Example sentences of "then [vb past] to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this , the idea was derived of ‘ patchwork pieces ’ , which then led to a demand for specific colours in the bags , ’ ‘ and suddenly we realized we had created a bit of a monster . ’ |
| 2 | He then referred to a passage from the judgment of Nolan J. in Anderton v. Lythgoe [ 1985 ] 1 W.L.R. 222 , 228 , including the words which I have earlier cited . |
| 3 | He then moved to a succession of short-term jobs until in 1934 he joined some friends in establishing a garage near Basingstoke , specializing in veteran and vintage cars . |
| 4 | At the southern end of the valley where the sky was brighter , a horseman now appeared , his dark mount reined in , its head pulling to one side as it slowed then came to a halt . |
| 5 | He led her down a row , then came to a halt . |
| 6 | Matters then came to a head and after dropping her baby the mother was distraught about what she had done to her child . |
| 7 | The elevator rose smoothly , then came to a stop . |
| 8 | The 6 A.M. Glasgow to Garvie train approached platform 8 gently , apologetically almost , then came to a stop with a squealing of brakes and a hiss of escaping steam , and they looked at it with wide-eyed wonder . |
| 9 | I sauntered along attractively named Wine Street , then came to a bridge over the rushing River Garavogue . |
| 10 | We then came to a stream and followed this to the little village of Le Buet , returning to Chamonix by train . |
| 11 | It then graduated to a plastic tank complete with gravel and plastic plants . |
| 12 | Her heart plummeted with the thought that he would be away again , and then hitched to a halt when his words registered . |
| 13 | They proclaimed their achievement on Nkrumah 's behalf : and then succumbed to a counter-attack . |
| 14 | We went out for a lunch that was late even by Madrid standards , then went to a zarzueia . |
| 15 | Fabia watched as , dropping the dog lead on to a large kitchen table , the dark man addressed a few remarks to the woman who then went to a drawer and took from it a large tin box and brought it to him . |
| 16 | We then went to a summer school in general relativity at Cornell University in upstate New York . |
| 17 | Anyway , we went out to dinner and then went to a speakeasy . |
| 18 | She stared at Juliet for a second , then struggled to a sitting position . |
| 19 | Tony pulled the lever and the wheel slowed , then jolted to a halt . |
| 20 | I did one short sprint , just to shake my head as I ran and get some of the sand out of my hair , then relaxed to a trot once more . |