Example sentences of "[noun pl] and it be [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I closed all those books and it was then that I opened up my eyes and looked around me and said , ‘ Now I 'm reading ’ . ’ |
| 2 | These older boards still sail perfectly well in lighter winds and it is only when you start improving to stronger wind conditions that the difference becomes apparent . |
| 3 | Some members of the crew had been sitting in the bows and it was only when they denied having seen her that he began to search seriously . |
| 4 | The London Daily Telegraph of 25 August 1887 , under the heading " A Sailors ' Association " chose to deal at length with the birth of the union , praising its objects , but predicting its early demise : " The North Country " , the article read , " was always the nursery of the famous and best seamen and it is here that we find Jack hard at work originating a fine scheme . |
| 5 | Murphy 's Law , naturally , decrees that only the important , urgent or totally trivial jobs will get into difficulties and it is here that the bureau can really play its part . |
| 6 | However , this says nothing about coordination between agencies and it is here that one could point to the possible role of networks as well . |
| 7 | The wastelands are inhabited by all kinds of monstrous creatures and it is here that the armies of Chaos gather their strength . |
| 8 | Lasted yeah lasted about two seconds and it was twice and basically |
| 9 | Those people who did not have access to that sort of platform took their protests onto the streets and it was here that Ian Paisley and his followers earned their public reputation . |
| 10 | Hubel and his colleagues had studied the visual cortex of the rhesus monkey for many years without observing these cells and it was only when the cytochrome oxidase blobs had been demonstrated consistently and they started to look for receptive-field properties within them that they obtained these surprising results . |
| 11 | The Manor is sited in pleasantly wooden grounds and it is here that Alford truly comes to life on Spring and August Bank Holiday weekends . |
| 12 | Judge Donald Herrod added : ‘ This is a very dramatic turn of events and it is right that this prosecution should not continue . ’ |