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

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1 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 .
2 One presumes Waterloo then asked for the best of three for just qualifying for Bath is worth a minimum of £1,500 .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 They placed bombs on two isolated aircraft and then headed for the hangars where they expected to find some worthwhile booty .
7 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 .
8 She shook her head , thanked him for his co-operation and then headed for the way out .
9 Edward turned round , walked irresolutely around the room and then headed for the door , where he halted .
10 We visited the chapel and then headed for the living quarters .
11 I lay there for a minute recovering my cool and then headed for the back door .
12 He took Sir Bryan 's rejected set of clubs back to the caddie-master 's hut and then headed for the Tented Village .
13 No charts or sailing directions then existed for the coast beyond Cabo Santa Maria : no one had ventured this way before .
14 She waited until the Baronne 's sad little procession had left , then started for the door .
15 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 .
16 Roared on by a massive contingent of supporters , Gloucester then went for the kill .
17 She held his hands tight , but he smiled , freed his hands , then reached for the grey ostrich feathers she wore in her hair .
18 He glanced at her briefly , then reached for the bottle and topped up both their drinks .
19 Travis stared at her for a second or two , then reached for the champagne bottle .
20 Mrs Singh asked ‘ Do you have the same holiday ? ’ and then spoke for the first time about Balbinder .
21 He looked at her for a long moment , puffing on his seisha , then spoke for the first time .
22 He then waited for the wasps to leave on bee-hunting expeditions , and while they were away he moved the cones a yard or so away from the entrances ( Figure 4.4 ) .
23 He then waited for the next major religious festival — Whitsuntide — and made the translation into a great occasion , although with troops at hand in case of trouble .
24 He caught his breath , prepared himself , then ran for the hole .
25 I watched him round the end of the point , and out of sight , then ran for the causeway .
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