Example sentences of "then it [was/were] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it was that the carpenters , masons , tailors and shoemakers would await the cry from the ‘ huer ’ on the cliff , ‘ The mackerel are up ’ . |
| 2 | Then and only then it was that the vast seamless blocks and slabs of the buried city came back to light . |
| 3 | He had learned also that if there were a continuing nightmare in Israel then it was that an Arab enemy might one day possess the capability to strike at the Jewish heartland with nuclear weapons . |
| 4 | But then it was that thoughts began to penetrate her desire-clouded mind — the realisation that , should these ribbon ties become undone , then her nightdress would fall straight to the floor — and she would be left — stark naked . |
| 5 | Because then it was that she knew , with blinding clarity , what had been there for some time now . |
| 6 | Used to be called Brian and then it was that David fellow , anyway I said well I should n't bother to vote last time , anyway David n erm David Dennis said you will I 'll take you there so he took me |