Example sentences of "[be] then [that] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was then that we spotted something white moving high up on the cliffs , under a colony of kittiwakes — our first fox . |
| 2 | It was then that we made the surprising discovery that the Sultan , " the Great Mountain " , is officially married to Loro Kidul . |
| 3 | It was then that we took on the giants of the Premier Division , Clutton Town , in the FA Cup . |
| 4 | He was mad about it — he absolutely loved it — it was then that we began to realise there was something in David . ’ |
| 5 | These end-of-day meetings were very important , for it was then that we reviewed our progress , comparing our morning 's expectations with the fruits of our labours . |
| 6 | It was then that they saw the grenade in his hand . |
| 7 | It was then that they heard the long awaited sound , a distant grinding hum like that of an angry wasp . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It was then that they disagreed for the first time about the terms of their verbal agreement and a serious rift developed between them . |
| 11 | It was then that they turned and saw Robert . |
| 12 | Edouard heard it too , and it was then that he became almost certain that the dropping of the cup had been no accident . |
| 13 | It was then that he became aware that he was lying in between sheets . |
| 14 | ‘ It was then that he realised that the whole island was alive . |
| 15 | It was then that he sensed her extreme youth ; the twin globes of her dark breasts with their sharp , neat points were hard and solid , her skin , a deep indigo in the near-blackness , was velvet-smooth , entirely without hair . |
| 16 | It was then that he noticed Whitlock standing discreetly in the background . |
| 17 | It was then that he noticed Doyle watching him . |
| 18 | It was then that he noticed the two men standing behind the butler in the shadows . |
| 19 | It was then that he heard the scream . |
| 20 | It was then that he felt his true strength as an eagle coming at last . |
| 21 | It was then that he penned this erudite survey of the Chinese prison camps . |
| 22 | If he did see it he must have begun worrying , and maybe it was then that he started feeling sick . |
| 23 | It was then that he remembered Dobson , then that he thought of Mary . |
| 24 | Arguably , however , his most brilliant work was done during the many months of relative inactivity that followed , for it was then that he remoulded his demoralized command into a confident , compact fighting unit . |
| 25 | It was then that it slammed into the back of |
| 26 | It was then that it occurred to me that there was some connection between Jean-Claude 's relationship with Ahmed and Meaulnes 's with Frantz . |
| 27 | It was then that it happened . |
| 28 | Andrew Stavanger was compelled to turn to the bank for help after the dock strikes , and it was then that I got to know him . |
| 29 | ‘ It was then that I got to realize Ken 's great knowledge of London and of history . |
| 30 | The young boy was extremely embarrassed but soon swallowed his pride and climbed back into his canoe while we all fell about with laughter around him and it was then that I heard the bang . |