Example sentences of "then [verb] [art] few " in BNC.

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1 So you would n't have to spend a fortune on , on , on I mean it 's only a matter of most of it 's a matter of paint , and then hanging a few things up is n't it ?
2 MENTION big-time tennis venues round here and folk let you prattle on about Wimbledon , Roland Garros , Flushing Meadow and Flinders Park and then press a few claims of their own .
3 Fill the frame to within 50 mm of the top , then place a few dead leaves on the surface .
4 Dismayed at the pain he had inflicted and at the pain he himself felt in consequence , Richard rushed forward , then stopped a few feet from Victoria twisting from side to side in frustration , wondering how he could stop her crying .
5 Divide it among four small bowls , then mix a few drops of food colouring into each one .
6 Alternatively , mix some Polycel ( or wallpaper adhesive ) with water to make a sloppy jelly and then mix a few drops of this with the drops from the culture .
7 Some make preliminary enquiries then wait a few years but many feel it is so desperately important to know where they came from and who they belonged to that they go ahead .
8 I then added a few aerobics and , together with some great music , the new Intensive Stretching and Aerobic Programme was complete .
9 I then added a few alchemilla leaves to provide a contrast with the dark background .
10 we used to eat loads of them and er keep all the shells and then put a few in everybody 's bins , so as they 're not pissed off !
11 We 've sent them tapes to see if there 's a chance of opening for them , which would be great , because you get to do a thirty-five minute set , really powerhouse it , then watch a few of their numbers , get on the bus and go . ’
12 We would then spend a few moments sharing any relevant and deep intuition that had come to any of us , and it was remarkable to see what a full and varied message the daily passage gave us .
13 * Instead of rinsing your pasta after cooking , drain it and put in a serving dish or back in the saucepan , then add a few knobs of soft butter .
14 Gerd gulps down the food , and then coughs a few times , each time a little louder , and exhibiting a little more distress .
15 ‘ You can just leave the bags here , ’ Harley waved the porter with his load to the centre of her apartment 's immaculate sitting room , then pressed a few pounds into the man 's furtively extended hand and hustled him out .
16 as if the fancy and unnecessary packaging which manufacturers use for Christmas gifts is not enough , we then destroy a few more forests to encase them in acres and acres of wrapping paper .
17 If you feel yourself tensing up , then spare a few moments to release that tension and see the difference it can make .
18 Father Poole listened , now and then muttering a few words of encouragement whenever the voice faltered .
19 You can then press a few sprays from the top of the stem or , alternatively , press the entire empty stem , encouraging it to bend in a pleasing curve , and then re-assemble the bells on to the stem when you come to use it in a design .
20 Then use a few stitches to sew up the top of the hat where you cast off .
21 ‘ I was in here one afternoon , practising and then playing a few frames .
22 Is there any chance you could run a page or so every now and then to explain a few of the terms that crop up in the reviews ?
23 When you first come to machine knitting the most important thing , naturally , is to learn how it operates and then to make a few garments .
24 Accounts of the boring behaviour ( e.g. Fretter and Graham , 1962 , p. 245 ; Fretter and Graham , 1985 ; Carriker , 1969 , for Urosalpinx ) describe how the animal alternately places the ABO in the hole and then makes a few rasps with the radula .
25 She saw Alexei , paused and smiled , and then descended the few steps and came towards him .
26 Get the truth from Piper , make the best use of it , then unload a few unnecessary encumbrances .
27 His mate , driver Sam Webster , gave him a smile of approval and said , ‘ Good lad , young John , now put your injector on , shut it off when you 've got nearly a full ‘ glass ’ , then have a few minutes .
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