I. adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
But then again
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She says she’s thirty-five. But then again she might be lying.
If...then I’m a Dutchman
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If that ball was out, then I’m a Dutchman .
Just then (= exactly at that moment )
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Just then , Mrs Robovitch appeared at the bedroom door.
only then did/would/could etc sb do sth (= at that moment and not before )
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Only then did she tell him about the attack.
since then
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I left school in 1995, and since then I’ve lived in London.
Well then
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‘James doesn’t want to come to the cinema with us.’ ‘ Well then , let’s go on our own.’
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(every) now and then/now and again
and then some
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This book will tell you everything you wanted to know about wine - and then some .
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Some other examples are given of this approach, and then some systems are considered which extend non-statistical methods.
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But every now and then some patient managed to break through the mental barrier erected by training, habit, and self-defence.
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He met his goal, and then Some .
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It usually does, and then some .
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So many corpses; and then some more, to sugar the porridge of death.
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That they did, and then some .
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The Becketts have a full house and then some .
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This is a team that will need both, and then some .
but then (again)
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He doesn't have a strong French accent, but then he's lived here for twenty years.
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I don't think she liked my present, but then again it could just be my imagination.
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You feel really sorry for him, but then again it's hard to like him.
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Death still seemed impossible but then I suppose it always does.
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He began it, but then he stopped because he decided that it wasn't an interesting enough story.
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He couldn't help feeling sorry for the chap, but then he also felt sorry for Liza.
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Innes McInnes was taller than I'd expected, but then how tall should a millionaire be?
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Powell achieved a similar feat, but then resigned.
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She told me, but then quickly looked away.
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The Kite A brother and sister argue but then Ben loses his kite and Sally rescues it.
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The Library of Congress Classification Scheme is very evidently enumerative, but then all the major classification schemes are.
even now/then
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Even now I find it hard to believe Brenda's story.
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Her only hope is an operation, but even then she may not get well.
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And, even then, Morris played footsie with prominent Republicans, such as Sen.
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Athletes are stronger now but he'd be strong even now.
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But even then we had entirely different ways of looking at things.
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I'd only been aware of one war in the past on television, though even then distantly.
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I can hear them even now, Harry, even as I try to concentrate on writing this letter.
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I have to quiz him about everything and even then he won't tell the whole truth.
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I knew even then that I inherited a history which defined who I was.
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It has fueled tension, misery and bloodshed even now after the Cold War has ended.
every now and then/again
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A volcano erupts because a terrible creature is imprisoned in the mountain and every now and then struggles to get free.
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Although it would be nice to see some one apart from Strach get annoyed on the pitch every now and then.
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But every now and then some patient managed to break through the mental barrier erected by training, habit, and self-defence.
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Eventually she could play in the next room with you calling out to her or checking on her every now and then.
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He sort of slips the surly bonds of fact every now and then.
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I get right sick, every now and then, at the bad news.
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The answer is to drop back to conscious competence every now and again to check things out and eradicate the bad habits.
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The dailies would clock him every now and then, leaving his flat and cowering under a flash of camera light.
now then
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Now then, you'll be eighty-four in August - is that right?
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Back in you go for now then.
then/there again
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And then again , it may not.
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But then again , it might not.
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He almost pranced along the passage with his pet and I hoped fervently that I would not see them in there again .
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I do not think that I shall go back there again .
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I read to her every night at six-and then again before she goes to bed.
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Scamp had an airtight alibi, naturally, but then again young Leakey never said who exactly had done it.
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They drove by again and then again, each time slower and more menacingly.
there and then
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He decided against buying a ticket there and then but satisfied himself with getting a list of trains to Rome.
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I thought Charlie would be there and then Roderick came.
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If she wasn't being paid by his rich over indulgent parents, she would have punished him there and then.
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If you make any kind of a mistake, you should re-record the offending passage there and then.
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Or perhaps he was waiting for them to start counting their blessings there and then.
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She went into labour right there and then.
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They want to talk about it there and then, with passion and prejudice.
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We wanted to get married there and then.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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""I'm full up.'' ""Does that mean you don't want any dessert then ?''
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Add a cup of sugar. Then beat in three eggs.
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Bob sat down and read the letter again slowly. Then and only then did it begin to sink in that Stella was really dead.
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Both sides must forget about the past. Then and only then can there be peace.
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Don't make eye contact - then they won't ask for money.
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First Sue was a teacher. Then she was an artist. Who knows what she'll do next!
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First we played tennis, and then we went swimming.
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First you need to collect all the information and make detailed notes. Then you can start to actually write your essay.
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Fry the onions gently, and then add the meat and cook for a few minutes.
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I finished cleaning and then I took a little nap.
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I sat down at my desk and got out a pile of reports to read. Just then , the phone rang.
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I should be finished work by noon. Would you like to get together then ?
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It was then that Jan realized he had lied to her.
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Just wait until July -- all the exams will be over by then .
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School starts in September, and until then I'll be staying with friends.
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She thought back over her early married life; everything had been so different then .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Altematively, you can place the frozen, cut nuts in boiling water and then slowly return the water to a boil.
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Back then , nearly anything associated with oil-rich Texas seemed to be a hot product.
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He looked away and then looked back.
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If the technology is used for more than word processing then lawyers will certainly need to be trained.
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The only comfortable position was standing up because then the fluid drained away and stopped pressing against his lungs.
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They took a flavor of Don Rickles and then they cross the line.
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You sought out your supporters, briefed them beforehand, then went into the meeting knowing you had strength in numbers.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
president
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The plan was revealed by Anatoli Sivak, then president of Sidanco, in February 1997.
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The charity had been set up in 1970 by the wife of the then president , Georges Pompidou.