Example sentences of "[be] then [that] [pers pn] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These end-of-day meetings were very important , for it was then that we reviewed our progress , comparing our morning 's expectations with the fruits of our labours . |
| 2 | It was then that he sensed her extreme youth ; the twin globes of her dark breasts with their sharp , neat points were hard and solid , her skin , a deep indigo in the near-blackness , was velvet-smooth , entirely without hair . |
| 3 | It was then that he felt his true strength as an eagle coming at last . |
| 4 | Arguably , however , his most brilliant work was done during the many months of relative inactivity that followed , for it was then that he remoulded his demoralized command into a confident , compact fighting unit . |
| 5 | It was then that I made my mind up . |
| 6 | It was then that I made my never-to-be-forgotten answer , ‘ Mum 's lost , down the fair . ’ |
| 7 | It was then that I saw her wild , inhuman face ! |
| 8 | It was then that she realised her own power and made an instant resolve never to abuse it . |
| 9 | It was then that she missed her locket . |