Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adv] then that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also then that Mr Kinnock showed the part of his personality he tries so hard to contain , whipping up the audience like a second-rate holiday camp entertainer . |
| 2 | It was just then that I heard it ; a small knocking sound coming from the direction of the cupboard . |
| 3 | The nineteenth century saw the mill converted to flour milling , with three pairs of millstones driven by an overshot waterwheel of 22 foot diameter , and it was probably then that a weatherboarded hoist loft was added to the building . |
| 4 | It was probably then that a military solution was firmly decided upon and additional measures taken . |
| 5 | It was Joan who told me of her death , and it was probably then that I wrote to your father and we started to exchange Christmas cards . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It was only then that Nell returned once more to dominate his thoughts , and the other weird creature she was intent upon contacting . |
| 10 | It was only then that he realised that he simply had n't been driving it fast enough . |
| 11 | It was only then that he noticed how raw and scalded the neck looked , how it bulged . |
| 12 | It was only then that I realized that ‘ psychoanalysis ’ looks very much like ‘ yellow elastic ’ on the lips . |
| 13 | It was only then that he found out something was wrong . |
| 14 | It was only then that we realised it was a woman . ’ |
| 15 | It was only then that I noticed the small man seated in the armchair next to mine . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It was only then that Old Red noticed me in the car . |
| 20 | It was only then that evil men had begun to disturb the ancient arrangements which had the stamp of Gregory 's authority . |
| 21 | Liban turned in her direction with a levelled spear , and it was only then that she understood she must escape . |
| 22 | Scales arrived back and it was only then that Wycliffe want into the office . |
| 23 | It was only then that she was aware of Nicandra standing silent in the doorway , unwilling to interrupt a conversation . |
| 24 | It was only then that Polly realised he was naked . |
| 25 | He became very gloomy and depressed and according to the girl it was only then that he interfered physically with her . |
| 26 | It was only then that Jenna looked at her watch . |
| 27 | He grinned down at her and it was only then that she realised just what she had said . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | It was only then that he became aware of the stench of fetid breath as the figure drew its lips back over yellowing teeth to snarl at him again ; only then that he saw raging , bloodshot eyes glaring out at him from the hair covered face . |
| 30 | But after she had finished the first part of her lecture ; after slightly nodding her head to the generous applause ; after the lights had gone up again ; after Ashenden had said ( as every chairman since Creation had said ) how much everyone had enjoyed the talk and how grateful everyone was that not only had the distinguished speaker fascinated each and every one of them but also had agreed to answer any questions which he was absolutely sure everyone in the room was aching to put to such a distinguished expert in the field … it was only then that Dr Moule was able to survey the two intruders . |