Example sentences of "then she [vb past] [conj] it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was then she understood that it was not too late to stay . |
| 2 | For a moment Lucy had thought that it was Jeanette McArdle , but then she realised that it was n't . |
| 3 | At first Grainne thought it was that power was stealing over them , and then she thought that it was not power but strength , only that did not seem quite right either . |
| 4 | Then she saw that it was a grey bird like a station pigeon , yet not trapped beneath a glass roof but sitting freely outside amongst fluttering leaves . |
| 5 | Then she discovered that it was Travis she had to thank that the news of her engagement to his cousin was all over Vasey 's , as , still smiling , he stated , ‘ Hope you do n't mind , Naylor , but I came in earlier to have a quick word with Leith , and could n't resist telling her assistant that a possible reason for Leith being late this morning could be her getting engaged to you at the weekend . ’ |
| 6 | Then she remembered that it was only a selection of the poems he had been reading and she did not need to speculate further , for — much to her surprise — he began to read |
| 7 | And then she remembered that it was Sunday — which was her aunt 's afternoon for visiting friends . |