Example sentences of "he [verb] [conj] then " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well alright he 's gon na turn left , er just pause let him clear and then follow the way t follow the way through . |
| 2 | He told the court that he had been under ‘ emotional stress ’ at the time of the offence and that it was very much out of character for him to drink and then drive . |
| 3 | The wealth created during his five years of printing money permitted him to buy and then demolish , 27 houses and three gardens to make a site for his palace . |
| 4 | They do it for to keep him going and then they 'll say he says you know I 'm used to getting up at half four and going so many miles every morning for a big jog . |
| 5 | Johnny looked sulky , but something in Cassie 's voice made him hesitate and then say : ‘ Oh , all right . |
| 6 | Emily watched him go and then , rising , she threw her napkin down furiously on to the table . |
| 7 | Benedict watched him go and then turned to find Theda leaning back against the mantel , white to the lips , one hand at her bosom . |
| 8 | ‘ I would always shoot on McQueen first to make him commit and then turn around and shoot on Hoffman . |
| 9 | With an explosion of breath Rostov straightened his forearms , attempting to gain the momentary advantage which would permit him to disengage and then to cut at his opponent 's unguarded left . |
| 10 | And he checked and then he went So I took the bags off the pillows in case they were sweating in the bags and I put them out on the seats . |
| 11 | I 've wondered whether we ought to separate but every time I bring this up , he cries and then worries about the 50 per cent of ‘ his ’ assets I 'll take with me if I do decide to go ! |
| 12 | In the evening Chola woke him with some water to drink : he winced and then groaned as the pain shot out from his thigh and radiated through his body . |
| 13 | He stopped and then small movements back and forward and the warmth began like a tongue inside his lapping . |
| 14 | So he stopped and then it fell , and it fell short of the hundred pound they wanted . |
| 15 | But he could n't control it , for all his knowledge , and it would lift his hair into bristles so that he looked like Desperate Dan and she could n't help but laugh until his fragile ego wobbled and then he shouted and then she loved him more , more than when he was intact . |
| 16 | He rose and then dived within her , starting slowly as if to the beating of a primal drum . |
| 17 | ‘ The easiest way to work with an Akita is to learn what he wants and then fit in without losing control , ’ said Kath . |
| 18 | he says and then they did n't do nowt else . |
| 19 | He can come through Foxhall like and he , he 'd had to speed up he says and then he says he did n't carry on , like . |
| 20 | Duncan sniffed and then he nibbled and then he chewed . |
| 21 | ‘ As you like , ’ he murmured and then , surprisingly , he left without another word . |
| 22 | ‘ Go up to the front row and keep two chairs , ’ he directed and then left them . |
| 23 | He smiles but then does n't . |
| 24 | I thought oh god shut up , you know , you 've got children , oh he 's really horrible and he stands there and he 's looking at all the women every one that comes and he smiles and then hello , hello |
| 25 | right , they jump in my cab and I decide to drive away and he phones and then he |
| 26 | ‘ A most dramatic turn of events ! ’ he began and then , becoming aware of Madame Gauthier 's fiercely disapproving frown , he gave a conciliatory bow and said , with a meaning glance in Dora 's direction , ‘ If Madame will permit , I should like to use the salon for a few more minutes . ’ |
| 27 | From time to time he dribbled and then wept tears of rage and humiliation . |
| 28 | One evening , after threatening her with a knife , he raped and then stabbed her . |
| 29 | He thought and then said easily , " She was wondering whether there was a chance he might ask for a transfer now that Howarth has been in post a year . |
| 30 | Like a flower he blossoms and then withers ; like a shadow he flees and never stays . |