Example sentences of "then [verb] it [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 | Spat on it , then wiped it again . |
| 5 | He tilted his head to one side , then straightened it again . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Merrill opened it , scanned it quickly , then passed it across to Luke , her heart sinking . |
| 8 | You can write ‘ Jan ’ in the row label on the left , then drag it downwards with the mouse . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Then make it again |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Little bit of electricity and then make it more and more |
| 13 | She might get her head down and then butt it upwards into his stomach . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Add sufficient extra flour to make the dough manageable , then knead it thoroughly for about 10min , until smooth and shiny . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Collect your emission in a handy receptacle and then bring it here to me , yes ? |
| 19 | Then squeeze it as normal . |
| 20 | Leave it here and then got it here for shopping here . |
| 21 | He then got it there , he then takes that tape and plays another tape he makes a ? |
| 22 | Choose a sideshoot of the current year 's growth that is hardening at the base , then tear it away from the main stem with a sliver of wood . |
| 23 | And then borrow it again on a Friday or a Saturday and this went on for so long er he 'd eventually Tom said , by the way Jack , he said , whose pound note , whose pound is this ? |
| 24 | Burun studied the wine flask absently , then laid it aside . |
| 25 | She shook her head ; then jerked it backwards , indicating the scullery , as she added in a much lower tone , ‘ They 're not really my aunt and uncle . |
| 26 | Two small boys ran from the damp gloom of a back close , closely pursued by a third , who raced after them , swinging something over his head , then hurling it high in the air . |
| 27 | Thomson then knocking it long and Speedy could n't get there ahead of Chettle . |
| 28 | For a moment that bordered on eternity , Fran stared at the throbbing centre of her hand , then snatched it away and scrambled from the car , uncaring what interpretation he put on her haste . |
| 29 | By clearing a quadrat of all plants and then checking it periodically , the succession of plants leading to a mature sustainable ‘ climax ’ vegetation could be observed . |
| 30 | Develop for half of your normal time then place it quickly into the stop bath . |