Example sentences of "then [verb] [prep] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the gig , Cud munch shark steak and nut loaf , Mike Dunphy drives a pea to the edge of his plate and then points at me with his fishknife . |
| 2 | She lays the ashtray on the ground beside the bed then turns towards me , |
| 3 | The opportunity then arose for me to be employed as a secretary to my husband — not an ideal working situation but it has been quite successful . |
| 4 | We walked up to the fall and what would I not give if I could convey to you the images and feelings which were then communicated to me . |
| 5 | 12 She shifts her body and flips her wings to keep balance , then looks at me and makes a new sound , like peeEP ; very sharp . |
| 6 | It then occurred to me that I might be able to help , and I picked up the telephone and spoke to Winston . |
| 7 | He then bent over me , and in a gentle voice said — ‘ You must tell me , sonny , where is the pain coming from ? ’ |
| 8 | Then looking at me , he said , ‘ But I do n't think you 'll stay long in the village . ’ |
| 9 | I had found Aunt Louise 's address when my mother died , and had written to her ; writing again when my father , then living with me , had died also . |
| 10 | Take Nosey and the spare horse , then wait for me at the crossroads . |
| 11 | Then listen to me . |
| 12 | He saw me watching him and leaned forward to touch the girl on the shoulder , and then came towards me . |
| 13 | Arnold then came to me and said , ‘ You 've seen me play , Tip . |
| 14 | With this rubbish tip of information she then came to me to ask how she could write it up into a dissertation . |
| 15 | Written as a result of attending a Labour Party conference , it was the product of shock at what then seemed to me the amount of time and energy politicians and journalists spent chasing each other 's tails on such occasions . |
| 16 | She gave Dr Reid , who was wearing a collar and tie and long white ducks , a kiss on one cheek , then turned to me . |
| 17 | But she pushed rather at the pinkish translucent cubelets which surrounded the fish , then turned to me and asked , |
| 18 | He shot a single exasperated look at the young man then turned to me . |
| 19 | He sprinkled it freely in the gate opening and beyond in the passage , then turned to me . |
| 20 | He gave Jacob his orders , then turned to me . |
| 21 | Underhill then turned on me and bit me on the back of the hand . |
| 22 | ‘ Here , take care of her first , ’ said Heathcliff , putting Catherine in her husband 's arms , ‘ then speak to me later if you wish . ’ |
| 23 | Margaret stared at me , then shot by me into the hall . |
| 24 | For example when , as a journalist , I visited couples in their homes to ask about local events , my conversations with women would often be interrupted by their husbands holding up their hands in the direction of their wives and saying in the most matter of fact way ‘ Be quiet , ’ and then turning to me and saying ‘ There is no point in asking my wife . |
| 25 | Mr Harper , the mate , watched as she surged past with all her sails drawing , and then turning to me said : " You 're damned lucky to have seen her . |
| 26 | He then turned to me and asked if I was signing a contract too . |
| 27 | Sometimes Bentham is represented as having held a significantly different view from that just described , according to which an action which it is right for me to do at any moment is either one which produces a greater surplus of pleasure over pain than any alternative action then open to me ( in which case it is the one right action ) or produces as great a surplus as any alternative ( in which case it is a right action ) , while all actions not thus right are wrong . |
| 28 | He then nodded to me , and dropped the visor . |
| 29 | Yet if they press me sharply , and harry me through the day , Then look for me by moonlight . |
| 30 | Then look for me by moonlight , watch for me by moonlight , I 'll come to thee by moonlight , though hell shall bar the way . |