Example sentences of "then [pron] said [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and erm I meant to er well she said she 'd bring it back to me and then I said Well no do n't bother I 'll sort something out myself and then I forgot all about it . |
| 2 | And then I said well I will buy it as a joint sort of joint family Christmas present |
| 3 | And I said or shall I it might not be done then I said so I 'll have to air them . |
| 4 | And then she said here she was hanging , handing it to a stranger and you know what they said |
| 5 | There was silence , then she said unevenly , ‘ You 're not making this very easy for me . ’ |
| 6 | Sophie stared , speechless for a moment , then she said coldly , ‘ Very kind of you , but it 's quite unnecessary . |
| 7 | Then she said hesitantly , ‘ Suppose I was unable to respond ? |
| 8 | A long pause followed , and then she said tartly : ‘ A mouse ’ . |
| 9 | Helen still looked doubtful , then she said tactfully , ‘ Sophie , I think we should leave Ian and Joanna alone for the few minutes that remain , do n't you ? ’ |
| 10 | Then she said icily , ‘ I look upon that as a threat , not a promise . ’ |
| 11 | Then she said softly , ‘ Miss Trunchbull . ’ |
| 12 | Then she said slowly , ‘ We were so young , you and I. I was just a poor singer from Norway , and you … you were the Vicomte de Chagny . |
| 13 | The old lady did n't answer for a moment , and before she did the wrinkles on her neck moved under the effect of her swallowing , and then she said simply , ‘ Thank you , Charles . ’ |
| 14 | Then she said firmly , ‘ Then you must be careful , Marilla . ’ |
| 15 | For a moment , she said nothing , but sat watching him pour out a mug of beer ; then she said bitterly , ‘ You 're an ungrateful devil . |
| 16 | For a few moments , Madeleine was silent , then she said truculently , ‘ Harry should have told me . ’ |
| 17 | Then she said promptingly , ‘ Frank ? ’ |
| 18 | Then she said casually : |
| 19 | And he 's really getting frustrated cos he could n't go and then she said well no , you 've got ta do it ! |
| 20 | it is , I said I 've given you a lot of time in the holidays and what have you come in and now you 're making a big song and dance about an hour and she said oh I 'm sorry I did n't mean to speak to you like that , but she did , she was just plain rude and really quite nasty , eh she should of yeah , and she should of told me that I was n't , becomes taking a lunch break and then she said well you could of taken half an hour , I said you did n't tell me well I said to her Matt rung up this morning and said to you , surveyor 's coming up to , at four o'clock , he wants both of us to be there so we know which way the windows will be and all the rest of it , just bear in mind , now I said to her I know it 's short notice but can I please go at four o'clock , she said yeah it is short notice but yeah no problem come in at eight o'clock tomorrow morning as a joke and then she totally changed her attitude when she came back from her thing mm yeah oh yeah that was nice of her well I said to her , I said to her oh I said to her look she would take |
| 21 | On Birds of a Feather , and Dorian said something to Sharon , and er , then she said well , and she just went hahaha. from er jug , but I part |
| 22 | Then she said bracingly , ‘ Well , you 'll just have to avoid him as much as possible , but you really must go . |
| 23 | Then she said as casually as if the previous conversation had been trivial small talk which was already half forgotten : ‘ What about next Sunday ? |
| 24 | Her right hand tingled to smack his arrogant face , but she remembered her drama coach 's advice , consciously releasing her tension in a long , draining breath ; then she said as clearly and cuttingly as she could , ‘ Whatever has Peter done to deserve a rat like you for a brother ? |
| 25 | And then she said okay fair enough . |
| 26 | She was silent for a moment , then she said harshly , ‘ And then she left — disappeared — without a word — without a trace , only two weeks before the wedding . ’ |
| 27 | Then she said suddenly : ‘ I want to get out of here . |
| 28 | Then she said thoughtfully , ‘ I wonder if she 's going to warn you off Robert . |
| 29 | Then she said tightly , ‘ I 'm not your mistress . ’ |
| 30 | Julia said nothing for a moment then she said quietly , ‘ Thank you , doctor , for the offer , but I do n't think I 'll go in hospital if you do n't mind . ’ |