Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] when [pron] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt a weight lifted when she had gone — he had so nearly fallen into her trap . |
| 2 | A very cloak and dagger episode followed when I had to meet a colleague on shore after landing on a remote beach by motor boat . |
| 3 | Grainne , listening , watching , saw how his eyes darkened when he became absorbed in something , and how the planes of his face shifted so that at times the eagleblood was more strongly marked than others … how the cap-like golden hair shone beneath the light from the wall sconces … |
| 4 | But his arm will be lead to lift , and his feet chained when he seeks to stride . |
| 5 | His ill-looks are a punishment received when he failed to appear at a fairy festival , preferring to spend his time with a mortal maiden . |
| 6 | ‘ My wife noticed when I started practising on the lounge carpet after Sunday lunch that I was also behind my arms . |
| 7 | In this chapter I want , first of all , to outline some of the reasons for believing that different types of animal have different types of brain , and second , to discuss ways of getting round some of the difficulties created when we want to make extrapolations between species . |
| 8 | One hundred millilitre samples of simulated gastric juice ( USP formulation ) were then added to the test meal , the mixture was stirred thoroughly , and the resultant pH measured when it had stabilised after 10 minutes . |
| 9 | She is also rumoured to have turned her attention to acting , and is reportedly starring as Joan of Arc in a new film about the dangers involved when you get tied to a wooden stake with lots of sticks around it which is then deliberately set on fire by your political opponents . |
| 10 | ‘ THIS IS the sort of thing that '60s pop stars made when they wanted to go serious after two flawless years of smiling in Mandarin jackets and Cuban heels . |
| 11 | His hands tightened when she tried to step back , and Claudia , refusing a struggle that could only lead to one thing , stood very still . |
| 12 | But the bubble burst when he failed to raise the cash for the scheme . |
| 13 | Relationships can be destroyed and friendships lost when you come to need drugs more than you need other people . |
| 14 | His hair was white , as my daughters reported when they went to view the body before it was given to the Odonata . |