Example sentences of "[noun] when [pron] [verb] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 William claimed that Richard cheated by plunging his sword into William 's horse when he found that he could not win by fair means .
2 I referred earlier to the excellence of the Home Office research and statistics department when I explained that we do not keep crime figures for the past 12 centuries .
3 By 25 past , we 'd made it to the car when I realised that I wanted to push — panic !
4 I look to the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook when I say that I am not clear about the precise intention that lies behind the phrase in new clause 2 , which refers to ’ satisfactory access to advice and representation ’ — this is for applicants — ’ from advisers and representatives of their choice ’ .
5 I have no doubt wha did I not tell you about the fact that I hit the roof when he said that she has said that when he was twenty one , she was going to buy him a Vauxhall Chevette .
6 And I 'm scared of the light when it comes because I see things that are , like my face getting old .
7 Lord Ackner noted that problems arose when the misrepresentation was that the accused was authorised to use his cheque guarantee card or credit card when he knew that he was not .
8 The BBC was forced to drop an independently produced film for Arena on lorry drivers when it emerged that it was partly funded by a hauliers ' association .
9 Certainly Polydore Vergil seems to have fallen victim to his own condensed chronology when he argues that it was the events at Stony Stratford which caused Hastings to mistrust Gloucester and so led to Hastings ' opposition and execution .
10 Certainly Polydore Vergil seems to have fallen victim to his own condensed chronology when he argues that it was the events at Stony Stratford which caused Hastings to mistrust Gloucester and so led to Hastings ' opposition and execution .
11 Richmond bureau was prompted into this action when it felt that it was losing advice workers because of the tensions involved in the work and because insufficient support was given to alleviate it .
12 We 'd just settled him along the back seat when I realised that he would need some money .
13 Straight after er the advert for Del-boy when he says and you know what you can do with that .
14 A significant minority of men aged 17–24 take risks when they drive because they feel confident in their ability behind the wheel .
15 Now er w w with every respect , to say that he survived it is something of a crass statement , because I remember reading about him thinking is n't this country getting good that we can have a black guardsman , and I remember my own disappointment when I read that he had to leave the regiment .
16 That 's right , the , the , the id rewards the ego as it were with a feeling of pleasure when it 's when it 's met its demand .
17 Of course ten billion is an enormous number of people , but it does n't seem quite so alarming a figure when you realise that it 's only twice the current population of the world .
18 I got a bag of potatoes , the ones , say I thought erm this morning , I 'd , I 'd open a tin of corned beef actually it was an accident I er forgot that , what , I was opening a tin of corned beef for , erm , I was gon na make a salad when I realized that I did n't like corned beef
19 Knowing that there was nothing for it but to go and apologise and , if possible , explain that her regularly serviced car was misbehaving , Fabia had her hand on the door-handle when she realised that she had no need to move .
20 The initial interview with an MD seven years my junior was largely comfortable and amicable apart from the minor irritant when he asked if I thought I could relate to young people in the office .
21 Doreen Copas well recalls her meeting in 1959 with the Principal of Harpenden Evening Institute when she asked if she could start a movement class , and was told there was no real demand .
22 Limitations are imposed by the fact that you have to wait two months for the educational psychologist , you have to close the biology lab when it rains because it leaks and they have n't sent anyone to repair it yet , you have to apply for a short in-service course rather than the full-time MA that you really wanted to do because there are n't any secondments any more .
23 If you are rearing those kinds that burrow into the soil , put some soil in the bottom of the cage when you see that they are fully grown .
24 Chandler , however , ( 1988a , p. 186 ) provides a timely reminder when he concludes that it ‘ is a frequent but pathetic fallacy in political analysis to believe that power necessarily accrues to those who habitually walk with the great ’ .
25 The philosopher Rescher offers a useful distinction when he says that we are all the best judges of our own satisfaction and happiness , and no-one can do this for us , but that we are not always the best judges of what is in our own best interests , and that others , who are less subjectively involved are better judges .
26 The Minister of State , Scottish Office , shakes his head , but he knows that the Government conceded this point when they announced that they would allow colleges to anticipate up to 10 per cent .
27 ‘ And , ’ she went on , ‘ I was compelled to end my engagement to Havvie when I discovered that he did not love me at all … merely wanted Papa 's dollars , and , worse , despised us , all of us , for being rich and vulgar Yankees .
28 Perhaps even worse , you might be subjected to a disciplinary inquiry when you believe that you have done nothing wrong .
29 The worst bit was coming over the runway for the landing when I felt that I was no longer in control , but he made a perfect landing … a great landing for anyone , but incredible for someone who had never flown before . ’
30 It was undemocratic and the Government were not telling the truth when they said that they would look at all the submissions in a fair and honest manner .
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