Example sentences of "then [vb past] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then wired through each hole a Christmas tree light bulb connected to a battery and a bell-push button . |
| 2 | He then expanded at some length on this theme . |
| 3 | When he emerged , Dr Shakhar seemed to think that the talk had gone well and then asked for another audience . |
| 4 | Words that are longer than ten characters are shown in inverse video and then percentaged for that sentence . |
| 5 | The two then fenced at each other with their beaks , each parrying the other 's thrust . |
| 6 | The tree was in silhouette , but there seemed to be flames in one of its branches ; flames that licked high , then guttered and were gone , only to flare again … as if a fire was coming and going … as if the fire was not of this time , but spent brief minutes in the tree , then flared in another world , before revisiting the winter branches . |
| 7 | The number of voters citing defence as the main issue they wished to see discussed by the parties rose from 3 per cent at the start of the campaign to only 11 per cent in the third week and then stabilized at that level . |
| 8 | Jenny and Antony moved a few inches further apart , then giggled at each other because of the involuntary movement . |
| 9 | Both young men then glanced at each other , clamming up in some embarrassment as they recalled that the fortune they were at this moment vying for had been lost by Benedict Beckenham , for the story of the will was naturally common knowledge among his intimates . |
| 10 | She then talked to some pig experts and compiled the following pig compendium . |
| 11 | He then repeated in more detail the amazing ride in the Glory and the horrendous first sighting of the Worm . |
| 12 | And which of the two of you then went into that room first ? |
| 13 | ‘ He then invested in another horse . ’ |
| 14 | Base rates then remained at this level for a year , before starting to fall in October 1990 , when Britain joined the ERM . |