Example sentences of "then he [verb] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Then he straightened and left .
2 Then he straightened and dusted invisible grains of dirt from the knees of his coveralls .
3 Then he straightened and turned .
4 Then he paused and looked more thoughtfully at his son for a moment .
5 Then he paused and swivelled round to look at her .
6 He lived over in Westmorland and was in the milk business , and then he met and married a Baldersdale girl , Anne Coldfield from Dill House , and they came to live here .
7 Then he laughed and took a puff at his cigar .
8 And then he laughed and said : ‘ This is the way to do it , Fazal .
9 Then he laughed and shook his head .
10 Mister Johnny looked at Nick ; then he laughed and gave him the skull .
11 Then he jinked and side-stepped , and Mike crashed clumsily past him straight into the fence .
12 Oliver felt himself being carried across rough ground , and then he saw and heard no more .
13 He looked up with a flash of panic — but then he calmed and smiled .
14 Then he shifted and leaned back against the back of the chair .
15 His arms flailed out like the wings of a bird , black against the sky , then he tipped and fell , his mind still gripped by delirium .
16 Then he turns and dances with the woman behind .
17 Then he turns and walks away , leaving her standing the clearing , with a feeling of having lost a struggle .
18 Then he kicked and came to rest against the far wall .
19 Then he halted and turned .
20 Then he arose and took leave of the people , weeping plenteously , and returned to the Alcazar , and betook himself to his bed , and never rose from it again ; and every day he waxed weaker and weaker , till seven days only remained of the time appointed .
21 Then he upped and did something … ‘ significant ’ : coyly significant .
22 It is possible to harden the heart against a Ballesteros in these moods but then he goes and does something sublime on the course , hits a shot that no one else would conceive , let alone execute , and one realises here is genius in sport .
23 But then he goes and turns his up during the gig !
24 Then he fainted and said no more .
25 The seneschal looked briefly at the quivering attendant being looked after by the others , then he shrugged and said something to the under-cook , who quickly got back down off the stool and turned to the others .
26 He stared at her for a moment then he shrugged and nodded .
27 He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh .
28 Then he shrugged and turned away .
29 Then he shrugged and turned away .
30 Then he grinned and looked at Jacques Devraux .
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