Example sentences of "then [vb past] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this capacity Baker submitted biannual reports and advised on legislation , which was elaborated and then codified by the Factories Act of 1878 . |
| 2 | The nonsmoker breathes ‘ sidestream ’ smoke from the burning tip of the cigarette and ‘ mainstream ’ smoke that has been inhaled and then exhaled by the smoker . |
| 3 | He was laid down on brittle pampas grass and then manhandled by the creatures . |
| 4 | He also recorded in Lewis a home-remedy which used the roots of nettles boiled in water along with the roots of reeds , then fermented by the addition of yeast which ‘ they find beneficial for the cough ’ . |
| 5 | She walked slowly to the door , and then stood by the door and looked at her daughter again . |