Example sentences of "then [pron] [verb] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you are daft enough to bring such a nice wee lassie like her , to a dangerous place such as this , then you ask for trouble . |
| 2 | Er people did not , in fact , wish to pay taxes in order to allow erm their rulers to play the game of war and the limited sums of money available for these wars was soon expended so when your cash ran out , then you sued for peace you , you engaged in negotiations . |
| 3 | If we understand by culture the exercise of our most intimate sense — that of eternity — then we travel for culture . ’ |
| 4 | He showed her the caving ones first , and then they paused for supper before going back to look at the ones of his son . |
| 5 | When the landlord 's agents and the militia arrived , the tenants offered the whole of next year 's rent in advance if only Mrs. Pedelty would leave them at peace ; it had taken half an hour to get word to her of this offer and to bring back her refusal Then they asked for compensation for the land they had cleared and she sent back to say if they persisted in the claim she would sue for dilapidation and waste . |
| 6 | Early in life he went from school to school , sometimes half across Europe ; then he looked for patronage to give him a livelihood . |
| 7 | Then he headed for home . |