Example sentences of "then [vb past] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relationship between Pauline and Chloe then became a major source of conflict in the marriage . |
| 2 | He tossed out Lee Chapman , who then became a major force in the Leeds team that won the League last season . |
| 3 | His spine then became a great tree with many branches , known as Kai-n-tiku-aba , and the first people sprouted as so many blossoms and fruit . |
| 4 | Having completed his education , the young scholar then became a that is , a candidate for office . |
| 5 | In 1848 Prince Windischgrätz turned it into the headquarters of his General Staff ; it then became a special school for the Communist Party and is now being restored as the Academy of Music . |
| 6 | ‘ His Royal Highness gave me … ’ he began , and then became a human being . |
| 7 | Christina then became a self-employed economist-researcher after which she spent four years as the economics research officer for a major political party . |
| 8 | Everything then became a kaleidoscopic array of sounds and feelings as they slipped over the edge of control . |
| 9 | The Archbishop then became a popular hero for defying the King in this sordid affair , and those , including Andrewes , who had obliged Lady Essex in the divorce were discredited . |
| 10 | The company then became a public limited company under the style ‘ The Winchester Group Plc. ’ |
| 11 | He then made a major contribution to the development of the internal combustion engine , originating the use of aluminium for pistons . |
| 12 | Herrick swallowed , then made a tiny movement of his head . |
| 13 | He favoured Lucy with a broad grin , laid the papers on the desk , then made a hasty exit . |
| 14 | To cap it all , we then made a forced passage back to Oban in a force eight south west gale as Sam wanted to get back to Southampton in time for a wedding . |
| 15 | Isabel bounced once against the plump straw mattress , then made a frantic bid for freedom . |
| 16 | The Shah then made a strange gesture . |
| 17 | Nearly 12 hours later , he did sink it and then made a four at the 15th to keep in touch with Parry . |
| 18 | Aylesbury lost a home replay to Slough in 85-86 , fell at Bath the following year , then made a respectable 1-0 exit at Ashton Gate against Third Division Bristol City . |
| 19 | Aylesbury lost a home replay to Slough in 85-86 , fell at Bath the following year , then made a respectable 1-0 exit at Ashton Gate against Third Division Bristol City . |
| 20 | He then made a new will : this does have the effect of invalidating the previous one . |
| 21 | ‘ Good , because — ’ Golding broke off , then made a vague temporizing gesture with his hand and said : ‘ Well , perhaps the point is made . ’ |
| 22 | On arriving in the Salle des fêtes , the Emperor bowed to the assembled guests and then made a rapid tour of the room finding a word for each of them ; the Empress , having made her famous curtsy , did likewise until the tournée was complete . |
| 23 | Julian then made a full recovery and lived for another forty years . |
| 24 | He then made a full written confession and was then shown the notes made of the earlier oral admissions ( which he refused to sign ; the police however failed to record the refusal in the pocket book though it was recorded in the custody record . ) |
| 25 | When his star buy then made a big to-do about visiting Ronnie Kray in Broadmoor , Cloughie became convinced that Fashanu did n't have all his paddles in the water . |
| 26 | He then made a botched but ‘ genuine ’ suicide attempt , later telling police he had ‘ killed the only person he had ever loved ’ , Preston Crown Court was told . |
| 27 | Leith only just managed to stop her jaw from dropping at the astuteness of the man when he continued , ‘ Having left Ardis and applied for a job here , you then made a conscious decision to dress down your looks and conceal your figure , though not because of any sexual hang-up ? |
| 28 | They passed the big houses in Ashfield Place where all the doctors and veterinary surgeons lived , then made a left turn into Great Horton Road , which swept right down the hill to the town centre . |
| 29 | Leaning back , he began to reach for the packet of cigars , then made a wry face and changed his mind . |
| 30 | In the third game , he outplayed Karpov in the late middlegame and early ending , and then made a fatal blunder after almost six hours ' play . |