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Example sentences of "then [vb base] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Check for fit , then stain at this stage , or paint .
2	Why should anyone choose to invite family and friends for a meal , then sit amid dirty pots and pans , and the smell of boiled cabbage or fried onions , in preference to a separate dining room with a good size table ?
3	First of all turn one 's back on the bloody war , then qualify for some career .
4	When you start shoulder training it is best to do an exercise which works all 3 heads together and then concentrate on each head individually .
5	If you can not do the whole garden at once , I have found it better to do a small area really well and then concentrate on another the next year .
6	Bring to the boil stirring constantly then simmer for 1 minute .
7	Then simmer for 1 hour until tender .
8	Place in a small saucepan , cover with boiling water , bring to the boil , then simmer for 5 minutes .
9	Mix the jelly , mustard and seasoning with the juice of the orange and lemon , and the cooked rind , then simmer for 5 mins .
10	Add the remaining tangerines and the brandy , then simmer for 10 min .
11	Heat the liquid without the wool very slowly until lukewarm , then add the wool and take from 1–2 hours to reach simmering point from that stage , then simmer for 10 minutes .
12	Bring to the boil and then simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly reduced .
13	Bring to the boil , stirring all the time , then simmer for 15 mins , stirring occasionally , until the chops become really tender .
14	Place over gentle heat and stir until the sugar and butter have melted , then simmer for 3 min and pour into the prepared pudding basin .
15	Good as new : to remove lipstick stains from your clothing , first scrape off any residue with a knife then rub in some washing-up liquid to loosen the stain and wash in the normal way .
16	Too often in communication we try to teach the other person our language and concepts and then communicate in this language .
17	Cast on using the weaving brushes or waste yarn , then change to main yarn .
18	Bank and building society managers are supposed to be approachable : if yours is not then change to another branch .
19	The way was down this slope , then crash through those low pine branches , then round the top of that steep bit , then over there — I think .
20	Those that land on a suitably moist site then develop into new plants .
21	Then topstitch through all layers front end of previous topstitching right down to hemline .
22	We then pivot in any column for which a solution is found and add the resulting efficient ( unprocessed ) tableau to the list .
23	Add 4.0 g of Basic fuchsin to 800 ml of boiling double-distilled water , and then cool for 30 min .
24	‘ They should select a side for the Tests and then pick for one-day games , ’ Doshi said .
25	For example , New York 's firemen oppose any attempt at flexible rostering ; they commonly stand by for duty over a 48-hour period each week , and then moonlight on other days .
26	In the first year Armstrong 's concern is to go for a minimum safe agenda — ‘ make sure clients are safe and then build on that . ’
27	You do a little bit of input well I say a little bit , you do some input , practice and participation then build on that , okay ?
28	A sediment may exhibit one or more phases of any , or all , of these processes ; the task of the sedimentary petrographer is to unravel the different events , place these in a paragenetic sequence and then build on these in interpreting the burial history of the sediment .
29	Experience has shown that it is not enough to train PHCNs for a year and then send to isolated rural clinics .
30	But er they would maybe lay it by for two or three weeks and then forget for two or three weeks , and then when it came to the end of the quarter they were a whole lot of weeks behind , you know , they could n't pay it then .