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Example sentences for "then work"

  • Stir into it a quarter of a pound of fine sifted sugar, and beat it together: then work with it as much fine flour as will make a paste fit to roll out for tarts, cheesecakes, &c.

  • Let it boil over a slow fire till it is reduced to two quarts; then work it through a colander with a wooden spoon.

  • Do not make the dough too stiff at first, but let it rise awhile; then work in the flour to the proper consistency.

  • Let it be rather overdone; dress it with butter and grated cheese; then work into it one or two eggs, according to quantity.

  • Then work a smaller circle, consisting of 8 double, divided by 1 purl; at the place of the 1st purl fasten the cotton at a short distance on to the 2nd purl of the large circle.

  • Cover it up warm in a wooden vessel, and the next morning it will be sufficiently fermented to mix with two or three bushels of flour: then work it up with warm water, and a pound of salt to each bushel.

  • Then work a cross-stitch border all round, and the butterfly in the centre.

  • Turn down about a quarter of an inch single turning at each end of the blanket on the wrong side, then work in blanket stitch across both ends.

  • If you are not sure you can write the initial on linen yourself, get someone to do it for you; then work it over in a fancy outline stitch with embroidery thread.

  • Work thus between each of the flowers to the end of row, then work a row of single open crochet.

  • Work 1 row; work 2 rows with each shade of green, commencing with the darkest; work 2 rows with black, then work 1 row with each shade of puce, commencing at the darkest.

  • Then work in thoroughly three ounces of butter, two ounces of sugar, a pinch of salt, a pinch of nutmeg, and the juice and rind of one lemon.

  • Then work in the butter, salt, and flavoring, mix well, and let it rise again.

  • Then work in the butter, sugar, salt and lemon flavoring, and mix well.

  • Then work into it gradually five eggs, beaten separately, and one half cupful of melted butter.

  • Fold in the stiffly beaten whites of the eggs last, then work in enough more sifted flour to make a soft dough, probably about two cupfuls.

  • Add half of the flour and beat hard for ten minutes, then work in the rest of the flour.

  • Place each in position on the material and tack around, then work over in close buttonhole stitch, having the top of the stitches resting on the material.

  • Work the cotton in a hot decoction of catechu, allowing it to steep in the bath till cold, then work it in a cold solution of iron.

  • Then work it about a little in a strong solution of alum, previously dissolved in hot water, and steep for several hours (or over night).


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "then work" 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:
    general culture; great fortune; houses were; railway trains; then beat; then bishop; then both; then called; then chief; then down; then expanded; then fold; then from; then hang; then have; then held; then know; then made; then more; then ready; then shall; then strain the liquor; then transferred; then walked; thence north; thence west