Example sentences of "[prep] then [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So it was before then that you met Lieutenant Daniel ? ’ |
| 2 | I had not realized until then that there were tears in my eyes . |
| 3 | No one had known until then that Mona had footed the bill for the Mellor family at the Marbella villa . |
| 4 | It is not until then that official information on course vacancies will be published . |
| 5 | But as the child could not in the very nature of things acquire rights correlative to a duty until it became by birth a living person , and as it was not until then that it could sustain injuries as a living person , it was , we think , at that stage that the duty arising out of the relationship was attached to the defendant , and it was at that stage that the defendant was , on the assumption that his act or omission in the driving of the car constituted a failure to take reasonable care , in breach of the duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to the child . |
| 6 | But as the child could not in the very nature of things acquire rights correlative to a duty until it became by birth a living person , and as it was not until then that it could sustain injuries as a living person , it was , we think , at that stage that the duty arising out of the relationship was attached to the defendant , and it was at that stage that the defendant was , on the assumption that his act or omission in the driving of the car constituted a failure to take reasonable care , in breach of the duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to the child . |
| 7 | It was n't until then that the Toraja tribe — meaning " the people from above " — revealed themselves . |
| 8 | He opened his eyes quickly , unaware until then that they had fallen shut . |
| 9 | Even of that first ecstatic experience with Mohammed in 1895 he would write much later , ‘ Every time since then that I have sought after pleasure , it is the memory of that night I have pursued ’ ( If It Die , 283 ) . |
| 10 | Twenty years ago I would have been back that same night , but I 've learned since then that it is rare indeed to enjoy a repeat performance . |
| 11 | This was being built between 1831 and 1833 , and it was probably about then that he first met Gilbert Scott . |
| 12 | It seems to have been about then that he mentioned for the first time that he thought he was being poisoned with acqua toffana ( a notorious Italian poison ) . |
| 13 | It had n't struck us till then that we had laughed particularly , but I remembered my old Headmistress at that moment ! |
| 14 | the ending may seem quite unconvincing , with the prospect of their marriage , but there are a few clues from Pip 's first meeting with her till then that may suggest some development . |
| 15 | She knew by then that the only bearable department in the agency was the creative — the Bin . |
| 16 | And although I knew by then that I was wretchedly unhappy in comparison with other girls of my age , this was still what I wanted to do , because however joyless and painful the present might be , the future could have been even worse . |
| 17 | After all , ’ said the kind-looking gentleman in his pleasant voice , ‘ they were aware by then that you knew where they lived , and that there was a chance you 'd have them arrested . ’ |
| 18 | Julia found herself wanting to get to know her better , quite certain by then that whatever there had been between Suvarov and Felicity while his first wife was alive it had not been the kind of affair David had assumed . |
| 19 | But Cadfael was certain by then that Herluin did not know his Tutilo at all , probably never had any clear idea what went on in the minds of any of his novices , because he paid no regard to them . |
| 20 | He knew by then that he would kill her , because when his telephone rang Edouard said she would be at the museum . |
| 21 | She was reasonably certain by then that it was merely a necessary preliminary to the real business he had with her . |
| 22 | She felt sure by then that it was not ; she was completely irrelevant . |
| 23 | Chris , the extrovert , thrill-seeking Leo , felt by then that their partnership was too predictable . |
| 24 | I walked back from the Meeting with Quintin who knew by then that he was Macmillan 's selection , and I told him that the idea had my support . |
| 25 | ‘ Are you staying on , Leith ? ’ asked Jimmy , aware by then that she was not a clock-watcher , and sometimes stayed behind to finish something . |
| 26 | I hope by then that I 'll have her , you know , that she 'll be dry . |