1. We crowded round eagerly, but then felt disappointed.

2. I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.

3. But then he decided to play his trump card .

4. I thought the mouse was dead, but then it gave a slight twitch.

5. He was briefly famous in his twenties but then sank into obscurity.

6. We went through school and college together, but then our paths diverged.

7. She played badly in the first set, but then she turned the tables on her opponent and won the match.

8. She made like she was about to leave, but then stayed for hours.

9. I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it.

10. I thought I'd decided, but then doubts started to creep in.

11. This is better, but then again it costs more.

12. She lifted her arm, but then let it fall.

13. She was early, but then again, she always is.

14. She looked embarrassed, but then her face cleared.

15. He sounded sincere, but then, he always did.

16. He considered lying, but then common sense prevailed.

17. She made as if to speak but then stopped.

18. I started to dial but then hung up.

19. He promised to attend but then begged off.

20. She stumbled briefly but then continued.

21. Everything was going well but then we hit trouble.

22. Originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece.

23. He grew up in the country, but then found he preferred the bright lights.

24. She insists that she did nothing wrong, but then she would say that, wouldn't she?

25. He rough-hewed a statue out of a block of jade rapidly but then polished it slowly over a long period.

26. She did well in her first year at school but then started to lag behind.

27. Brooks was abreast with the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.

28. She managed to stop using drugs for a month, but then relapsed.

29. Brooks was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.

30. They walked along the road together until they reached the village, but then their paths diverged.

1. We crowded round eagerly, but then felt disappointed.

2. I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.

3. But then he decided to play his trump card .

4. He rough-hewed a statue out of a block of jade rapidly but then polished it slowly over a long period.

5. He was briefly famous in his twenties but then sank into obscurity.

6. She did well in her first year at school but then started to lag behind.

7. We went through school and college together, but then our paths diverged.

8. She played badly in the first set, but then she turned the tables on her opponent and won the match.

9. Brooks was abreast with the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.

10. She managed to stop using drugs for a month, but then relapsed.

11. She made like she was about to leave, but then stayed for hours.

12. I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it.

13. I thought I'd decided, but then doubts started to creep in.

14. Brooks was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.

15. They walked along the road together until they reached the village, but then their paths diverged.

16. His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.

17. Our striker got into a good position to shoot , but then missed his kick.

18. But then the robber whipped out a gun, and everyone stopped moving.

31. I used to try to get him to do some exercise but then decided he was a lost cause.

32. In the first instance I was inclined to refuse, but then I reconsidered.

33. I like watching TV but then I wouldn't miss it if I didn't have one.

34. His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again.

35. She did a year at college, but then dropped out.

36. She stopped using drugs for a month, but then relapsed.

37. She looked a strong candidate, but then faded out of the picture.

38. The police followed the robbers to the airport but then the trail went cold.

39. For a moment I thought he was being serious, but then he winked at me.

40. He might agree. But then again he might have a completely different opinion.http:///but then.html

41. We might buy it but then again we might not.

42. For the first 400 metres he was going great guns, but then he fell and that lost him the race.

43. This isn't your usual science-fiction novel, but then Brinkworth isn't exactly your typical author.

44. Our striker got into a good position to shoot , but then missed his kick.

45. The school budget is going to be cut again this year, but then that's par for the course.

46. She used to be the most correct person, but then suddenly last year she decided to freak out.

47. It took ages to clear customs but then we were out of the airport quite quickly.

48. She speaks very good Italian. But then she did live in Rome for a year .

49. William didn't succeed first time, but then very few people do.

50. It seemed like a one-way ticket to riches, but then it all went wrong.

51. He's clumsy and untidy but then again he's always willing to help.

52. We thought he had decided but then he pulled back.

53. I think it's an excellent article, but then I'm prejudiced-I wrote it.

54. He played brilliantly for the first set but then went rather off the boil.

55. She says she's thirty-five. But then again she might be lying.

56. The new company did well at first, but then ran into trouble.

57. He drowsed off,but then woke up abruptly,as though someone had called his name.

58. At first he denied everything, but then he changed his story and said it was an accident.

59. It's easier to take a taxi. But then again you can't always get one.

60. Dinah missed the last rehearsal, but then she always was unreliable, wasn't she?

61. Your plan is a good one, but then it would take too much.

62. At first I thought he was joking but then I realized he meant it.

63. He speaks very good French but then he did live in Paris for three years.

64. The British government threatened to make public its disquiet but then pulled back.

65. I agree she types accurately, but then again, she's very slow.

66. He indicated that he was turning right, but then he turned left!

67. The rebels held out for another night but then fresh forces arrived.

68. He went through the motions of welcoming her friends but then quickly left the room.

69. Elaine's father might lend them the money, but then again he might not.

70. He thought about giving up his job, but then common sense reasserted itself.

71. Names had been cut on the wall, but then had been scratched out.

72. I tried not to take any notice at first but then I was offended by it.

