Example sentences of "then [vb past] they [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | → If you took a dozen sheets of clear cellophane , drew around a dozen different guitar designs , including Strat , PRS , Ibanez , Jackson and various others , then laid them on top of one another , you 'd be surprised at how little difference there actually is between them . |
| 2 | When we grouped the sectors approximately into local government districts and then ranked them on density of oil workers , this ranking coincided with that based on data for offshore workers in the 1981 census , suggesting that our data was not affected by geographic bias . |
| 3 | Louis Maddox kept the globes suspended for a little longer , then caught them in turn , letting their brilliance fade . |
| 4 | Edith took the plates to Margot Iverson 's end of the table , where the vegetables were served , and then handed them in turn to the guests . |
| 5 | One society , the Woolwich , then challenged them in court : won , lost on appeal , then won again before the law lords last October , and retrieved £91m ( $160m ) of tax and interest thereon from the Inland Revenue , plus another £6m due after a further appeal-court victory of detail this week . |
| 6 | They watched as the judges conferred and then placed them in order in the line-up . |
| 7 | Albert Fall arranged for their transfer to the Department of the Interior , and then leased them in secret to two private oil magnates from whom , it was later revealed , he had received substantial bribes — some $300 000 and a herd of pedigree cattle . |
| 8 | We then sprayed them with water for our picture and the instant transformation showed just how very good they 'd look in the right setting . |