Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] then that [pers pn] [verb] " 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 's then that you realise he keeps his psychotic tendencies hidden , only to be let out onstage . |
| 3 | Communication also suffers when people make false assumptions about shared schemata , and it is then that they cease to ‘ be clear ’ . |
| 4 | It is then that we have a sense of wonder and extreme well-being . |
| 5 | It is then that we expect the best group from Southern Africa to be there , including the Homeland leaders . |
| 6 | After the initial impetus has run out , he wrote , and before one has got in so far that it is easier to finish than to go back , it is then that it becomes hard to be sure of your footing , hard to know why you are doing what you are doing , hard to know if you are doing correctly what you are doing . |
| 7 | It is then that it becomes a natural magnetic recorder . |
| 8 | It is then that you find and join the Bisus to learn the old ways of magic . |
| 9 | It is then that I spot the post . |
| 10 | It was then that they saw the grenade in his hand . |
| 11 | It was then that they heard the long awaited sound , a distant grinding hum like that of an angry wasp . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | It was then that they turned and saw Robert . |
| 15 | It was then that they disagreed for the first time about the terms of their verbal agreement and a serious rift developed between them . |
| 16 | It was then that we made the surprising discovery that the Sultan , " the Great Mountain " , is officially married to Loro Kidul . |
| 17 | It was then that we took on the giants of the Premier Division , Clutton Town , in the FA Cup . |
| 18 | It was then that we spotted something white moving high up on the cliffs , under a colony of kittiwakes — our first fox . |
| 19 | He was mad about it — he absolutely loved it — it was then that we began to realise there was something in David . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It was then that I saw her wild , inhuman face ! |
| 22 | It was then that I saw that the folder I 'd left on the coffee table was gone . |
| 23 | It was then that I made my mind up . |
| 24 | It was then that I made my never-to-be-forgotten answer , ‘ Mum 's lost , down the fair . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It was then that I made up my mind that r would never leave England , ’ declares Lotte Bray ( Lowenstein ) . |
| 26 | This he did , and it was then that I experienced for the first time his unexpected propensity for one-liners , conjured out of thin air . |
| 27 | It was then that I experienced a side of Max that I had not known before : he was most caring and attentive , almost maternal , getting doctors and nurses , staying with me and looking after me in every way . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It was then that I began to discover the fate that awaited me as a female . |
| 30 | It was then that I began to understand how archaeologists could be led into serious error if they decided in advance what they were going to find . |