Example sentences of "then [vb past] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The landlord then relented in part and gave her back the keys to the bedsit . |
| 2 | For a time he manufactured white lead in Birmingham ( 1841–4 ) , and then adventured in copper smelting in Neath in south Wales ( 1844–8 ) . |
| 3 | I do n't know whether , people thought that erm if they interfered with me I would n't er I would n't play or what it was but then , anyway erm when the war ended , as I say I got a bit erm worried and erm I then got in touch with er Mr who was then er , then taken over from Sir Cecil Clerk of the Council or Chief Executive and erm , he suggested that erm I might take a course for the erm Home Workers Diploma For The Blind which erm was , well it was a sort of specialized er social worker really . |
| 4 | Huy spread his hands submissively , but then winced in pain as Surere suddenly leant forward and seized his shoulder , the strength of ten men in his large , bony hand . |
| 5 | Voices buzzed , then rose in laughter or to make a point more forcibly . |
| 6 | The clerk ignored him but now and then shouted in Arabic and a customer came forward to collect a form or a tattered bundle of money . |
| 7 | ‘ Sorry , sweetheart , you need a pass , ’ he said , then gawked in surprise as she pushed past him and dashed straight through . |
| 8 | Beat for 15mins , then beat in glycerine . |
| 9 | Ms Robinson trained at Darlington College of Education which then specialised in nursery teaching and the town , she says , was a pilot for nursery education . |
| 10 | Pausing for a moment to admire the trim lines of the expensive vehicle , she dug in her bag for her keys , then muttered in annoyance as they slid from her fingers . |
| 11 | Cryptic teaser : Whose Red Army marched on Moscow , then retreated in agony after a shoot-out ? |
| 12 | The doctor thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement . |
| 13 | She shrugged , and then giggled in surprise as the rounded shoulders of the spacesuit ascended like blunt-nosed rockets on each side of her helmet . |
| 14 | In all control and spinal patients studied , there was an initial increase in external anal sphincter electromyographic activity on insertion of the anorectal tube which then declined in concert with the anal pressure to reach a stable baseline . |
| 15 | The attackers then vanished in rush hour traffic . |
| 16 | You know how he 'll behave because you 'd behave the same , ’ she sneered scathingly , then yelped in alarm when he curved a large hand round her neck and urged her roughly towards him , giving Hilary little choice but to climb on to the fork . |
| 17 | The isolation of the village from the outside world was mitigated by the existence of a close-knit village community with which the farm worker could identify and which provided him with the range of institutions and amenities which he then required in order to live the year round . |
| 18 | But the moment Renaud reached the Saracen lines , he was put into irons ; the Christian defenders then watched in horror as he was dragged before the castle and tortured in front of them . |
| 19 | Then collapsed in bed exhausted . |
| 20 | She then fell in love with an RAF pilot but he was killed in World War Two before they were married . |
| 21 | He worked as one of the cooperative who ran Blot , the alternative newspaper where Miranda often published — though Blot in her view was well-named , for every page was printed in several coloured inks and a variety of types , and then overprinted in palimpsest . |
| 22 | We threw stun grenades into the room then went in firing . ’ |
| 23 | She watched them go off together , then went in search of Robert , though she found it hard to believe that he really wanted to talk to her . |
| 24 | Loretta took her friend 's advice and then listened in surprise as , in spite of the hot weather , Bridget ordered a casserole . |
| 25 | Well , they 'd find out soon , she thought , glancing at her watch , and then stared in amazement as a heavy black motorbike cruised lazily into the consultant 's slot and stopped . |
| 26 | She stuffed the chisel in her back pocket , climbed up , then stared in surprise at the guttering . |
| 27 | He grinned at Sir John , then stared in surprise as Cranston mournfully passed by . |
| 28 | Steeling herself against the pain in her head , she forced her eyes open , then stared in horror and shut them quickly , her heart thumping . |
| 29 | ‘ I wish a man would kill for me , ’ Paulette sighed , then stared in alarm because Sharpe had suddenly raised a hand in warning . |
| 30 | I joined in on Laura 's side with Edward as pig-in-the-middle , windmilling for the hat that sailed like a Frisbee between us , until we collapsed , panting with laughter , then stared in silence at the sea . |