73. Sonia might not speak the English language well, but then who did?

74. The meeting began promisingly, but then things started to go wrong.

75. At first it was very hot, but then it got cooler.

76. It was warm and sunny until the weekend, but then the weather broke.

77. My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I.

78. I don't think I was fairly treated, but then that's life, isn't it?

79. But then the robber whipped out a gun, and everyone stopped moving.

80. We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.

81. She was a lawyer, but then she changed track completely and became a doctor.

82. The protest began with a small group, but then the others took up the refrain.

83. John might be ready to help us, but then again, he might not.

84. She's always noticed. But then, to be honest, Ghislaine likes being noticed.

85. He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been.

86. You feel really sorry for him. But then again, it's hard to like him.

87. I think she's beautiful but then I'm biased since she's my daughter.

88. They don't try very hard, but then there's no incentive.

89. Charlie, of course, never fills in the record forms but then he's a law unto himself.

90. At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people.

91. Our relationship was going well, but then Laura seemed to cool off.

92. But then its aspirations all went horribly wrong.

93. But then again, it might not.

94. But then drama was always Soft Cell's defining characteristic.

95. She told me, but then quickly looked away.

96. But then, it seems, their attention wandered.

97. But then he had a brainwave.

98. But then Philip went ahead and composed the music.

99. But then I must have a cold shower.

100. Powell achieved a similar feat, but then resigned.

100. Wish you will love and make progress everyday!

101. But then you fail to address the core issue.

102. But then she thought better of it.

103. But then another soundless glance brought home the truth.

104. But then he blows his mind anyway.

105. You wouldn't expect much speed out of it, but then you could confidentially run it over any terrain without adverse effect.

106. But then I also say I wish it was all over.

107. I appreciate you're a very clever woman, but then I never took you for a fool.

108. But then a couple of features clicked into place, and the world stopped its spinning.

109. But then, with an exclamation of self-mockery, she went into the galley and brushed the hairs into the waste bin.

110. Her world will be that good. But then again, it might not.

111. Morels thrive briefly after a fire or bout of logging, but then they too disappear.

112. But then he suddenly dumped me for no apparent reason and left me broken-hearted.

113. But then, slowly, bit by bit, year by year, I began to change my mind.

114. But then it's probably a case of ignorance is bliss.

115. But then, two men toting boom boxes promenade at the same speed as the mobile.

116. His monopoly of printed and written news was breached by the exclusion crisis but then restored.

117. But then he took a sudden downturn and slipped into a coma.

118. But then it is hard to see how that arrangement could be described as, or even contribute to, industrial democracy.

119. But then how many fellas will go into a family planning clinic?

120. But then you probably haven't met the big baddies yet.

121. But then generals have not lost hope altogether of clinging on to power.

122. But then she never wore any of the pins or anything else.

123. But then you need to deal with the basic problem.

124. I think once you have children, you just don't have the same kind of freedom to pick up and go. But then, I sort of think, how often did I really do it? How spontaneous was I really? Part of what I think I miss is this fantasy of my wild days, but they never existed! Brooke Shields 

125. We used to live with my aunt but then it got too crowded there so we moved out.

126. The Kite A brother and sister argue but then Ben loses his kite and Sally rescues it.

127. They used to be just another attraction at a children's zoo - but then they learned to trampoline.

128. But then hands of steel get hold of my ankles and start pulling at me - pulling pulling pulling.

129. The bird-swat includes the same approach, but then ends with an upward leap and a sharp blow with the front foot.

130. You feel really sorry for him, but then again it's hard to like him.

131. He certainly welcomed the leadership contest, but then so did many others.

132. But then all hell broke loose, geologically speaking, as increasing numbers of sources for the rock were discovered.

133. I was studying to be an accountant, but then the baby came along and I had to give it all up.

134. Social existence no doubt determines consciousness but then only human consciousness can imagine an alternative social existence.

135. But then, as I drive home after a failed chase,() I can enjoy the sight of the sunset.

136. Scamp had an airtight alibi, naturally, but then again young Leakey never said who exactly had done it.

137. I mean, I don't like seeing myself on camera in close-up, but then I never did.

138. But then he covered her, his naked body burning hot, heavy but not crushing, strong and powerful.

139. But then most of us could probably bluff our way into a second division club with a bit of nous.

140. But then it would realize that the other firm would have also worked that out, and it should raise its bid.

141. But then, city dwellers have never been long on modesty.

142. Except for blokes like you and Eric, but then you're like me.

143. He had struggled to his feet, but then felt a really hard blow on the face.

144. He couldn't help feeling sorry for the chap, but then he also felt sorry for Liza.

145. But then Munter goes over the edge, sounding like a Weight Watchers leader gone berserk.

146. The champagne corks popped but then the reporter told us the house had been repossessed.

147. But then, as we watched over the balcony railing, an amazing scene opened below us.

148. At first, they pleaded not guilty, but then Ronald Smith confessed to shooting both the young men.

149. I don't think she liked my present, but then again it could just be my imagination.

150. He agrees with his boss to his face, but then criticizes him behind his back.

151. Boylston found Sherrod in contempt and sentenced him to 179 days in jail, but then transferred the sentence to Holley.

