Example sentences of "[noun] and when [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If our young girls are to learn the profession , let them serve a seven years apprenticeship and when they have completed it , I ask for them the same wages as are paid for journeymen … |
| 2 | Nick had landed the job of editor and when he had told Harriet about it his enthusiasm had been infectious . |
| 3 | She found herself pouring out her unhappiness to that odd but kind lady and when she had finished the headmistress sat back and looked at her sympathetically . |
| 4 | He went back to the shaving mirror to comb his hair and when he had finished he pushed a folded handkerchief into his sleeve with quiet satisfaction . |
| 5 | The men went into the little cabin and when they had eaten they thanked Babushka and went off to sleep . |
| 6 | She watched him go back to the kitchen and when he had shut the living room door firmly , she sank down on the rug in front of the gas fire with her back propped against the armchair and sipped gloomily at the wine . |
| 7 | He has a song in praise of Bathsheba and when he has left , Lily sings it too — in praise of him … |
| 8 | He has already asked for a return match and when I have had a rest I shall try to accommodate him . ’ |
| 9 | In his celebrated letter to Chesterfield , Samuel Johnson asks : ‘ Is not a Patron , My Lord , one who looks with unconcern on a Man struggling for Life in the water and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help . ’ |
| 10 | Felicity asked David then about his ambitions and when he had admitted them , she said : |
| 11 | But after the first explorations and when they had absorbed the impact of the delight of the situation , the girl began to be restless . |
| 12 | If this new regulation comes through they 'll be part of a new seat but if in fact they do n't have this regulation come into effect they 'll belong to another s and when you 've had in fact in Southend say the lowest recorded percentage voting of any constituency in England at the last Euro elections I think it 's terrible important we should in fact explain to people whether this is likely to happen . |
| 13 | And two late passes a week and when you 've had those you can get in through the pantry window if the front door 's been locked . ’ |
| 14 | In his grief he had cut himself off from people and when he had recovered he had lost the habit of socializing . |
| 15 | The squash courts , the weightlifting room and the sports hall for badminton and table tennis are all available for use by members of Convocation and when you have had enough exercise you can relax on a sun-bed ! |
| 16 | While I was speaking , Miss J. looked out of the window in a sarcastic manner and when I had finished she said ‘ thank you ’ very politely but with rather a sneering look . |
| 17 | And I 'm thinking work on your , work on your hard drive and when you 've got it the way you want it and when you 've got it the way you want it save it to the floppy and |
| 18 | Keep a worry log and when you have found out what worries you , plan to avoid it . |
| 19 | Ah okay well we 'll car we 'll do a little bit more we 'll find out some more of these words ending in K and when we 've finished off those erm we 'll have a little look at some maths . |
| 20 | Somewhere between the time when they had fallen into an exhausted sleep and when she had woken to this grey dawn , all the joy and magic of what they had shared had faded , and she had been overcome by doubts . |
| 21 | I worked beside Bill and when he had to resign it seemed appropriate for me to step forward . |
| 22 | Now , if you 're charged with managing anything , you have to make decisions and when you have to make a decision , you ca n't have your cake and eat it . |
| 23 | But sixteen was a man and when he had begun to drown as a man there was nothing they could or did do to step in and help . |
| 24 | Today we 'll be talking about all those guarantees that you 've seen when you bought your car and when you bought your refrigerator and when you 've bought almost anything nowadays , because people are being spoiled for choice on guarantees it seems . |
| 25 | Tell Russell to give himself up to the police and when they have dealt with him , Mr Christie , I am going to shoot him . ’ |
| 26 | Miss Jarman sniffed heavily , took another mouthful of port and when it had gone down said testily : ‘ We 've much to talk over y'know that . |
| 27 | His twin seventeen-year-old grand-daughters had just left school and when he had read the rough draft of Sara 's prospectus he had immediately suggested that she enrolled Celia and Rosalind . |
| 28 | ‘ As I told you , I spent some time writing letters and when I 'd finished I thought it would be pleasant to get some fresh air so I went out and posted them — in the box outside the main post office — ’ |
| 29 | In cast terms , the eight per cent that had to be found had the monetary value of £2 million and the agreement was that the top 15 executives had to fund half of it — the reasoning being that it is the senior people who will motivate the company and when they have had to put that amount in themselves , it concentrates the mind . |
| 30 | He was speaking for some time and when he had finished he turned to his wife . |