Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] when i [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had enough of the hon. Gentleman when I increased my majority against him in the past two elections . |
| 2 | And hence Stephanie 's shock-horror performance when I made my innocent enquiries ? ’ |
| 3 | Oh do you know , it 's a funny thing when I had my ears pie ear pierced years ago that poured blood |
| 4 | You played in that match when I crocked my knee . |
| 5 | ‘ You 've changed a great deal , Angharad , ’ he said , ‘ you were just a little girl when I finished my apprenticeship and now look at you . ’ |
| 6 | I was deeply imbued with the historic and cultural spells of this monumental structure when I took my first walk round the cloisters of the inner courtyard , whose first-floor gallery , open to the sky , is beautifully panelled and wainscoted . |
| 7 | ‘ I think I caught everyone on the wrong foot at Ayresome Park when I increased my shareholding to 48 per cent earlier in the season . ’ |
| 8 | If Bill 's leg went according to form he should be back in town for his first follow-up clinic when I started my second all-day shift with its row of free evenings . |
| 9 | Mowbray said : ‘ I had just recovered from an Achilles injury on my right leg when I hurt my left ankle . |
| 10 | That was the first occasion when I saw my exercising as an irritating use of time , because it got in the way of our friendship . |
| 11 | I 'd sworn at my thick sweater when I packed my bag in the Laura Ashley room , but I 'd be needing it soon . |
| 12 | In my neighbourhood I can hear a sampling of Spanish , Portuguese , Chinese , Urdu , Polish , Italian and West Indian English when I take my children across the street to the park . |
| 13 | By the same token when I lost my job , I got a rise in salary . |
| 14 | ‘ I laugh almost like an insane person when I cast my eye backward on the prospect of my past two years , ’ he had written to George in February . |