Example sentences of "then [vb past] [prep] her [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With her little finger she flicked melted lipstick from the corners of her mouth , then dabbed at her nose and cheeks with a small powder-puff . |
| 2 | She then rose from her seat and bowed , leaving Finchingfield 's fond aunt seething . |
| 3 | Sarah hesitated , then drew in her breath and followed . |
| 4 | Her housemates then came to her aid . |
| 5 | The colour heightened then receded in her face , and she released him , sat back , startled . |
| 6 | ‘ I worked through the night to get them done and then drove to her house where she was confined to bed , ’ says Alan . |
| 7 | She then signed to her husband and Susan to leave the room . |
| 8 | She shook her head , almost in despair , then glanced at her watch . |
| 9 | Merrill looked up vaguely , then glanced at her watch . |
| 10 | Mademoiselle Lavaux patted Sabine 's shoulder , then glanced at her watch . |
| 11 | He was motionless , the only movement a nerve jerking in his tense jaw as she reached her hands up to slip the shoe-string straps from her shoulders , then felt behind her back for the zip . |
| 12 | The guiding light in Lewis 's life then went with her son to speak to the pupils of Bellahouston Academy and visit a retail development on the outskirts of Glasgow before he rounded off his day in the male only setting of the St Andrew 's Sporting club by watching Scotland 's Kris McAdam fight . |
| 13 | She shut the door gently then went to her daughter 's room . |
| 14 | She had a mince pie with her tea , then went to her bedroom and changed from her shop uniform of a black alpaca dress and white apron into a grey jersey-wool dress , then she went downstairs again . |
| 15 | Rachel shook her head then looked at her sister curiously . |
| 16 | For a further hour she worked steadily , then looked at her watch and began to tidy the papers away . |
| 17 | She ran her hand through her hair and then looked at her watch . |
| 18 | Karen grimaced then looked at her wrist watch . |
| 19 | and eventually after some searching they nominated someone who then resigned from her post not Clare |
| 20 | Ellie laughed and then smiled at her companion . |
| 21 | ‘ Think we do n't know about the carvings you do for the hospital ? ’ he asked , then smiled at her look of astonishment . |
| 22 | He thought for a moment , then tugged at her arm . |
| 23 | The first name on the ‘ 92 list is that of a lady who insisted on coming out in her dressing-gown to rill the boot of the car with bags of glossy paperbacks one freezing February night , and then stood on her doorstep waving till I was out of sight . |
| 24 | She devoured it , not having eaten for twenty-four hours , and then stayed on her cot until Duncan and Myeloski arrived . |