Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] when [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first thing Carlie did when she got to the foster home was pull the plastic footrest up close to the TV : ‘ Do n't talk to me when ‘ Young and Restless ’ is on , ’ she warned the foster mother who was standing behind her . |
| 2 | Search consultants are often called in when an organisation is considering going into a new business sector , as Marks & Spencer did when they went into financial services with their credit card ; as when BP were trying to diversify their business and spot winners by developing new technology ; as financial services institutions do when they wish to launch a new product or enter new markets . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's roughly what Richard said when I dined with him . |
| 4 | This is what a girl in Borstal meant when she said to me , ‘ I gave him everything I had but it was n't enough ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Thank you , ’ Maggie said when he returned with two thimble glasses of whisky . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's something wrong with this house , ’ Hugh said when they sat at their muted dinner . |
| 7 | Marc swivelled when he came to the window , his black shape outlined against the dying embers of the sun and his face in shadow . |
| 8 | Raymond Blanc has an appetite for life , as Janette Marshall found when they talked about food , home and marriage |
| 9 | The first thing Harold Wilson did when he arrived in office was to set up a Policy Unit inside Number Ten , to work on short-term , day-to-day problems . |
| 10 | Now this is , Rocetta is the first campsite that Hannibal had when he went through the alps with his el elephants . |
| 11 | McAllister swallowed when he bent between the girl 's extended legs , and Effie shrieked aloud , throwing herself about , trying to avoid his gently probing hands . |
| 12 | Springfield were the first band Young formed when he came to California , driving there in a hearse all the way from Canada . |
| 13 | June 1 : Piper L–4 Grasshopper destroyed when it crashed at a rodeo in Antioch , California . |
| 14 | If you walk east from the Telephone Bar and Grill , you arrive at the block where Eleanor Marx stayed when she came to New York . |
| 15 | Our walks have been outstandingly enjoyable , and yesterday we walked on the estate which you and Bob pained when we went to the Crinan Canal . |
| 16 | But big-hearted Gerry laughed when he heard of the prank . |
| 17 | We have to get this clear once and for all and it is the question of what Neil Armstrong said when he landed on the Moon . |
| 18 | The result was a striking contrast to the dull brown tinged with grey that Pamela had when she came into the salon . |
| 19 | ‘ You look as though you 've enjoyed yourself , ’ Laura said when she went into the kitchen . |
| 20 | Rhoda said when she came to tea at the weekend , ‘ You only remember what you want to remember , Ken ; serve you right . |