Example sentences of "[be] then that they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Communication also suffers when people make false assumptions about shared schemata , and it is then that they cease to ‘ be clear ’ . |
| 2 | It was then that they saw the grenade in his hand . |
| 3 | It was then that they heard the long awaited sound , a distant grinding hum like that of an angry wasp . |
| 4 | ‘ It was then that they released the Wheel and it came bowling down the hill not more than ten yards from where I was standing . |
| 5 | It was then that they scooped out for the storage of goods the extensive vaults and cellaring that still run beneath the old town today . |
| 6 | It was then that they disagreed for the first time about the terms of their verbal agreement and a serious rift developed between them . |
| 7 | It was then that they turned and saw Robert . |