Example sentences of "and then set [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More topically Smith drives home the absurdity of the present British water industry installing meters in households and then setting up a huge bureaucracy to monitor them and gather payment — a move that will make water much more expensive ( and thus more attractive to the private companies which will eventually provide it ) . |
| 2 | He outlined his idea for a movie plot , which was basically the story of two Californian friends who decide to make a once-and-for-all fortune by selling a consignment of cocaine , and then setting off across the country for a marijuana-cum-motorbikes adventure . |
| 3 | And then setting out our way of operating to , to meet the specifications and requirements that we 've set for ourselves . |
| 4 | To make a living he worked at Sothebys for two years and then set up business selling Cartier objects and jewelry which involved travelling all around the world . |
| 5 | In Belfast from 1931 to 1938 a total of 800 twice-weekly boxing-programmes were put on by ‘ Ma Copley ’ , who first organized fights in the open air and then set up a boxing hall at Chapel Fields . |
| 6 | Sam Reed scored twice and then set up the third goal for Tom Cox . |
| 7 | Roared on by considerable vocal support , Matt Cook took his goal tally to eight with two more goals , and then set up Becky Ashdown to round off a 3–0 win . |
| 8 | George made his Football League debut for the Palace up at Bury — he equalised for us before the break , hit the bar soon after the interval and then set up Ben Bateman for the winner . |
| 9 | The idea was to clear large areas of tsetse-infested bush and then set up ranching schemes around permanent waters . |
| 10 | Yet at the time , he admits , he saw it merely as a way to travel , learn the ropes and then set up in business on his own account . |
| 11 | As far as I know , there are only two still in existence : one , the U.505 , was captured by an American task force towards the end of the war , towed up the St Lawrence and through the Great Lakes to Chicago where a special cradle was built for it to cross the Lake Shore Drive and then set up in a little house of its own in the Museum of Science and Industry . |
| 12 | With peeled veneer , a round log is heated in a steam pit for about twenty-four hours and then set up and rotated in a lathe in which a long knife peels the veneer circumferentially at a speed which is wonderful to watch . |
| 13 | and then set up this aluminium plumbing |
| 14 | As a citizen she was concerned that all too often social workers got an idea in their minds that ritual abuse was taking place , and then set out to look for it , The after-effects , though , were critical , according to Helen Martini . |
| 15 | In his speech he said , ‘ May I suggest to you and your Council that you have the debate I suggested about the economic and environmental factors and then set out to provide leadership for the industry in reconciling these items . ’ |
| 16 | In the end we decided to go to bed , and then set out the next morning just in time to catch the ship to Hamburg . |
| 17 | If the law is not clear , first pose the legal question and then set out the authorities bearing on it . |
| 18 | If any benefit is to be derived from statistical analysis , it is important to define the nature of the problem and then set out to find the most appropriate way of solving it . |
| 19 | For instance , the terms might start with a list of definitions , and then set out any provisions relating to the formation and scope of the contract . |
| 20 | And when three men turned back just below camp 4 because of bad weather Harry Taylor climbed on … and then set out for the summit on his own . |
| 21 | The Phalangists stormed into Tony Franjieh 's home , murdered 32 of his supporters and bodyguards and then set about the ritual execution of Suleiman Franjieh 's beloved son . |
| 22 | A group of vengeful noblemen invited him to dine with them one evening , served him poisoned food and wine and then set about murdering him — a process that was anything but straightforward . |
| 23 | With this in mind , he introduced Wolfgang to the public at a concert at Salzburg university in the autumn of 1761 , and then set about arranging the first of their many international tours . |
| 24 | The Captain sent his Adjutant for the Sardinian file and then set about selecting a group of his most experienced men . |
| 25 | Caton repeated some earlier experiments on the electro-physiology of nerve and muscle preparations , and then set about recording from the exposed surface of the brain . |
| 26 | Health check:A free company health check to help businesses cut costs is on offer from Barclays Commercial Services the aim is to identify and then set about solving cash flow problems . |
| 27 | Champion let Aldaniti take the last fence in his own time and then set off up the run-in which the jockey later described as ‘ the loneliest place in the world ’ . |
| 28 | With a sinking heart she arranged for her things to come up by an outside porter , and then set off for home . |
| 29 | I made a scarf and then set off to knit socks , but got into a mess with the difficult parts and Mother finished them off . |
| 30 | First he dispossessed Hendrie in full flight and then set off on a spectacular 50-yard solo run down the right . |