Example sentences of "then [art] old [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she remembered then the old adage tossed around the dinner table by her parents ' friends , when the drink had loosened their tongues , and things were said that stuck in the mind like grit in the eye . |
| 2 | Then the old lady took me firmly by the arm and led me into the bathroom . |
| 3 | There was a moment of silence , and then the old lady , her tone returning to normal , looked at Grace as she said , ‘ Now , Grace , when the meal is over and there 's all this tosh about the ladies rising so the men can enjoy their port and cigars , here 's one who is staying behind because I 'm dying for a cigarette . |
| 4 | Then the old lady pressed Theda 's hand and opened her eyes . |
| 5 | Then the old girl turned up and him to stop him mutilating him bit more . |
| 6 | Where he had been a child , when the fox came at night around the barricaded chicken houses then the old bugger always scented the chicken house sides , left his stirik , boasted that he had been there . |
| 7 | But then the old fool should have been a little less unwashed and boring . |
| 8 | The woman next to me she won a hundred and then there was an old boy who 'd won fifty , then the old boy won four hundred did n't he , he was a lucky boy |
| 9 | He said that if they had not gained the upper hand then the old Völkisch parties would certainly have picked a fight with Poland . |
| 10 | Then the old man sent him to Manchester University for his degree . |
| 11 | Then the old man picked up a long piece of wood . |
| 12 | Then the old man turned to Mihal and said , " What did the great Daybog tell you , my child ? " |
| 13 | Then the old man pointed out the path that Giles must take to reach Fablan Fawr . |
| 14 | And then the old man might be in the back yard somewhere and he could here that the bell going . |
| 15 | Then the old porter I 'd seen on my first visit shambled across the hallway , teapot with no lid in one hand and a bottle of milk in the other . |
| 16 | And then the old keeper used to come round and see that we were all right and they 'd be there till the following day and carry on for about three or four weeks you see . |
| 17 | And then the old keeper , he was quicker than I am , because I was l erm because he was used to the job do you see . |
| 18 | It is true that the Whigs did their best to exploit the Jacobite " bogey " , and their demands for an oath requiring peers , MPs and office-holders to abjure allegiance to James II and then the Old Pretender caused some embarrassment to those Tories who had only been prepared to recognise William as de facto King . |
| 19 | Then the old woman recovered vigour and strode , favouring her staff … |
| 20 | Ariel was bitter ; in turns Sycorax 's power stifled her , then the old woman 's weakness dragged at her like a disease afflicting her as well . |
| 21 | All the time yes , apart from say about six weeks , used to come in in the winter to repair the do maintenance on the dredger and then the old harbourmaster would say right , we should have been here for six weeks , he come after a month , he 'd say , paint the cover the rust up he said and bugger off out again . |
| 22 | Then the old veteran had gone . |
| 23 | So we thought we would have to lose either the display case or the rebuilt wall — and then an old friend of ours , who happens to be the Emeritus Professor of Suburban Buildings at the University of Lutterworth , visiting one day , told us that these houses never actually had a dividing wall between the front room and the back parlour-so we had to take the whole wall out and remodel the opening in the original style , with a simple lintel and unadorned verticals , which we bought at auction in Fyfe . ’ |
| 24 | Hobbes met Galileo , then an old man , in Florence in 1636 , on a third visit to the Continent . |
| 25 | Then an old man came from Bolivia to Amantani . |
| 26 | Then an old guy called and said : ‘ I have n't heard anyone mention a ten-cent bus ride in 15 years ! |
| 27 | And then an old woman who was standing at her door said , Go in a lucky minute , and make spoil of whatever you wish . |