Example sentences of "then [vb past] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy , then beat in the egg yolk . |
| 2 | Puree the potatoes through a sieve then beat in the butter , salt and pepper until the mixture looks creamy . |
| 3 | Cool slightly , then beat in the butter gradually . |
| 4 | For the filling , beat the butter with the icing sugar until light and fluffy , then beat in the chocolate liqueur . |
| 5 | And yet … there was a night , long ago now , when a mist came in off the sea ; we slept uneasily , then woke in the dark , to hear the cold whine of sea magic in the air . |
| 6 | Accompanying this shift is the introduction of a uniform business rate whose level is to be centrally determined , with the income also collected centrally and then redistributed in the form of government grant according to a centrally determined formula . |
| 7 | I spent the first eighteen months working in all the factory departments , so I started with a good knowledge of precisely how the product was made and did all the jobs that then existed in the production of confectionery . |
| 8 | He then served in the Channel . |
| 9 | An average ant colony might use around 12 different types of signal , most of them conveyed by means of chemical ‘ pheromones ’ secreted on to the ground by various glands and then sniffed in the air by other ants . |
| 10 | Louis then swore in the lingua romana , so that Charles 's men would understand him : For the love of God and for the Christian people and for our common salvation , from this day henceforth , as far as God grants that I know and can , I shall so help this my brother Charles with my aid and in all things , as every man ought in right to help his brother , on condition that he does the like for me . |
| 11 | Dame Joan gave a compelling performance , handling the coloratura apparently without effort , and rising superbly to the final altissimo E flat — a stratospheric note which she then repeated in the encore . |
| 12 | And then disappeared in the ether . ’ |
| 13 | He said goodbye to Eleanor coolly , then looked in the phone book for the other number . |
| 14 | It then appeared in the west with concern over , and then opposition to , proposed gold mining . |
| 15 | She ran down the stairs , then paused in the doorway , not wanting to break in on his telephone conversation . |
| 16 | He then reappeared in the dining car with an interested crowd of people following him and asked to speak to Xanthe , who up until then had kept palely quiet . |
| 17 | I carried my empty mug out to the sink , then stood in the doorway and regarded them . |
| 18 | Out of politeness Shiona escorted Janice to the door , then stood in the doorway to watch her drive off . |
| 19 | She saw Pedro disappear among the trees , called after him vainly , then stood in the rain , hands holding the hood tight over her ears . |
| 20 | She then remained in the office to continue with the task of checking a list of some sort . |
| 21 | He exhaled thoughtfully then sat in the armchair in the corner of the room . |
| 22 | We got the Jet Ski onto its trailer but William 's Merc was one of the cars trapped on the slip ; he tried to reason with the BMW people , then sat in the car and sulked . |