Example sentences of "[subord] it be then that " in BNC.
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| 1 | We look forward to an hour 's drive to an appointment , because it 's then that we dust off American Pie or Band On The Run or Led Zeppelin II or London Calling and snap it into our car 's entertainment system . |
| 2 | ( It was , of course , the load at peak times which imposed the highest costs on the system , partly because it was then that the least efficient power stations were used for generating , but principally because , since electricity could not be stored , it was the peak load which determined expenditure on new capacity . ) |
| 3 | I was no more alert to my environment than a sick animal and I must have somehow been aware of that , because it was then that I remembered the starveling cat . |
| 4 | Blindcraft , which is based at Peffer Place in the city , has a history dating back to 1793 as it was then that the Edinburgh Asylum for the Relief of the Industrious Blind was set up . |
| 5 | This began before the war , from the time of the Munich agreement in 1938 , for it was then that the Communist Party was made illegal . |
| 6 | For it was then that I felt the first healthy flush of anticipation for the many interesting experiences I know these days ahead hold in store for me . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The date of this burial , around 1380 BC , may be very significant , for it was then that the Labyrinth was virtually abandoned and the development of Minoan culture took a new direction . |
| 10 | ‘ For it was then that the Vietminh had in one quick stroke taken over the nationalism of the country , that Ho had achieved the legitimacy of power . ’ |
| 11 | She liked the morning best , for it was then that she and the three other women who formed a team for one section of the building did the rooms , emptying waste-paper baskets , running a duster over desks , and vacuum.cleaning floors . |
| 12 | The 19th century was an especially important period , for it was then that many of today 's Territorial Army units were formed . |