Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun sg] when he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My boss used to go where the mower had gone , but the fairways were narrow in 1965 and he found trouble when he missed them . |
| 2 | Mr Ashton provoked laughter when he said he had watched the programme because it was set in his constituency , and he had been to school with the father of Sean Bean , one of the stars . |
| 3 | It was the customer himself who recognised professionalism when he saw it and responded accordingly . |
| 4 | Mr Hunt said Diaz lost control when he felt he was being insulted and goaded by the other group of people . |
| 5 | Philip knew concussion when he saw it . |
| 6 | Spatz was a fool when it came to science , but he knew disrespect when he saw it . |
| 7 | Elsa departed because she could n't take Fagg 's oft-repeated loud muttering of ‘ Swiss maybe , but Swiss-Kraut certainly ’ ; two male Chinese took umbrage when he denounced them as Nips ; an observing Hindu became revolted when Mauleverer , an occasional resident , subjected him to intense cross-questioning about whether the liver was from a Dutch calf and was being served sufficiently rare ; and a delicious-looking Filipino , who strayed too close to Fishbane at breakfast , received a pinch which made her hysterical . |
| 8 | used to do er he used to make sure he got precision when he wanted it . |
| 9 | Independent councillor Derek McVickers sparked controversy when he said he understood Albert Dryden 's frustration at planning decisions . |