Example sentences of "be [adv] [det] [noun] when [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There 've been so many times when I 've lain awake at night longing for you to kiss me , make love to me . |
| 2 | During the short time their marriage had lasted , there had been so many times when she had given in to Julius 's forceful demands , just to keep the peace . |
| 3 | ‘ I know this because I have been here several times when I was younger . |
| 4 | As Rachel reached her flat and let herself in she found herself trying to remember whether David had been there that evening when her mother had sent for her . |
| 5 | It would come out , in flashes , " there were also many occasions when he evinced modesty or self-effacement . |
| 6 | I can remember and I think the rest of us from the Three-Ninetieth can remember when there were very little time when we had it this quiet . |
| 7 | When she had been little , once Fenna had taught her how to fly so that she no longer went wandering off , there had been very little time when she had been left alone . |
| 8 | In all my life there have been very few occasions when I badly wanted more money and that was one of them , because on my wage of three shillings a day as an AC2 I was unable to drape her with expensive clothes . |
| 9 | I 'm sure I told you there was n't another meeting when you asked me , and I gather there 's been a bit of a problem as well for other people . |