Example sentences of "but when [noun] [noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when Lucius Titius survived his will he sold his office , exacted a price , and gave it to the person to whom in his will he wished the office or its price to be given . |
| 2 | They were all larking about but when Mr Leyland asked them to calm down Howe turned violent . |
| 3 | But when Mr Wray punched him , Youngs picked up the hammer and struck him across the cheek . |
| 4 | First she said there was no room in the car , but when Mr Sylvester said he would use the minibus her excuse was jerked from under her feet . |
| 5 | But when Mr Patterson followed them outside he was immediately attacked by Sharpe and chef Michael White , 26 , of Hebburn . |
| 6 | But when Geoff Hamilton handed me a chunk of Barnsdale to turn into a well-planted garden , I had to put my money where my mouth was . |