Example sentences of "then [v-ing] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Investing a fortune and then upping sticks a couple of years later is generally a recipe for being out of pocket . |
| 2 | Becky enjoyed the new play despite a girl called Amanda giggling all the way through the first act and then refusing to hold a conversation with her during the interval . |
| 3 | A pity , perhaps , but then attempting to stay a step ahead is one of the great motivating factors in the sport , is n't it ? |
| 4 | Two of these had earlier been the subject of the intensive case studies ( see Chapter 4 ) ; two had been involved in piloting the questionnaire and the head of another declined to take part in the survey on the grounds that he was just then attempting to introduce a scheme of SSE of his own devising . |
| 5 | Erm the old on that you know , took me two years to get the bearings approved and er you know but then having to wait a year and a half cos had a year and a half 's worth of orders on 'em and promised to hold the price for three years is that 's what it took for them to use them up , er has run out , new orders have been put on but I 've got the chance of taking the business . |
| 6 | Now what I 'm wondering is this : instead of thinking that staying put is natural , and then having to introduce a force of gravity — which then mysteriously pulls on everything to make them behave in the same way — why not start out by saying that falling is the natural thing to do ! |
| 7 | But , frankly , the policy of inventing interesting things and then trying to find a market for them was not generally very successful , ’ says Foster . |