered the light beams and what they had said as they had passed her : ‘ Not fair . ’ |
26 | But then she remembered the white-haired , fragile old woman she 'd met last night , and she sighed . |