Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] when he [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guard has to knock my elbow when he comes to inspect my ticket . |
| 2 | There were tears in his eyes when he crouched to gather up the debris , scooping it into a pile with both hands while Sweetheart roared with laughter . |
| 3 | Initially Dr. D. was in favour of leaving W. where she was , but he changed his mind when he came to give evidence . |
| 4 | Lessons should be easy to follow ; that is , the teacher should find it easy to keep his place when he has to look frequently from coursebook to students . |
| 5 | A man only starts to worry about the virginity of his bride or the virtue of his wife when he wants to breed an heir . |
| 6 | Graham looked round sharply and was about to shake his head when he paused to weigh up the pros and cons of the situation . |
| 7 | Another deaf man , a David Bedwell who had partial hearing , enlisted in the Army Service Corps as a driver , and his deafness cost him his life when he failed to hear three challenges as he was approaching the gates of a barracks . |
| 8 | My Lord , erm those are , those are my submissions my Lord , I was going to say something about my learned friends somewhat unusual request to your Lordship to make disparaging comments in judgment about the defendants case , my learned friend wishes to make disparaging comments we save a proper place for those in his submissions when he comes to apply to strike out , or say anything about that , erm , my Lord erm perhaps erm as a , as a final point , erm Mr Bernard after having reviewed a piano recital once wrote , the only thing he enjoyed more than this directive performance was having his teeth pulled , I think your Lordship has not found that the last five and a half days are equally an under defended experience in relation to , to this mornings sir activity |
| 9 | Part of his stock-in-trade when he wants to take over an organization . |
| 10 | There is also the small point that the original Peter had paid the price of rejecting his family when he returned to find his window barred and another little boy in his bed . |
| 11 | There is also the small point that the original Peter had paid the price of rejecting his family when he returned to find his window barred and another little boy in his bed . |