Example sentences of "then [vb past] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then fainted for a few seconds . |
| 2 | He then surveyed for a French company a number of railway lines in Italy and Switzerland , before returning to England , where he worked on the Birmingham and Wolverhampton Railway and the Kennet and Avon and Stourbridge canals . |
| 3 | Being Ireland , they ended up by eating three teas , then roared out to a singing pub in Howth , then went for a major curry before returning for a ‘ little party ’ in a student house . |
| 4 | In 1900 he went to St Thomas 's Hospital to study medicine , qualifying in 1906 as MRCS and LRCP , and he then went for a short time to Brompton Hospital and Convalescent Centre . |
| 5 | We treated ourselves to a reindeer steak , then went for a last walk over the bridge towards the polar Cathedral . |
| 6 | Gently Vi eased off her shoes , wriggled her toes , then stood for a blissful moment , eyes closed . |
| 7 | She read it through and then sat for a long time on the white strips of the reclining chair in which she had first seen Signor Fixit . |