Example sentences of "was [adv] [adv] that he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was rather indifferently that he described to her his walk , his find , his leading of the police to the spot . |
| 2 | It was only later that he realized he had destroyed a Max Ernst . |
| 3 | It was only later that he described the mistake as ‘ terminal ’ , but he knew originally that it was serious . |
| 4 | It was only later that he found out that nearly everyone suffers from the same delusion in one form or another ; at the time he was convinced that it was his own personal idiosyncrasy . |
| 5 | It was only then that he became aware of the stench of fetid breath as the figure drew its lips back over yellowing teeth to snarl at him again ; only then that he saw raging , bloodshot eyes glaring out at him from the hair covered face . |
| 6 | It was only then that he realised that he simply had n't been driving it fast enough . |
| 7 | He became very gloomy and depressed and according to the girl it was only then that he interfered physically with her . |
| 8 | It was only then that he noticed how raw and scalded the neck looked , how it bulged . |
| 9 | The other point which is made by the defendant is this , he says that the plaintiffs have been guilty of delaying tactics er during the course of this litigation , the result of which has been that er he has not been able to realize his interest in the partnership premises , also he has not been able to acquire a partnership premises and he he , doctor mentioned to me that to the actual conveyance of the partnership premises he 's , he tells me was only produced I think thirty and er that er it was only then that he realized there might be a chance that he could acquire the premises for himself , but he says that er because of the general , I think the case is , because of the general conduct of the plaintiffs in delaying the trial of the action one way or another , er the practical effect has been that the plaintiffs have had the benefit of use and occupation of the premises at which he erm , a main view , has a lot of that interest and that they are getting benefit of the kind from that occupation and he is not getting any money in res in respect of that , at least nothing like any market rent because it maybe that there is a fairly small er payment being made , but I 'm not too entirely clear whether that is the case or not , but the stock bond is suggesting that the plaintiffs have been obtaining benefit of the use of the premises at his expense and in those circumstances it is unfair er in , in , or otherwise not appropriate that the plaintiffs should be entitled to obtain interest on their bill of costs , in respect essentially of the period of delay , and when I say period of delay included that the period during which the forward of Mr Justice remained erm unprotected . |
| 10 | It was only then that he found out something was wrong . |
| 11 | It was only afterwards that he roared away his ‘ load ’ at the Bryanite ( or Bible Christian ) meeting . |
| 12 | It was not exactly that he had pressed and she had invited . |
| 13 | It was not even that he conformed so little to what I had imagined . |
| 14 | It was not just that he had gone off with someone else but he had actually gone off with a woman and it seemed to me like a betrayal of my identity . |
| 15 | It was not merely that he had paid her shot . |
| 16 | It was not merely that he had the work done quickly but he had done it thinkingly . |
| 17 | And it was not only that he had not got what he had hoped for , nor was it the jealousy which made him feel unsure . |
| 18 | It was near here that he had found the little white orchid . |
| 19 | It was n't exactly that he wanted a present . |
| 20 | It was n't simply that he felt protective towards him . |
| 21 | It was n't simply that he seemed incapable of telling the truth : he could n't begin to express any thought without it sounding false or grotesque . |
| 22 | It worried him a bit , but it was n't here that he looked nervous and gave me reason to be concerned . |
| 23 | It was n't merely that he had lost stones in weight — dash it , the man 's sobriquet was a libel now — but that his whole demeanour was that of a soldier completely confused , completely disorientated . |
| 24 | It was n't often that he had a whole day out on the moor . |
| 25 | It was no longer that he had been a member of the murder gang , but that he had presided over a meeting of UDA officers in order to plan it . |