Example sentences of "then [that] i [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was just then that I heard it ; a small knocking sound coming from the direction of the cupboard . |
| 2 | It was then that I knew I could have a fight on my hands : If the manager sided with him and asked me to move a few feet away then I 'd have no choice but to join in the squabble . |
| 3 | I felt then that I understood her . |
| 4 | It was about then that I noticed I could not touch the bottom and I felt myself going faster downstream than I was going across . |
| 5 | But as I left my car and started to go into the house it was then that I realised I was falling under the spell of this Englishwoman who had been such a delightful and charming companion that day . ’ |
| 6 | It was then that I realised I needed some first aid training . ’ |
| 7 | It was duly arranged that we should meet after work , and it was then that I gave him further details about my ‘ sponsored ’ trip to Paris and about my much more ambitious idea of a trip to Libya . |
| 8 | I struggled with the whole thing the night before Christmas and the whole of Christmas Day , and finally I realised then that I wanted you just as you were . |
| 9 | I knew then that I loved him and I would do anything for him , no matter what . |
| 10 | I knew then that I loved you , more than anything in the world , more than life itself ! ’ |
| 11 | In return she sent me her third and latest novel , A View of the Harbour : and it was then that I recognized her as the author of At Mrs Lippincote 's . |