Example sentences of "then [vb base] it [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 This means you get the debt guaranteed by a bank in the buyer 's country , then sell it at a discount to another bank .
2 Suppose also that an investor intends to buy the share , hold it for one year and then sell it at the end of the year .
3 For example , an investor could buy a ten-year bond , hold it for one year and receive the coupon , and then sell it for the current price of a nine-year bond with the same coupon .
4 He could borrow enough to buy an asset in the cash market , hold on to it for T years ( earning any income but bearing any carrying costs including interest on borrowed funds involved ) , and then sell it in the cash market and also repay the loan with interest .
5 When children are encouraged to thread beads on a lace to match a particular pattern and then repeat it to the end of the lace , there is development of the idea of sequence .
6 Begin what seems to be a front kick , then change it at the last moment into a high roundhouse kick .
7 To serve , ease the mousse away from the edges of the mould , then invert it onto a serving plate and shake firmly to release the mousse .
8 Then display it in the nice rosewood frame above the mantelpiece in that new home you 're now too poor to furnish ?
9 Pull your hand down and move the carriage further if necessary to release the weaving yarn , then lay it across the needles from the other side ready for the next row .
10 " Scald a sufficient quantity of fruit , and pulp it through a sieve , add sugar agreeable to taste , make a thick layer of this at the bottom of your dish : mix a pint of milk , a pint of cream , and the yolks of two eggs : scald it over the fire , observing to stir it : add a small quantity of sugar , and let it get cold : then lay it over the apples or gooseberries with a spoon , and put on the whole a whip [ a syllabub ] made the day before .
11 MOTORSPORT : Benetton will give their B193 Formula One car its racing debut at next week 's South African Grand Prix — and then replace it with an even newer model after just three races .
12 Get an overhaul kit for your old pump then replace it in the vehicle .
13 Take the coin and wet it with water , and then press it against the victim 's head for a short time ‘ to get it to stick ’ .
14 The retinal nerve cells process some of the information and then send it through the optic nerve to the brain .
15 He had watched her apply a smear of eye-black below her lower lashes , then dust it with the palest face-powder until her eyes appeared extra large and dark-rimmed .
16 Cool this slightly and then place it into the shells and chill until set .
17 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 .
18 You then place it in the neck of a balloon and blow it up and tie it with the piece of paper inside .
19 Tell them what you 're going to tell them before you tell them , and then summarise it at the end and tell them what you told them .
20 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 .
21 First , you sterilise the water with one of the purification tablets supplied , then filter it through a carbon filter to produce drinkable water for tea , coffee , cold drinks or just for cleaning your teeth .
22 Let the egg dry and then cover it with a layer of varnish to make sure all the edges stay firmly stuck down .
23 It may be poached in water or stock , but I prefer to cook it in the microwave , then coat it with the black butter .
24 Angela reproduced it using John Oliver paints , then spread it throughout the house on doors , banisters , fireplace surrounds — sometimes even ceilings .
25 If the helicopter is moving , to stop it you must apply an opposite control movement and then remove it at the precise moment that the helicopter stops .
26 Yeah , get it downloaded on disk and then put it on a P C downstairs .
27 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 .
28 ‘ 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 . ’
29 Malpass removed a rubberized torch from the case , tested it once , then put it on the dashboard .
30 And then put it on the stove and stew it !
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