Example sentences of "then [adv] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The electricians also incurred the displeasure of fellow trade union leaders by making no-strike agreements with employers , arranging private health care facilities for workers , and then secretly negotiating with the Murdoch press for jobs at the new Wapping plant . |
| 2 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |
| 3 | As the two mid-price discs are available separately , Elgarians may care to sample the first which includes the most ambitious of the Harmony Music ( in four parts , the first lasting nearly 12 minutes ) , the five Intermezzos and two descriptive slow pieces , then perhaps moving on the second . |
| 4 | There was no question of simply negotiating a deal with one American company , as producers had done in the 1930s , and then just hoping for the best . |
| 5 | We are not then just talking about the French eating frogs ' legs and the English black pudding : we could eat frogs ' legs in England without affecting our social structure . |
| 6 | Over half the British population was then still living in the countryside , and among the older generation even more — fully twice the proportion today . |
| 7 | The rug should then be carefully and systematically dried , making sure that there are no pockets of dampness in either the foundation or pile , by leaving it out in the sun and then methodically going over the entire area , both back and front , with a hand-held hair dryer . |
| 8 | This is the start of the walkers ' way to the Falls of Glomach , first up a forest road to cross a ridge and then gradually declining to the top of the waterfall . |
| 9 | Using BM though is mainly a question of understanding the basic principles and then carefully experimenting on the job , learning through doing . |
| 10 | And then almost rushing to the foot of the stairs , she hissed , ‘ Are you blaming me ? ’ |
| 11 | If discussing mixed messages would be embarrassing , then publicly testing for the validity of these explanations would be even more so . |