Example sentences of "then [noun] [vb past] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Mum had cancer and Dad was taken ill at work . |
| 2 | There was an awkward silence when Ruth managed to rein in her silly chatter and then Fernando took control . |
| 3 | Then fear overcame curiosity and he scrambled down from the tree with such haste that he skinned his knees and gouged a long deep gash along the inside of his forearm . |
| 4 | Then closure took place . |
| 5 | Then Alexander became king , with no living heir and married his French paramour , lusting after her , proclaiming he would beget an heir . |
| 6 | then Redgrave jumped ship and rowed for Leander in the Stewards ' cup and won again … his 12th victory at Henley … |
| 7 | Then Hayling struck gold . |
| 8 | It took a second for what he meant to sink home , then Fran felt colour suffuse her face . |
| 9 | But then Ferdinando made sense of another rumour , that Napoleon had reneged , that he had made peace with the Austrians at Villafranca the day before and all was now over for Italian hopes . |
| 10 | Then Bobbie fetched coal and wood , and lit a fire . |
| 11 | Sometimes no wind , then females carried coal ( look back ) . |
| 12 | Then Julius reduced speed as they approached another small village . |
| 13 | And then Blake heard music . |
| 14 | Then Paul produced mince pies and in due course there was ham salad and Christmas cake . |
| 15 | Then Dorothy became head of office staff training managing and tutoring on interview techniques and management skills . |
| 16 | But then Waqar bowled newcomer Richard Blakey for 25 while Wasim dismissed Chris Lewis for one and Phillip DeFreitas for nought during a deadly double wicket maiden . |
| 17 | Then Mabel took charge , leading the way to the Men and Boys ' Outfitting on the first floor , where they took an equally long time comparing styles and prices of under vests , and shirts with detachable collars and cuffs . |
| 18 | The Trinidadian added 46 with fellow left-hander Arthurton at a run a minute before Donald transported the latter 's off stump with a beauty pitching on leg , and then Lara became victim to circumstance , or poetic justice , given out caught for 64 off a ball that appeared to brush the pad . |
| 19 | Then John made use of his position as director of the Comedy Theatre and arranged the children 's dances in the pantomime . |