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From that contree men passen be many marches, toward a contree, a 10 iourneyes thens, that is clept Mabaron: and it is a gret kyngdom, and it hathe many faire cytees and townes.
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From that contree men passen be many marches, toward a contree, a 10 iourneyes thens, that is clept Mabaron: and it is a gret kyngdom, and it hathe many faire cytees and townes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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a contree, a 10 iourneyes thens, that is clept Mabaron: and it is a gret kyngdom, and it hathe many faire cytees and townes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I Richard Hakluyt 1584
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The pilot episode jumps around a lot, with frequent flashbacks as we see different "thens," all of which play a role in a very suspenseful "now" situation, which involves a hijacked plane.
Cinema Blend Feeds 2010
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Think of these motivators as "if-thens" — if you make more widgets and make them faster, then you'll get a raise.
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Four score years is about all the ifs and thens you can take.
'The Last Werewolf' 2011
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There is so little joy for the here and now in the uncertainties of the whens and thens.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Jack Canfield 2010
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I work out all my 'if this then that' stuff as I go, and, usually, the logic of the ifs and thens helps whatever odd or contingent idea I've started with begin to seem real and necessary.
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Reserving the device for this use will render your thens substantially more powerful.
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There is so little joy for the here and now in the uncertainties of the whens and thens.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive Jack Canfield 2010
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