Example sentences of "[be] then that [pers pn] see " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was then that they saw the grenade in his hand . |
| 2 | It was then that I saw her wild , inhuman face ! |
| 3 | It was then that I saw that the folder I 'd left on the coffee table was gone . |
| 4 | And it was then that she saw Christie Goldsborough coming towards her along the path , his spectacular , fur-lined driving-cape swinging loose around his shoulders , his feet encased in the finest quality leather , his carriage — a shiny , high-perch sporting phaeton — waiting for him just there , in the road beyond the church wall , whenever he had a mind to take the reins in his gloved hands and go dashing off to drink champagne and eat bride-cake at Frizingley Hall . |
| 5 | It was then that she saw a soft glow of light in Helen 's bedroom . |