152. The dean of students ordered the police to come and cut the padlock, but then to leave the campus.

153. But then, she thought acidly, he had probably never been young in his life; some people were like that.

154. Some little pieces of sand are so full of ego that they see themselves as a giant rock! But then the wind blows, the big ego flies in the air! Mehmet Murat ildan 

155. But then there was nothing left to pay the drivers or to settle the mounting bills.

156. But then he also once dodged a bolt of lightning.

157. But then I do see the human condition as mostly solitary.

158. Bees of these nine colonies took the caps off the larval cells, but then left the dead larvae inside.

159. You can be the centre of attention in a conversation but then the focus changes as new participants enter the dialogue.

160. But then he gave up concert performances to retire to his home in Texas.

161. Of course motivation is not permanent. But then,[http:///but then.html] neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis. Zig Ziglar 

162. But then the Great Society poured money into cities, including Tucson, and the bulldozers arrived.

163. But then to avoid confusion we need some way of marking the participant role distinction.

164. For a short time he paid attention to the socialist notions of Robert Owen, but then let them fade.

165. I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent. Steve Jobs 

166. Sherman was relieved for a moment, but then he felt cheated.

167. But then I remembered my own childhood and the crazes we all went through.

168. But then I saw this bright light at the window.

169. First your parents, they give you your life, but then they try to give you their life. Chuck Palahniuk 

170. Now, I haven't exactly got a lot of experience in this area. But then again, who has?

171. Death still seemed impossible but then I suppose it always does.

172. But then, they are such busy men, they rush away.

173. But then Garrett fired Parker and named Bibby as the interim head coach on Feb. 7.

174. But then the managing director of the advertising agency responsible for the advertisement owned up.

175. It's certainly not for the prissy of nature but then the original novel was also considered at the time rather racy.

176. Innes McInnes was taller than I'd expected, but then how tall should a millionaire be?

177. We chased after him for about five blocks but then we lost him and had to turn back.

178. But then if you look at politicians today, the answer becomes abundantly clear.

179. The country signed the treaty but then violated each of its 143 articles.

180. I must admit I was getting a trifle worried but then I met them.

181. But then, in his very next speech he insists on shaking the hands of all of the conspirators.

182. But then it took broken bones longer to heal as age crept into them.

183. If so, there was danger all round ... That nice young girl. But then again, was she nice?

184. He looks annoyed, but then on seeing that the victim has the only chair, he curbs his irritation.

185. She may have elbowed in ahead of other deserving souls, but then neither of her children got polio.

186. But then, as so often happens in science, more research complicated the picture.

187. But then, quite by accident, she made a discovery that more or less forced her to seek him out.

188. But then that other manic voice was saying to him: But are you sure that the real world exists anymore?

189. Academic interpretations held off the shame for a while, but then he could no longer close his mind to it.

190. Raducanu attended the official dinner that followed the international but then left his team-mates.

191. But then they began to climb up a narrow, spiral staircase[http://], and she saw no more.

192. Children. But then again our world is suddenly very full, humanly, full of faces and voices.

193. They were heading for the bullseye to begin with, but then the target started to accelerate it speeded up.

194. But then again this is the one form of cricket they are reasonably competent at.

195. The Library of Congress Classification Scheme is very evidently enumerative, but then all the major classification schemes are.

196. But then so am I if I saw a lion wandering around the back alleys of Danang, right?

197. Still not getting anywhere in Northern Ireland, but then, who is?

198. But then it is believed Diana and her children will be back on the huge Althorp Estate.

199. But then the door bursts open and yet more soldiers push into the room.

200. Nguyen Seth hadn't changed since then, Duroc knew. But then again, the Elder was older than he looked.

201. That, and a few water spouts, but then boys will be boys.

202. Housework won't kill you, but then again, why take the chance? Phyllis Diller 

203. The boy appeared skeptical, but then began to chant the aleph-bet, over and over again.

204. But then young Charlie dropped the biggest clanger of his racing life.

205. But then, the Mob would never negotiate a great contract.

206. He doesn't have a strong French accent, but then he's lived here for twenty years.

207. He began it, but then he stopped because he decided that it wasn't an interesting enough story.

208. His hair was longer in those days but then my beard was bushier so I suppose we were about equally hirsute.

209. At first she was shy but then she chattered about Nantes, how she missed the dark woods and green fields of Brittany.

210. They swept to a 6-0 lead in that game but then blew it, losing their ninth straight.

211. But then he would see the cramped hand.

212. But then I did not hook the dolphin until almost sunset.

213. But then Noble Talent and Lustrous Jade had begun to meddle.

214. But then, one day, his dreams were shattered, cruelly and bitterly shattered.

215. Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, but then the coffee table won't be centered in the seating area.

216. But then no one really thought the donor mattered once he had given his sperm.

217. He planned to participate in the demonstration, but then he got cold feet.

218. But then , again, an accustomed eye had likewise its own anguish to inflict.

219. He is a good fellow, but then he is so erratic.