Example sentences of "then [vb pp] [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , you will , Lindie , ’ he ordered tenderly , then added on a lighter note , ‘ There 's one thing about junk food — it gives you a quick fix of carbohydrates and sugar . |
| 2 | The proportions … ’ he began vaguely , and then thought of a better line . |
| 3 | After two days , Beattie 's trial was adjourned for eighteen days and then resumed for a further three days . |
| 4 | ‘ I never — ’ Maurice broke off , then resumed in a calmer tone . |
| 5 | ( This of course remains true even if the whole structure is then subjected within a wider framework to negation , or presented as being hypothetical . ) |
| 6 | He stayed in Clyro till 1872 , then returned to a further curacy under his father in Langley Burrell until 1876 , when he was appointed vicar of St Harmon , Radnorshire . |