Example sentences of "then she [vb past] an [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Then she heard an outer door close , and guessed that refreshment had been delivered .
2 Then she heard an enormous crash , a bomb exploding somewhere very near , a great roar of shattering glass and , after a moment 's stillness , screaming , ear-splitting , horrible screaming , from just over her head .
3 There was a moment 's silence , and then she heard an unfamiliar voice .
4 Then she saw an elderly Sister and made another enquiry .
5 Then she shouted an obscene suggestion at 65-year-old Jack and sped off .
6 Then she did an unheard-of thing , she threw the ladle itself onto the white cloth and stalked from the room , leaving Agnes looking towards the door that had banged closed and thinking , Goodness me !
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