Example sentences of "then [vb past] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was manhandled to my feet , unchained , then led down a flight of steps , lit by bare bulbs , to the inner section . |
| 2 | We went on forward into a narrow passage beside yards of hot hammering engine of more than head height , throbbingly painful to the senses , and then passed over a coupling into another engine , even longer , even noisier , even hotter , the very stuff of hell . |
| 3 | Back again to the fundamental question of whether or not he was idle , he worried at it like a terrier , then laid down a challenge . |
| 4 | She fondled its scruff , then snatched up a simple sling-bag of possessions embroidered with fidelity emblems . |
| 5 | Following the report , the National Union of Teachers ' ‘ stress project team ’ then drew up an organisational action plan which , it argued , would , if implemented , reduce the sources of stress . |
| 6 | While the officials , commentators and chess groupies then lingered over an enjoyable buffet , the players and their seconds rushed off to put the finishing touches to six months of preparations . |
| 7 | I then filled in a little with some alchemilla flower sprays and some very pretty reddish-grey fronds of grass which I found growing on our compost heap ! |
| 8 | He turned a corner into a wide road edged with large detached houses , then drove along a broad lane , at the end of which was a wide circular drive , and at the top an imposing Georgian house . |
| 9 | He prowled over to the far side of the kitchen , then slammed down a couple of plates , as if he were suddenly finding it very hard to control his own temper . |
| 10 | The clerk then dug out an umbrella and showed it to him . |
| 11 | He held her there for two minutes , then paid off a further two degrees , again without adjusting the sails . |
| 12 | We passed a rural church , a country pub , and then turned down an unpaved cul-de-sac running through a dense cluster of beeches and pines to a four-square Edwardian villa with overhanging eaves and low-pitched roof . |
| 13 | The maid then shook out a large linen table napkin which she placed across the lap of Artemis 's best frock . |
| 14 | We walked on until we reached an unlit stretch of the Corniche , then climbed over a low wall and down the short slope to the river 's edge where we were out of sight of the sentries . |
| 15 | He looked at my passport , then handed over a large envelope . |
| 16 | You may recall we overcame a spirited Chamden side in the opening fixture , then handed out a 1–0 demolition to Scrimley Arsenal ( Marley 58 mins ) , slaughtered Hellingborough on their own ground 2–1 ( three own goals by ‘ Borough 's one-eyed left back , Hazlett ) , then massacred Frampton Rovers in last Saturday 's impressive 1–1 draw . |
| 17 | She stopped , then reversed back a few feet until she could turn into the open gateway . |
| 18 | Men cheered as Artai descended the steps in front of his palace , then walked along a corridor of his guards through the crowd of Khans and other notables who were gathered to witness his accession . |
| 19 | He did what little packing of his own he had to do , then ordered up a small supper : a club sandwich , ice-cream , bourbon and coffee . |
| 20 | Now imagine that instead of sitting behind his desk your boss had met you at the door and ushered you to a seat , then pulled up a chair next to you . |
| 21 | He then pulled out a small black suit . |
| 22 | Tossing the empty jar aside , he then pulled out a piece of chalk and drew a complex symbol full of mind-twisting curves on to each gatepost . |
| 23 | The man then pulled out a kitchen knife from under his coat and allegedly repeatedly stabbed the girl . |
| 24 | Norman Crawford then pulled off a master stroke , introducing McConnell , and he set up Mark Burns for a short corner strike in the 46th minute before adding two goals himself in the space of five minutes to leave Holywood 4–2 ahead . |
| 25 | I then worked out a series of possibilities in which each variable would be more or less important in deciding the final outcome , and used the model that this produced to order the data . |
| 26 | Welsh outside half Stephens was clattered into touch by wing Kevin O'Sullivan and then fell over a concrete wall onto the terraces and will miss the December 28 game . |
| 27 | The drums then took up a regular beat as he stalked back to the coffin . |
| 28 | When Pauline and Chris Lloyd of Dudley moved house then took on a new garden with a 1 in 3 slope . |
| 29 | He waited for his face to steady , then took out a handkerchief and fiercely blew his nose . |
| 30 | The guard was talking to Evans as Morgan glared at the screen , then took out a cigar and clamped his teeth on it . |