Example sentences of "then [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its end is both sticky and muscular so that a toad can use it first to grasp a worm or a slug and then to carry it bodily back to the mouth . |
| 2 | She can lower the drawbridge for you , then raise it again without hindrance . |
| 3 | This annual service charge is an object of some suspicion as far as many would-be buyers are concerned , and in some countries there is legislation to protect buyers against developers who set the charge low initially and then raise it excessively later . |
| 4 | He looked down miserably , and then wiped them away . |
| 5 | Spat on it , then wiped it again . |
| 6 | Vernage then stabbed him again and Sergeant King was dead on arrival at Hospital . |
| 7 | He told her how much he had missed her while he was away skiing and then asked her simply to marry him . |
| 8 | The waitress added up the modest sum , and then asked them regretfully if they were leaving the district for good . |
| 9 | The Captain filled in the space where Maxwell might have thought he had to apologize , and then asked him quickly : ‘ What did you do in the north of Italy in January ? |
| 10 | He tilted his head to one side , then straightened it again . |
| 11 | The subtler newt waves its tail at the female and then trembles it provocatively , setting up ripples in the water which carry the aphrodisiac to her . |
| 12 | Merrill opened it , scanned it quickly , then passed it across to Luke , her heart sinking . |
| 13 | He then met her afterwards and signed a record for her . |
| 14 | You can write ‘ Jan ’ in the row label on the left , then drag it downwards with the mouse . |
| 15 | It di we do n't get all the details in the story that Jesus tells of here , but it 's quite certain that it was n't just a case of wandering along a nice path until he found the sheep and then bringing it home . |
| 16 | She has brought her up to make men fall at her feet in love with her and then to treat them roughly and to break their hearts . |
| 17 | Pour some oil into a small dish ( do not pour oil onto your partner 's body , it can be quite a shock ) , oil your hands , then rub them together to warm the oil . |
| 18 | Then make it again |
| 19 | If we avoid facing up to it we then make it more likely that the next time the situation , or a similar one , is encountered we will avoid it again . |
| 20 | Little bit of electricity and then make it more and more |
| 21 | And then make us both a hot drink . |
| 22 | She might get her head down and then butt it upwards into his stomach . |
| 23 | As a woman 's sexuality must be controlled by the male authority who should then utilize it solely for his own benefit , in their natal home women are not sexually active . |
| 24 | Add sufficient extra flour to make the dough manageable , then knead it thoroughly for about 10min , until smooth and shiny . |
| 25 | For example , the easiest way to find your parting is to comb your hair back , then push it forwards until it parts naturally — this is very useful if you 're caught without a mirror . ’ |
| 26 | At the meeting , it was decided that County , the underwriters Dillon Read and Phillips & Drew would take some of the remaining shares and then sell them slowly over the next few weeks , a move which had been discussed with County 's lawyers beforehand . |
| 27 | Mountain View , California-based , Clarity Software Inc , has cut a porting and distribution agreement with Sumisho Electronics Systems Inc in Japan , a deal valued at $500,000 in its first year : Sumisho , an affiliate of Sumitomo Corp , the giant trading company , will help Clarity translate Rapport — its Unix office automation software — into Japanese , then sell it locally . |
| 28 | A member of the local parish community will collect your son/daughter from home , bring him/her to SPRED then bring him/her home at the end of the session . |
| 29 | and then er she ca n't be a member , but take her to bowls and then bring her here , she goes to bingo on a Tuesday and a Thursday , but the point is it 's night time , so if we can fill her days in a bit |
| 30 | ‘ Then bring them closer . |