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Example sentences for "then take"

  • Then take it up, strain it into a large earthen pan, cover it, and set it away in a cool dry place till next day.

  • Then take it off, and set it beside the fire to settle for ten minutes.

  • Let the soup simmer unceasingly till two o'clock, skimming it well: then take it up, and put it into a tureen.

  • Then take it out, and drain it, laying it slantingly.

  • Then take it off instantly, lest it curdle, and pour it into the tureen, boiling hot, over the bread.

  • Then take a quarter of a pound of sugar, a pound of marrow, half an ounce of cinamon, and a little ginger.

  • Let the caul remain till it is almost done, then take it off to brown it; baste, flour, and froth it.

  • Let the caul remain till it is almost done, then take it off to brown the meat; baste, flour, and froth it.

  • Then take some of the spawn bricks and break them down--each brick into about ten pieces, and lay the fragments on the straw, as close to each other as they will lie.

  • Then take a piece of soft sponge, well washed, and cleaned from everything gritty, dip it into water and squeeze it almost dry, dip it into some spirit of wine, and then rub it over the glass.

  • Unlay the strands for a convenient length; then take an end in each hand, place them one within the other, and draw them close.

  • Then take one of the bights formed by the clove-hitch and put it over the other.

  • Pass a couple of turns, then take a marlinspike-hitch, and heave them taut.

  • Then take an overhand knot with the two ends, divide the yarns, and stick them as in a long splice.

  • First get hold of the foot-rope and lay it on the yard and abaft; then take up the body of the sail, and lay it on the yard, seeing that it is all fairly through the clews.

  • Cut chops about an inch thick, beat them flat with a rolling pin, put them in a pan, pour boiling water over them, and set them over the fire for five minutes; then take them up and wipe them dry.

  • Freshen 10 or 12 slices of fat pork and fry a nice brown, then take up the pork and arrange on a deep platter.

  • Take 6 slices nice pork, or as many as will fry in the frying pan, and parboil for five minutes, then take out of the water and roll one side of each slice in flour and fry to a golden brown.

  • Then take out, separate the bones and chop the meat fine.

  • Put in pan and return to the oven to brown; then take up and stick cloves through the fat, and dust with powdered cinnamon.

  • Brown egg shells in oven and crush till very fine with a rolling pin, then take a teaspoonful at meal times three times a day.

  • Immediately wash the parts with clear water; then take leaf or cut tobacco and bind over the part bitten, changing it two or three times a day for a week.

  • Place it again on the fire, and stir it till it comes to a boil; then take it from the fire, and put it away to settle.

  • Then take it out; strain the gravy, pour it over the meat, and serve it up.

  • Then take hold of the neck, and draw out the whole skeleton at once.

  • Then take it out, drain it, and lay it for ten minutes in cold water.

  • Then take it out, covered as it is with the seasoning, and wrap it in two sheets of white paper, well buttered, and roast or bake it.

  • And when ye make over their substance to them, then take witnesses in their presence: God also maketh a sufficient account.

  • And if an enticement from Satan entice thee, then take refuge in God, for He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

  • S: And if We make man taste mercy from Us, then take it off from him, most surely he is despairing, ungrateful.

  • Say: "Do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm to themselves?

  • Let it stew till nearly done; then take it out of the liquor, cut off the strings, wipe it dry, and put it into a clean stewpan.

  • Then take it out of the liquor, tie each end tighter, lay it between two boards, and put a weight upon it to press it.

  • Then take up the cards, and shuffle them repeatedly, by throwing a portion of them from the bottom to the top, taking care not to mix the cards or let any drop, and then let the party cut them as often as he pleases.

  • Then take a king and place it in the top of the pack, place one of the TWO OTHER CARDS in the middle, and the other about the same place, and then, turning up the pack, show that one king is still at the bottom.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "then take" 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:
    fair friend; then about; then another; then bake; then bishop; then both; then fill; then from; then governor; then held; then indeed; then marched; then once; then paused; then poured; then remove from the; then replied; then sent; then shall; then slowly; then take them out; then taken; then taking; then very; then walked; then would