Example sentences of "[adv] when [pron] [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worried by their absence , it was only when he had contacted the superintendent of the building — who seemed to know everything that happened in the neighbourhood — that he 'd learned exactly what had happened to Laura and the twins . |
| 2 | It was only when she had closed the door behind her and was hurrying along the corridor that led back into the hall that she noticed the painting . |
| 3 | And they were STILL LYING yesterday when they denied telling the Mirror that repairs would take two or three days . |
| 4 | I 'll tell you a lovely story when we had the Queen at the day before when we had had the dress rehearsal I 'd been out to erm London to pick erm up an old lady who 's now dead , who very seldom got out and was pretty well house-bound to come and see the rehearsal as a little Sunday treat |
| 5 | He preferred painting on a closely woven canvas , and sometimes when he had finished the work he placed a sheet of paper carefully over the fresh paint to merge the colours . |
| 6 | Surprisingly , this worked until recently when we decided to replace the machine with a newer model . |