Example sentences of "then [vb pp] [prep] a small " in BNC.

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1 These ‘ centre-devised ’ modules are sent out to specialist advisers for comment and then checked by a small committee , the Catalogue sub-committee , to see whether it makes sense to have the proposal developed for inclusion in the Catalogue .
2 Quiss was led by the dwarfish scullions , through the banked ranges past gleaming tubs , boiling vats , open fires and grills past rows of massive , wing-nutted pressure cookers guarded by blast screens , under huge n-shaped pipes , bubbling and gurgling and leaking steam , and over the dainty , counter-sunk tracks of a narrow-gauge railway until eventually he saw a wall ahead , and was led up a rickety wooden staircase to a narrow gantry then stopped at a small wooden door set into the wall .
3 Bargaining is then confined within a small group , and there are no pressures from a large number of competing sources or bidders to oblige people to present their positions in a fully honest way .
4 The solid mixture is then dissolved in a small amount of the solvent and added to the top of the column .
5 He crossed the road , thumped across a pasture , then dropped into a small valley where a tangle of thorns grew either side of a trickling brook .
6 Counter sunk rivets may be used and then skimmed with a small amount of body filler to hide them .
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