Example sentences of "[was/were] then [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was then that we made the surprising discovery that the Sultan , " the Great Mountain " , is officially married to Loro Kidul . |
| 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 he noticed the two men standing behind the butler in the shadows . |
| 6 | It was then that he heard the scream . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It was then that I felt the first cobweb — one sticky tendril , unbelievably strong , across my right eye and the bridge of my nose . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It was then that I conceived the idea of getting a few fans that he had in those days to walk around the television company with placards saying Lets Be Fair To The Long Hairs , which did get press publicity , and in the end , the producer relented and he did his first TV show . ’ |
| 12 | It was then that she noticed the slightly deeper-coloured patch on the wall behind him . |
| 13 | It was then that she heard the word . |