Example sentences of "then [vb past] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He grinned at her , then swished at a shrub with his cane and asked , with studied casualness , ‘ And will you stay here at Bishopstow ? |
| 2 | But in 1983–7 the real ( volume ) increase in funds first fell to zero , then fell absolutely , then rose at a rate lower than 1 per cent — that is less than the increasing trend to an ageing population required to sustain standards ( Kings Fund Institute , 1988 ; Owens and Glennerster , 1990 ) . |
| 3 | The arm hovered before the bookcase and then darted at a book end and retrieved a bound diary . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , Stevens , ’ he began with a false air of nonchalance , but then seemed at a loss how to continue . |
| 5 | He then worked at a Salmon Farm near Fort William before joining Douglas Reyburn , where he now concentrates on new developments and quality control . |
| 6 | At the meeting I reported on the position of the gathering health service dispute and we then looked at a number of other pay issues . |
| 7 | She turned to go then paused at a shout from the foreman . |
| 8 | Dynamic equilibrium within the fracture system was apparently maintained until 14 December 1991 , when the magma pressure exceeded the lithostatic stresses and the eruption began briefly at the summit end of the fracture , then continued at a bocca further down . |