Example sentences of "[be] only then that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's only then that you realise just what a dictatorship can be like . ’ |
| 2 | Second , he feels guilty about how he treated you and wants to make amends — something people often do when they find happiness because it 's only then that they can afford to consider how much they have hurt others . |
| 3 | It is only then that the third stage comes into operation , that of the actual data collection . |
| 4 | It is only then that they will be deemed ready to report to the flying squadron . |
| 5 | It is only then that I can get up and interpose myself between his wet shirtfront and the sink , where the suds soak into my lower back . |
| 6 | The problem for beginning readers is to decode the visual symbols into a form which can be recognised , for it is only then that they will be able to bring previously gained knowledge to bear upon the meaning of the text . |
| 7 | It is only then that schools can explore whether there are any patterns to pupils ' absence . |
| 8 | And it was 1952 before that road was taken — by Hugh Kenner ; it was only then that responsible criticism of Pound became possible — everything before that belongs , as it were , in pre-history . |
| 9 | It was only then that Gazzer remembered what Simon had done : the intense activity of the last half hour had driven it out of his mind . |
| 10 | It was only then that George Shultz , Reagan 's secretary of state , learned the president had actually signed an order authorising the arms shipments on 17 January and that he had not been consulted or told . |
| 11 | It was only then that Nell returned once more to dominate his thoughts , and the other weird creature she was intent upon contacting . |
| 12 | It was only then that he realised that he simply had n't been driving it fast enough . |
| 13 | It was only then that he noticed how raw and scalded the neck looked , how it bulged . |
| 14 | It was only then that I realized that ‘ psychoanalysis ’ looks very much like ‘ yellow elastic ’ on the lips . |
| 15 | It was only then that he found out something was wrong . |
| 16 | It was only then that we realised it was a woman . ’ |
| 17 | It was only then that I noticed the small man seated in the armchair next to mine . |
| 18 | By half-term I weighed seven stone nine pounds , and I suspect it was only then that I became weight-conscious in the literal sense . |
| 19 | It was only then that people were able to make the connections to their own lives and their other experiences of oppression , and how different oppressions overlap and intervene . |
| 20 | Although I 'd followed the progress of the King trial in the papers , it was only then that it began to hit home what a symbol he had become for the suppressed majority of my city . |
| 21 | It was only then that Old Red noticed me in the car . |
| 22 | It was only then that evil men had begun to disturb the ancient arrangements which had the stamp of Gregory 's authority . |
| 23 | Liban turned in her direction with a levelled spear , and it was only then that she understood she must escape . |
| 24 | Scales arrived back and it was only then that Wycliffe want into the office . |
| 25 | It was only then that she was aware of Nicandra standing silent in the doorway , unwilling to interrupt a conversation . |
| 26 | It was only then that Polly realised he was naked . |
| 27 | He became very gloomy and depressed and according to the girl it was only then that he interfered physically with her . |
| 28 | It was only then that Jenna looked at her watch . |
| 29 | He grinned down at her and it was only then that she realised just what she had said . |
| 30 | It was only then that the aggrieved captain pointed out that a drop goal is disallowed after a free-kick under modern laws and McNally had to blow again to signify a change of verdict . |