Example sentences of "be when [pron] father " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tony Visconti : ‘ I remember when David 's father died he was very solemn , as anybody would be when their father dies , and he took the responsibility of looking after his mother very seriously . |
| 2 | You 've had to be strong to survive — just as poor Nora had to be when your father died , and she was left on her own . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ And how much silence will there be when your father hears how you have been used ? ’ |
| 4 | Tears again , she felt like the child she had been when her father gave wild stinging slaps to her legs by way of welcome after she 'd run away from home . |
| 5 | She was not grief-stricken the way she had been when her father died , but sorrow was a weight which kept her from opening her eyes on a world where she would sorely miss his company . |
| 6 | On 27 July Churchill made his last appearance in the House of Commons ( his first had been when my father was head boy at Thame ) , and after the summer the country accelerated into a general-election campaign . |