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 . |