Example sentences of "then [vb past] [pn reflx] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I refreshed my face and hands with cold water at the basin , then seated myself on a hard-backed chair left near one of the windows to await my tea . |
| 2 | There is a tradition at Borwick regarding the gallery , that in the days when there was anxiety over Border raids and the beacons were prepared ready for alarm , the women drove the cattle from the fields to the courtyard , which at that time was grassed , and the barmkin ( a grassy enclosure ) , and then stationed themselves on the gallery to spin and watch . |
| 3 | She began to yell furiously , then threw herself on the ground , red-faced with rage , stamping her feet and screwing up her eyes . |
| 4 | That the real Peter Lawton killed six people and then killed himself on a motorbike less than two weeks ago ? |
| 5 | in an instant a huge wave literally stood straight up at our side , then dashed itself on us with vindictive fury . |
| 6 | ‘ But it 's how I feel about these plans , now , after … ’ she faltered a second and then forced herself on ‘ … after everything . |