Example sentences of "then [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sniffed the air then made straight for the drum . |
| 2 | Pulling off the silky dress with trembling hands , then the slips of white lace which did service as bra and pants , she angrily kicked off the low-heeled white sandals , raked her long blonde hair out of its French plait , and then plunged gratefully for the privacy of the small en-suite bathroom , standing beneath the shower for a long , soothing soak before she climbed into bed in the baggy jade T-shirt which she wore as a nightshirt . |
| 3 | Bring the soup to the boil , stirring from time to time , then simmer slowly for 45–60min , until the vegetables are soft and the lentils have cooked and thickened the soup . |
| 4 | Then simmer gently for about 30 to 45 minutes . |
| 5 | Whether or not the avoidable harm , injury , and suffering should then be called ‘ crime ’ is a point legal theorists then dance on for ever ; but a ‘ crime ’ by any other name causes at least just as much pain and grief . |
| 6 | This figure is then broken down for each of the UK countries . |
| 7 | The projected future population growth rate for Wales is then broken down for each county . |
| 8 | As soon as the bell goes for the start of school we go to our tutor group rooms to drop off our bags and coats and then make straight for the hall . |
| 9 | During aerobic walking your heart and breathing rates increase , level out , then remain there for the duration of the exercise . |
| 10 | She 's the kind of person who 'd probably forget to eat or sleep for days while she was painting , then eat ravenously for the next week to make up , if she could . |
| 11 | Then got up for a pee . |
| 12 | Then pick on for it . |
| 13 | His crisis is precipitated by word of his transfer to another school ; he staggers towards resigning from the school he 's at , and maybe from the profession , and then bunks off for a long afternoon 's superlager , home-brew and whisky with his brother , who is on the dole , and two of his brother 's mates . |
| 14 | The object is to train a bird to fly free , but then to come back for food . |
| 15 | Oliver sat still , white with terror , for a second , then shouted loudly for help . |
| 16 | Exotic animals would probably have been rarities in the British arenae and even then used only for exhibition , as they would presumably have been too expensive to have suffered damage . |
| 17 | This line of islands swings round to the north , and finally back to the west through South Georgia , describing a great loop , and then heads off for the extreme south of South America . |
| 18 | Then j–g properly for as long as you can . |
| 19 | Her style is to run around the mat , changing direction at a moment 's notice , and then fly in for a throw . |
| 20 | Fly your rocket ship to Saturn , enter a top secret institute of technology , find and deactivate the deadly TechnoBombs on 12 levels to save the planet from being blown into another Galaxy and then fly home for tea . |
| 21 | Lucy said , clambering to her feet and then looking around for anywhere that she might have missed . |
| 22 | ‘ My mother will probably have a very genteel fit of hysteria , and my father will mutter something about it being a ‘ damn shame ’ and your not being ‘ the right kind of girl ’ , and then stomp off for a game of golf . |
| 23 | The old familiar image of that desperately clutching hand , rising up out of the waves and then sinking again for ever , created itself in her mind 's eye . |
| 24 | He would stride ahead to the next junction of corridors , twirling his umbrella , and then wait impatiently for the others to catch up . |
| 25 | Whereby the whole church family , broke up into groups for a period of education , and then came together for a time of celebration and worship . |
| 26 | So often the preacher has an idea that he feels strongly about , and he then casts around for a scripture that seems to fit his message . |
| 27 | After positioning of a pH electrode and manometric assembly ( see later ) the child was allowed to settle and was then fed appropriately for age with formula or non-acid food such as sandwiches and milk . |
| 28 | I mean , you do n't get down to things and then break off for refreshments , do you ? ’ |
| 29 | Now that was a year , but , er because you was n't a bound apprentice , when trade fell off in the winter , and it fell off drastically in the winter , and then built up for Easter , when everyone in those days bought new clothes . |
| 30 | Their finished works , scarcely dry , were then put up for sale , promoted , sometimes bought . |