Conjunction
but then
(idiomatic) then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.
He may finish writing his novel next year; but then, he may never finish.
According to an eyewitness, Andrew paused for a few seconds and danced to the music, but then punched the man again. Source: Internet
According to news media, the advisory comes after President Donald Trump considered -- but then decided against -- an order from the White House to quarantine all residents of the three states. Source: Internet
A casual encounter with a woman ends up with a night of drugs and sex, but then she turns up dead. Source: Internet
According to the Sumerians, Enlil requested the creation of a slave race, but then got tired of their noise and tried to kill them by sending a flood. Source: Internet
"After one hour, she's injured but then she's running around like never before," said Errani. Source: Internet
After graduating as a cadet, Musil studied briefly at a military academy in Vienna during the fall of 1897, but then switched to mechanical engineering, joining his father's department at Technical University in Brno. Source: Internet