Example sentences of "[conj] when [pron] [vb past] [adv] i " in BNC.
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1 | If I could n't produce a marriage date , and Nigel could n't officially be registered dead without it , perhaps he was n't , because legally he could n't be , and when I got home I 'd find … |
2 | It 's this really creepy area , a dead-end road in a red-light district , and when I got there I discovered I did n't have my key and he was n't in , so I was locked out . |
3 | I jogged , sprinted towards my inanimate friend and when I got there I was so relieved I wanted to cry . |
4 | And when I got there I stayed there , it was the safest place to be . |
5 | I was some way behind , it was misty , and when I got there I could n't see him . |
6 | And when I walked away I thought , oh fancy saying that but I 'd said it , it was too bloody late . |
7 | I mean , alright a few mad things happened and everything and when I came home I was whacked because we 'd just been on a big adventure theme park for a month . |
8 | However I forgot to mention it and when I remembered again I thought the tickets had probably all been sold . |
9 | I ran down to meet him , but when I got there I saw that he had narrow eyes and a mean mouth and I did n't like him one bit . |
10 | But when I got there I found I was in with kids who 'd been nicked for stealing or who 'd been on drugs or alcohol or glue , and girls who had been on the streets at 13 . |
11 | It was true for some people , because if you act soft when you go in , they do pick on you , but when I got there I knew how to act from being in Bullwood Hall and other places . |
12 | I was going to garden for some active therapy but when I got there I thought better of it . |
13 | I went out and bought a remedy , thinking it was an infection , but when I got home I realised that she actually had a piece of red coloured gravel stuck inside her mouth , so that she could n't close it properly . |
14 | all them eggs you know , when we went to Alec , when they were selling these trays of eggs , er , we went there with Alec , so I said I 'll have one like , and they were really fresh , but when I got home I got that thing of , from Kwiksave , I got the whole packet , big packet |
15 | I could not believe that such an outburst of violence could happen in Fontanellato , where everybody , including those who belonged to the party , seemed to be more or less on good terms with one another , but when I arrived home I begged my father to be careful and to avoid discussions with anybody except the doctor . |