(1) Простая линейная тематическая прогрессия

I didn’t know what you’ve said to him. – Anyhow, he’s in a vile temper [Gr. P.O., 77]

(M. Greig. The Pretty One. – GB, Fontana Books, 1969).

He flickered a letter across the table. This time it was all typewritten (A. Christie. The Moving Finger. – GB, Fontana Books, 1974, 141).