Example sentences of "[prep] when he " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Titfords were a little different — Charles Frederick had decided to use his share of father 's estate to set up a modest retail business , one which his mother and sister could contribute towards when he was in London himself , and one which they could perhaps handle efficiently without him when he departed on his sporadic travels around the world . |
| 2 | Mr Rose asked Marcus what he thought of when he thought of home . |
| 3 | When I came out , they told me the court dates of when he was going to be adopted . |
| 4 | The first thing he had thought of when he awoke that morning was that it was his mother 's birthday , 25 May , and he had been thinking about it ever since , as he always did on that day . |
| 5 | But again I was told that he was away from the office , and a girl who said she was his secretary could give no clear indication of when he was expected back . |
| 6 | He is a way of Eddie explaining clearly to the reader what his views are on Rodolpho 's sexuality for instance without the subtleness of when he is conversing with another character . |
| 7 | It reminded him of when he had guarded a colonial nursery , after an unexpected attack by Hunters had resulted in the abduction of two small infants . |
| 8 | Although Jacques retained his title of ‘ flutte du Roi ’ until his death ( it appears on the first page of his inventory , 1763 ) , this provides no clear indication of when he actually stopped performing , since musicians retained titles as property . |
| 9 | My Lord let me speak plainly , I introduced the topic of when he was recaptured , I asked nothing about what was . |
| 10 | Otherwise , she 'd have gone after him , told him it was n't a matter of right or wrong , it was a matter of when he 'd admit he was an arrogant , overbearing liar . |
| 11 | Perhaps he had given him some idea of when he would be home . |
| 12 | But , to her way of thinking , and bearing in mind Lubor 's loyalty to his employer , it surely could n't be considered disloyal to give her a hint of when he would be back from Prague . |
| 13 | Well he used to remind of when he went in for tea and erm and you 'd be lucky ! |
| 14 | I should think Alex has become a sort of completely different boy , of when you think how , of when he first had him |
| 15 | A BURGLAR who left his snarling rottweiler behind when he fled from the law launched a midnight raid on a police station and nicked it back . |
| 16 | Your dear brother left quite a few problems behind when he failed to take that corner . |
| 17 | And this , ’ he pulled Lazlo 's map from his pocket and flung it across the table , ‘ The great detective left this behind when he and Rex fled from his office last night . |
| 18 | She hung his jacket on a hanger on the hat-and-coat fixture next to the deerstalker hat that Sebastian invariably donned when he went out , but which he had left behind when he 'd gone to India . |
| 19 | It simply went to his head — you know what he was like when he left . ’ |
| 20 | I do not remember much about my father — just odd memories , like when he would lift me up on his horse and give me a ride . |
| 21 | GOD KNOWS WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE WHEN HE ARRIVED ’ |
| 22 | I asked him what it felt like when he stood in the Richmond Building Foyer . |
| 23 | That would n't be easy ; even now he was beginning to remember what it had been like when he 'd been small and afraid of the dark , unable to sleep without a nightlight . |
| 24 | ‘ Not like when he was a baby and his father was in France until he was about three . ’ |
| 25 | Most parents look at their young child and wonder what he 'll be like when he grows up . |
| 26 | My God , what 's he like when he 's not making an effort ? ’ |
| 27 | I could tell he was pleased with himself but a bit scared , just like when he used to keep the half-crown Father gave him on Sundays , rather than put it on the collection plate . |
| 28 | I found out tonight what he can be like when he 's angry . |
| 29 | I should have known better ; he 'd worked it all out , planned it move by move , just like when he was playing chess . ’ |
| 30 | I hope you have a family business you can push him into when he leaves school because he sure as heck wo n't get a job anywhere else . ’ |