Example sentences of "[conj] it [be] [adv] then that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The nineteenth century saw the mill converted to flour milling , with three pairs of millstones driven by an overshot waterwheel of 22 foot diameter , and it was probably then that a weatherboarded hoist loft was added to the building . |
| 2 | It was Joan who told me of her death , and it was probably then that I wrote to your father and we started to exchange Christmas cards . |
| 3 | Liban turned in her direction with a levelled spear , and it was only then that she understood she must escape . |
| 4 | Scales arrived back and it was only then that Wycliffe want into the office . |
| 5 | He grinned down at her and it was only then that she realised just what she had said . |
| 6 | Second , he feels guilty about how he treated you and wants to make amends — something people often do when they find happiness because it 's only then that they can afford to consider how much they have hurt others . |
| 7 | The problem for beginning readers is to decode the visual symbols into a form which can be recognised , for it is only then that they will be able to bring previously gained knowledge to bear upon the meaning of the text . |