Example sentences of "then [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lost , and lost again at a by-election in February 1936 in Ross and Cromarty against Malcolm MacDonald [ q.v. ] , the National Government candidate and dominions secretary — another embarrassment for his father who was then angling for a cabinet post . |
| 2 | The British were then looking for a 'strongman solution " to the problem of keeping their influence in Iran . |
| 3 | Short-term leases , if they do n't contain an absolute bar to assignment , commonly contain a covenant by the lessee not to assign the lease without the lessor 's licence , and usually provide that such licence shall not be unreasonably withheld — if such proviso is omitted , then acting for a prospective lessee you should always insert it in the draft . |
| 4 | So deep was the division on the " entrist tactic " that the unified body reached the compromise of working within the Labour Party for a period and then withdrawing for a time and continuing independent activity . |
| 5 | The nursery is £35 a week cheaper then paying for a nanny . |
| 6 | ''' That was exactly what the average person called on to make self-criticism thought : all that mattered was getting through the ritual humiliation , and then going for a drink . |
| 7 | Jack watched the guard dialling and then waiting for a nerve-stretching length of time . |
| 8 | On one occasion James Gilbey , then working for a car rental company in Victoria , woke to find his prize Alfa Romeo car covered in eggs and flour which had set like concrete . |
| 9 | So , if you have a head wind component of 30 kts then timing for a 1 minute leg would be increased by 30 seconds . |