Example sentences of "then he [verb] his [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Then he wagged his plume-like tail to indicate approval ; so ‘ Sausage ’ he remained . |
2 | Then he asked his next question . |
3 | And then he battered his highest score of the tour , hitting 165 in the opening Test match . |
4 | After the 1979 season , Dave caddied for Michael King and Manuel Calero , then he made his first bid for the bag of Sandy Lyle . |
5 | Then he made his third three at the seventh , playing a nine-iron to four feet and holing the putt . |
6 | Then he brought his blazing eyes unhurriedly to her face and for a long moment she found herself wishing time would stand still ; when he looked at her like that … she swallowed , felt her pulse beating wildly ; his eyes were devouring hers . |
7 | Then he saw his old friend Jekyll in bed , while the same faceless figure stood over him . |
8 | Then he filled his cheap vacuum flask and took it back to the car where it completed a meal of dry crusty bread and cheese . |
9 | Then he rubbed his sweating face and said huskily , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
10 | He made a tremendous effort to bring himself back into reality ; his hands shook and he swallowed twice as he tried to speak ; then he passed his right hand , still clutching the telegram , through his dark hair . |
11 | Then he passed his free hand over his eyes . |
12 | ‘ I 'm sure I would , ’ he said , and she felt almost overcome by a tide of relief because it was all right , at last he understood … and then he took his two hands away from hers on the table , and his smile and his entire attitude dropped away like a paper mask . |
13 | Then he revealed his secret desire : ‘ I want to be your sister . ’ |
14 | Then he lifted his other foot from the ground and set it firmly on the rough stone surface too . |
15 | Then he lifted his right hand with the index finger extended . |
16 | For a moment he remained motionless , his eyes closed , then he lifted his joined hands in front of him in a graceful arc and bent to press his forehead against the floor in silent prayer . |
17 | Then he shrugged his broad shoulders . |
18 | Then he raised his silenced gun and pointed it upwards . |
19 | Then he launched his 1992 campaign by winning the Dubal Desert Classic and the Turespana Open de Baleares . |
20 | He stood in the middle of the living room and took off all his clothes , leaving them on the floor where they fell ; then he inspected his naked body , front , back and sides , in the full-length mirror that he had on his living room wall . |
21 | The pain seemed to take a back seat momentarily , then he moved his right hand and it came thundering back into his mind . |
22 | Then he capped his own little finger with it and held it up for them both to see . |
23 | Well they have four cars they have this wee car for , to tow the caravan to the caravan sites on holiday and then he has his new car and the father has a Jaguar and then they 've some other wee car just to get them about you know . |
24 | Then he slid his left hand down the back of my little short trousers , splaying his fingers across my bare bottom , and started to tickle me . |
25 | Then he put his two cases down inside the door . |
26 | Then he turned his stern gaze on Anabelle . |