Example sentences of "then [vb past] for [art] " in BNC.

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1 He then fainted for a few seconds .
2 Cells were treated with chemicals for 30min at 37 °C or as stated and then incubated for the indicated times before isolation of total RNA .
3 He then asked for a drink of water .
4 One presumes Waterloo then asked for the best of three for just qualifying for Bath is worth a minimum of £1,500 .
5 He then asked for an adjournment of the conference if agreement was not possible .
6 He then applied for a mandamus directed to the visitor to hear an appeal on the grounds that the earlier appeal to the visitor had been no true appeal at all .
7 I think he had a little bit of ill health and my immediate superior took over as Traffic Superintendent and he was there throughout the war and when I came out he was my boss and er you see and er and then in nineteen forty eight was made Transport Manager , because as you say we had to split from Electric Supply and he carried on until erm nineteen seventy two and erm , we had government reorganization and erm they did away with people like the Town Clerk and Transport Manager and erm erm was retired , early retirement , the same as the Town Clerk and erm they brought in a General Manager from away and brought in more staff with him and that was came in and er so I then applied for the position , which was going , there was , there was Traffic Superintendent was going er Chief Administration Officer , Chief Engineer and erm er Bodywork Maintenance Superintendent .
8 The long-range effects of mutations in the variable loop we then found for the synthesis of m 2 2G26 prompted us to investigate if also the formation of modifications in the anticodon loop were sensitive to point mutations situated far away in the tRNA .
9 The share of income paid in taxes was more or less proportional to income for most families ( about 20–5 per cent of income ) and then rose for the top 10 per cent of highest income earners .
10 They placed bombs on two isolated aircraft and then headed for the hangars where they expected to find some worthwhile booty .
11 At the comparative safety of a deserted road we collected ourselves a little and then headed for the station , trying hard to chuckle about it all , though obviously we had both been deeply affected .
12 She shook her head , thanked him for his co-operation and then headed for the way out .
13 Edward turned round , walked irresolutely around the room and then headed for the door , where he halted .
14 We visited the chapel and then headed for the living quarters .
15 I lay there for a minute recovering my cool and then headed for the back door .
16 He took Sir Bryan 's rejected set of clubs back to the caddie-master 's hut and then headed for the Tented Village .
17 He then surveyed for a French company a number of railway lines in Italy and Switzerland , before returning to England , where he worked on the Birmingham and Wolverhampton Railway and the Kennet and Avon and Stourbridge canals .
18 McKitten , 26 , overtook Mr Beard , forcing him to brake sharply , then drove for a mile on the wrong side of the road , the court at Chester-le-Street , Co Durham , heard .
19 We then telephoned for an ambulance , got her admitted into hospital , and finally wrote a letter of admittance as well — both as a formality , and as a way of stating the patient 's medical history , and the findings of the doctor after an examination .
20 No charts or sailing directions then existed for the coast beyond Cabo Santa Maria : no one had ventured this way before .
21 They had missed breakfast but the porter brought them coffee and hot rolls in one of the small lounges , then rang for a taxi to take them to Royalbion House .
22 She waited until the Baronne 's sad little procession had left , then started for the door .
23 They had a cup of tea , then chatted for a while longer while Belinda made the kedgeree and Mr Jones washed the dishes , then the latter said with a grimace , ‘ I 've got to go now too , love .
24 Dismissed from the Albertina because of his German nationality , he then worked for the Graphische Sammlung , Munich , until 1971 as a curator and then as director .
25 We treated ourselves to a reindeer steak , then went for a last walk over the bridge towards the polar Cathedral .
26 In 1900 he went to St Thomas 's Hospital to study medicine , qualifying in 1906 as MRCS and LRCP , and he then went for a short time to Brompton Hospital and Convalescent Centre .
27 Being Ireland , they ended up by eating three teas , then roared out to a singing pub in Howth , then went for a major curry before returning for a ‘ little party ’ in a student house .
28 She had dinner alone — there was no sign of Guido — then went for a walk out in the moonlit garden .
29 Roared on by a massive contingent of supporters , Gloucester then went for the kill .
30 I shouted louder , and then listened for an answer .
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