Example sentences of "but when [pron] [vb past] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ 'When I was a child I spake as a child , I understood as a child , I thought as a child , but when I became a man , I put away childish things . |
| 2 | I worked in Norwich for two years and got my City and Guilds in hairdressing , but when I saw an advertisement for a receptionist 's job at a local company ( now ) I jumped at the chance . |
| 3 | But when I looked a bit closer , I saw they were advertising gigs that were happening there next week . ’ |
| 4 | But when I needed a breath of air , or wished to explore Reine , and was out of the attic for an hour or so , leaving him alone there , he became depressed and even a little disagreeable . |
| 5 | The pilots used to say it 's a pilots ' plane — when you flew a Hurricane the pilot flew the plane , but when you flew a Spitfire , it flew itself . |
| 6 | But when he ordered a bottle of chilled white wine she said quickly , ‘ Not for me . ’ |
| 7 | But when he wrote a cheque to pay his poll tax bill it was five pence short of the £122.97p owed to Suffolk Coastal Council . |
| 8 | He thought she was asleep , but when he put a hand to her face he felt warm tears on her cheek . |
| 9 | I was beginning to feel suspicious about my room , but when he opened a door with a key and turned on the light I saw a small clean room with a bed , a table and a chair . |
| 10 | It was thin stuff , almost bellwire , but when he wrapped a length around either hand and then pulled , it did n't seem to stretch . |
| 11 | They had reached the house , but when she made a move to open her door he leant across and slammed it shut . |