Example sentences of "then [vb past] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I cried out in shock , then gaped at the empty stairs disappearing into blackness . |
| 2 | Say you were too tired this morning to remember to ask for permission to get up early to meet me and then woke at the right time and did n't want to let me down . |
| 3 | He laughed , then gestured at the surrounding farmland , which stretched away to the purple rise of the Preseli hills in the distance . |
| 4 | Culley went straight for Elliott , then sidestepped at the last minute , almost a leap backwards . |
| 5 | He bent to pick up the card he 'd been carrying then scowled at the deserted foyer . |
| 6 | Penry Vaughan studied her in brooding silence for a moment , then glanced at the forgotten tray on the bedside table . |
| 7 | We then looked at the remarkable record of capitalism in creating wealth and contrasted it with the present malaise which now seems to infect most economies of the Western world . |
| 8 | Looked at one house then looked at the next oh |
| 9 | She set everything out on the table , then stared at the blank sheet of paper in front of her and gave a small sigh . |
| 10 | The mandarin hesitated , then smiled at the American boy . |
| 11 | These are usually concealed and then flashed at the last moment , giving the prospective predator the impression that it is approaching a much larger animal and one that is staring straight at it in a defiant manner . |
| 12 | She went into the kitchen and tidied up , and then sat at the front window , watching people pass , hunched in her own disillusionment . |