Example sentences of "then [vb base] [pers pn] on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spread out the seaweed into the shape in which it is to be pressed while still in the water , then slowly lift it out of the basin , keeping it flat , let it drip for a while and then place it on a waterproof surface . |
| 2 | In Benny 's house , where she was considered a very pampered only child , she had to borrow the kitchen radio and then perch it on a chair because there was n't any socket near enough to her bed to plug it in . |
| 3 | She made a chicken salad and poured herself a glass of chilled white wine , then put them on a tray and took them into her sitting room . |
| 4 | Like we 've had women who have wet their knickers and then put them on the radiator to dry , or just swilled them out in the sink and end up with a smelly room . |
| 5 | And if Fido 's chewing the carpet , then put him on the couch . |
| 6 | He ran back into the house , shouted up to Mrs Clamp , then put me on the table in the kitchen and used some towels to stop the bleeding as best he could . |
| 7 | Yeah , get it downloaded on disk and then put it on a P C downstairs . |
| 8 | So do you want to take e each object out one at a time and then put it on the table in the categories so you 've got one pile of bones . |
| 9 | ‘ Another man-witch , who was sentenced to the galleys for life , said that he had such a pity for the horses which the postillion galloped along the road that he did something to prevent it , which was that he took vervain and said over it the Pater Noster five times and the Ave Maria five times , and then put it on the road so that the horses should cease to run . ’ |
| 10 | Malpass removed a rubberized torch from the case , tested it once , then put it on the dashboard . |
| 11 | And then put it on the stove and stew it ! |
| 12 | Do n't matter then put it on the d on the rug |
| 13 | He would analyse the paper sample , photograph and enlarge each individual letter and then mount them on a comparison chart , and the jury would pass it solemnly from hand to hand and wonder wily it needed a highly-paid expert to come and explain what anyone could see with his own eyes . |
| 14 | On opening any packet etc , I can see from the index card how long it is likely to last and then record it on the appropriate page of the notebook . |
| 15 | She drank from her cup , then set it on the table . |
| 16 | Allow it to cool , and then pour it on a plate . |
| 17 | John Ryan MP claimed to have seen a policeman remove a woman 's glasses and then strike her on the head ; she had appeared , to him , to be over sixty years of age and a bystander . |
| 18 | And then leave them on the rack . |
| 19 | As a treat for puffy eyes and dark shadows , grate half a raw , peeled potato , then leave it on a saucer until the juice collects . |
| 20 | And then do it on the first time well if he wanted , he do n't have to go . |
| 21 | Working on a clean , flat surface , decide exactly where you wish to place the flowers , and then arrange them on a horizontal level first so that they do not slip off . |
| 22 | It 's true that some to leave a mess but that 's convenient for builders and speculators who can wreck a place and then blame it on the squatters . |