Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] when [pron] tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oliver seemed upset when I told him . |
| 2 | He seemed relieved when I told him I was reading anthropology and , looking somewhat apprehensively over his shoulder at the sociology building , he muttered ‘ well thank goodness you 're not taking bloody sociology , with all those left wing bastards who hate the polis ’ . |
| 3 | She seemed thrilled when I told her . |
| 4 | A youth tried to sell me a Socialist Worker and seemed confused when I told him that in my experience the words were diametrically opposed . |
| 5 | He seemed pleased when I told him how much I appreciated such poems as ‘ Cool Tombs ’ , ‘ The Hangman ’ , ‘ Kalamazoo ’ , ‘ Chicago — Hog Butcher ’ , and his later volume ‘ Good Morning , America ’ . |
| 6 | Brian thought Edna seemed wary when he told her that the specialist in charge of Celia wanted to have a talk with her the following weekend . |
| 7 | He acknowledged this when he told me in fluent English that he wanted to do a post-graduate degree in biology in the States . |
| 8 | Nick looked surprised when she told him this . |
| 9 | He appeared satisfied when I told him that I did n't have a criminal record and shouted for somebody to come and show me upstairs . |