Synonym: on the other hand, then again. Similar words: just then, cutthroat, cut-throat, put through, cut through, cut the mustard, beat about the bush, put the cart before the horse. Meaning: adv. (contrastive) from another point of view.
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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://sentencedict.com/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?
More similar words: just then, cutthroat, cut-throat, put through, cut through, cut the mustard, beat about the bush, put the cart before the horse, butt, at that, not that, hen, then, mutt, get the axe, ashen, when, button, butter, utter, butt in, butted, put to, hit the roof, get the sack, at the most, hit the hay, hence, and then, by then.