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Example sentences for "then ordered"

  • He then ordered one of the horses appointed for his use to be got ready, mounted him, and went in the midst of a large troop of slaves to the sultan's palace.

  • He then ordered him to choose the best horses in the royal stable, and took particular care that nothing should be wanting for his accommodation.

  • He then ordered her to be severely punished, and committed the boy to its afflicted mother.

  • He then ordered them to go to a distant estate to work.

  • He then ordered one of the hands to sit upon it.

  • He then ordered me to strike them with a small stick after he had placed them once more upon the back of the sufferer.

  • He then ordered a man whom he had with him to climb a bread-fruit tree, and pull the fruit, which he forcibly carried away to give to his hogs.

  • I then ordered carpets to be spread on the ground, and asked them to be seated, whilst I and my officers sat on small field chairs; and, having partaken of sugar and water and dates, we began our palaver.

  • He then ordered supper to be brought in; and I ate more than usual, so that he should not imagine I was doing anything contrary to his orders.

  • I then ordered that he should serve my brother Yakub; but he complained and left him too; and now that he is with you, he thinks he can dispense with us altogether.

  • I then ordered them to enter the woods in skirmishing order.

  • He then ordered us to advance in skirmishing order through that bush, which we did.

  • I then ordered my men to get over the fence and cross the field to the left, in the direction from which the cheering came.

  • I then ordered my company to advance, but not to fire until they got where they were before, under cover.

  • He then ordered me to go to the kitchen of the inn, and go to sleep; but said nothing to me about supper.

  • He then ordered me with an oath, to begone from there; and said, if he caught me on that bench again, he would cut my head off.

  • He then ordered her to go and get her supper, with an injunction never to stay behind again.

  • He then ordered a handsome young lad, about eighteen years of age, to follow him into the street, where he observed a great concourse of persons collected.

  • When he understood that all the people were subject to him, then ordered he that his army should have provision and horses; and he then went southward with his main army, committing his ships and the hostages to his son Knute.

  • He then ordered me to go and wait for him outside his room while he remained behind.

  • He then ordered the Adjudant to dismiss us.

  • He then ordered a trooper who stood in the guard-room to take me to the office of my Sergeant-major.

  • He then ordered me to remove my socks, and, measuring me once more, pronounced the verdict "1.

  • I then ordered them to advance, which a few did, with their officer, very cautiously.

  • I then ordered a couple of the Lancers to ride round and reconnoitre, and being assured by the Captain of the Spanish guard of his duly warning me before he marched, I laid myself full dressed on my bed.

  • Espartero, who commanded in person at this scene, then ordered lots to be cast, and every tenth man was set apart from the rest.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "then ordered" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    apply himself; then apply; then beat; then became; then boil; then call; then curs; then desired; then evaporated; then inquired; then knit; then known; then make; then marched; then only; then pour; then pour off the; then quickly; then return; then season; then started; then sweeten; then take them out; then taking; then walked; then wash