Example sentences of "then [prep] my [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Are we going out then for my birthday ?
2 Dad , dad , the crews will be sweeping down that side passage and then coming over and then past my window again .
3 Yes , okay , those in favour then of my motion , please show .
4 erm another area of my work is as I er writing workshops , the writing workshops are very different from the normal writing workshops there based at galleries and they take groups of people round an exhibition recording their comments on either one particular picture or the exhibition as a whole and then with my help we put the comments into poems that are then displayed along side the exhibits , erm this work I do with erm all sorts of people with children people with special needs , disabled people and , and that 's really where my interest in art erm comes in and I find that its a great leveller for people who would like to express themselves and have perhaps have difficulty by aiding , by looking at paintings and being able to see perhaps emotions or images that they , they feel themselves , so in all areas erm I find painting in my areas of work , painting influences me and has done for as , as long as I can remember .
5 Perhaps now , but not then with my mind brim-full of other more immediate concerns .
6 And then with my tongue the way it is .
7 And that 's why , then in my mind I thought , yes .
8 Not right then in my office , to be sure , but later ?
9 If in the judgment of the police authorities , formed reasonably and in good faith , the garrison was necessary for the protection of life and property , then they were not entitled to make a charge for it , for that would be to exact a payment for the performance of a duty which they clearly owed to the appellants and their servants ; but if they thought the garrison a superfluity and only acceded to Mr. James 's request with a view to meeting his wishes , then in my opinion they were entitled to treat the garrison duty as special duty and to charge for it … … .
10 With coiled Egypt 's past ; then from my delta
11 Oh that 'll be , well have the both of them then except my underwear and socks What do you want done , before I go out ?
12 We stood eyeing each other for a few minutes and then to my amazement a jeep came up ; the farmer saw my problem and not only gave me a lift past the bull but took me right to the main road where the bike was .
13 I just do not know what aircraft this was , I had never seen such a type before , but he made a very cautious circuit and then to my amazement an approach to land despite the red Very lights pooped off from the control tower .
14 Down on the dark grey beach there was a collection of glaucous gulls and a few purple sandpipers , and then to my delight a snow white ivory gull flew in and settled on the shingle , giving me the chance to stalk and photograph one of the world 's rarer gulls .
15 While waiting some of us were given a quick look behind the scenes , and then to my surprise I bumped into three members of the Gwili Railway , on a trip to collect some railway hardware .
16 A week later I was invited to take a look at the finished model , discovering then to my horror they had reproduced my sketch to the letter .
17 And then to my horror
18 He was very small but even then to my mind his slight body and lack of height emphasized his distinction drawing attention to the sensitive and finely moulded face .
19 Sensation and all its luxuries returned first to my left side ( suddenly ) and then to my right ( with gorgeous stealth ) .
20 Blackberry Hill curled down then to my right and up again .
21 Only then to my embarrassment did Alf tell him of our predicament .
22 When I replied he looked at me , then at my colleague , and addressing him , said , ‘ Oh well , at any rate he was born in Canada . ’
23 In the pause I studied by myself first at home , then at my aunt 's home at Salisbury .
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