Example sentences of "then he [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then he left her alone , climbing the wooden stairs to what she would later learn were his own makeshift quarters on the floor above . |
| 2 | Then he wagged his plume-like tail to indicate approval ; so ‘ Sausage ’ he remained . |
| 3 | Then he brought his blazing eyes unhurriedly to her face and for a long moment she found herself wishing time would stand still ; when he looked at her like that … she swallowed , felt her pulse beating wildly ; his eyes were devouring hers . |
| 4 | For a moment she was rigid but then he felt her whole body suddenly relax . |
| 5 | And then he told him clever , amusing stories about the women that he himself had loved . |
| 6 | Then he told them terrible stories of his wild and criminal life at sea . |
| 7 | Then he saw her swollen , cut face . |
| 8 | He watched her mouth fall open , then he saw her upper lip twitch and her eyelids flutter ; then she muttered , ‘ No ! no ! you ca n't do it . ’ |
| 9 | Then he saw his old friend Jekyll in bed , while the same faceless figure stood over him . |
| 10 | Then he saw my yellow hands . |
| 11 | Then he filled his cheap vacuum flask and took it back to the car where it completed a meal of dry crusty bread and cheese . |
| 12 | Then he rubbed his sweating face and said huskily , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 13 | He made a tremendous effort to bring himself back into reality ; his hands shook and he swallowed twice as he tried to speak ; then he passed his right hand , still clutching the telegram , through his dark hair . |
| 14 | Then he passed his free hand over his eyes . |
| 15 | And then he said something facetious , and she stepped away from him . |
| 16 | Then he hopped it quick . |
| 17 | Then he announces its official abandonment . |
| 18 | Then he revealed his secret desire : ‘ I want to be your sister . ’ |
| 19 | Then he lifted something small and wet ; a pale , tiny sac attached by tubes and tendons to the rest . |
| 20 | Then he lifted his other foot from the ground and set it firmly on the rough stone surface too . |
| 21 | Then he lifted his right hand with the index finger extended . |
| 22 | For a moment he remained motionless , his eyes closed , then he lifted his joined hands in front of him in a graceful arc and bent to press his forehead against the floor in silent prayer . |
| 23 | Then he shrugged his broad shoulders . |
| 24 | Then he raised his silenced gun and pointed it upwards . |
| 25 | He stood in the middle of the living room and took off all his clothes , leaving them on the floor where they fell ; then he inspected his naked body , front , back and sides , in the full-length mirror that he had on his living room wall . |
| 26 | The pain seemed to take a back seat momentarily , then he moved his right hand and it came thundering back into his mind . |
| 27 | Yanto could see she was sold on the idea Then he pulled her close and kissed her on the lips . |
| 28 | Then he remembered her sweet voice , and the touch of her fingers on his face , and her warm breath on his lips . |
| 29 | He was staring out of the carriage window , seeing nothing of the countryside because the image of Sarah with Corrie Palmer in her arms was superimposed on everything he looked at , and it was then he remembered something important . |
| 30 | Well they have four cars they have this wee car for , to tow the caravan to the caravan sites on holiday and then he has his new car and the father has a Jaguar and then they 've some other wee car just to get them about you know . |