Example sentences of "then [adv] [vb pp] on [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They returned with a huge roll of green baize which was then gently placed on top of the groaning air conditioner . |
| 2 | The alchemy of Shield 's design is first contrived with paper and pencil , repeatedly cut and pasted , tried this way and that , fine-tuned , then finally executed on computer . |
| 3 | She is also rumoured to have turned her attention to acting , and is reportedly starring as Joan of Arc in a new film about the dangers involved when you get tied to a wooden stake with lots of sticks around it which is then deliberately set on fire by your political opponents . |
| 4 | It had been hand-delivered to Kensington Palace and then carefully placed on top of all Diana 's other mail . |
| 5 | Competition between recognised contractors is then solely based on PRICE . |