Example sentences of "then [vb past] [prep] their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then staggered into their office , ablaze from the waist upwards and tore off his burning jacket . |
| 2 | They ate the sandwiches they 'd made before they 'd left the house , and then lay in their shelter and read two paper-backed books they 'd brought with them . |
| 3 | She took Annie up and put her to bed , then went to their bedroom to change herself . |
| 4 | Watching these high speed ants on the Bombay verandah , I was impressed by the fact that ants travelling in different directions upon their highway stopped dead upon meeting , touched each other and then continued upon their way . |
| 5 | They then said to their Dad that although they missed their Mum very much indeed , they were beginning to see that their Dad needed them around to have people to talk to about their Mum , and so now they were asking Jesus to make sure nothing else awful happened . |