Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] when [noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was sifting desultorily through her work schedule when Adam rang her from the office . |
| 2 | I 'll never forget the sense of joy that came over our evening congregation when Edwin announced we had just exceeded our target of £200,000 . |
| 3 | He had begun working on plans to turn the Wapping Post into a national strike paper when Pilger tipped him off that he was first in line for the editor 's job at News on Sunday . |
| 4 | I was pleased to see his grin varnish when Mala gave him the vicious edge of her tongue for ignoring the Ardakkean request for discretion , causing the FedPol squad to visit Vadinamia . |
| 5 | Jane had heard sounds of violence coming from the Shill 's room on several occasions , and she knew that in early October , shortly before their arrival , Maria had complained to the police after sustaining a broken collar bone when Joseph pushed her through a window . |
| 6 | Two years earlier Jones had given up work as a hod carrier when Wimbledon signed him from Wealdstone for £10,000 . |
| 7 | Former policeman Grant , a sociology student when Julie met him six years ago , stays at home , looks after Maisie and keeps house . |