Example sentences of "but when [pron] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when they reached his room Leonora wriggled out of his arms and stood on the bedside rug , hands behind her back , guilt flooding her now in full force at the look in his eyes . |
| 2 | But when we reached our bedroom , Miss Scatcherd was checking the drawers . |
| 3 | We have another in erm on Thompson 's Directory , we said we were asked if we would like a mention there , and that has been put in hand , with at the moment the Chairman 's name and address and telephone number , but when we get our office I 've no doubt we can change that because we 'll have a rota for the office and probably just morning hours and that can go in another copy . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , they 're all right for here , but when I receive my fortune , I 'll want him to meet important people , and behave correctly . ’ |
| 5 | At the time I had no other reason to come home , but when I heard my mother only had a short time left it was the only place I wanted to be . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But when I told my father I was ashamed of myself . |
| 7 | Mainly to get me out of the house , probably , but when I told my father I was going to be an actor he immediately thought I 'd turned gay . |
| 8 | She did n't know whether or not he was sniffing but when I searched his room I found empty aerosols . |
| 9 | College was dull , we covered the basics and then did a bit of everything — I hated portraiture , architectural and food shots — all the commercially viable stuff — but when I saw his work it struck a chord . |
| 10 | College was dull , we covered the basics and then did a bit of everything — I hated portraiture , architectural and food shots — all the commercially viable stuff — but when I saw his work it struck a chord . |
| 11 | ‘ But when I lower my hand , ride as fast as you can ! ’ |
| 12 | While I sympathize with the caller from West Calder , I feel we pay poll tax as well to cover all these things but when I bought my house , my solicitor had me in for two hours and went through all my obligations under the title deeds part of was , that I had to pay one three hundredths of keeping the open areas clean and tidy plus grass cutting . |
| 13 | I wanted to ‘ do ’ someone I knew a little , but when I approached my number one seed , he served me up Roy as a better choice ( Roy just happened to be on holiday so not able to comment ) . |
| 14 | At first I had thought she would recover , but when I learned her illness was serious , I decided to visit her at night , for what might be the last time . |
| 15 | But when I recall her attitude over this house I ca n't help wondering if that hardness has always been in her , and I was too dumb to see it . ’ |
| 16 | But when you put your filter in it wo n't run because by time your bag 's filling up it 's pushing your filter in . |
| 17 | But when you start your course you wo n't be grubbing about in the soil all the time , will you ? |
| 18 | Most of the farm weights and unofficial weights are of the crude variety ( compared to the loom weights ) but when you add their existence to the three bronze coin weights that also came from the same field something of a picture starts to build up . |
| 19 | But when you see your name on the leaderboard , the pain is forgotten . ’ |
| 20 | His voice was as sensual as raw silk , but when he saw her bewilderment his eyes drifted over to Mandy 's table . |
| 21 | He expected to be patronized by Lady Grubb because he came from a lower class , about which he did n't generally care tuppence , but when he saw her effect on Algy he found it more difficult than usual to be ribald about it . |
| 22 | But when he told his aunt what he had seen , she grinned all over her broad features . |
| 23 | That was bad enough , but when he told my daughter it started three weeks after they married and lasted until three months ago , she threw him out and she 's changed the locks of the house and says she will divorce him . |
| 24 | It was a good beginning , but when he returned his expression had altered . |
| 25 | But when he sent his ambassador to see if she were indeed as beautiful as men told , the Venetians would only show him the princess at nightfall , in an unlighted room . |
| 26 | He has neither a running mate nor a campaign headquarters , but when he announced his bid he shot to the top of the polls . |
| 27 | But when he made his call there was still no news . |
| 28 | But when he made his appearance in the members ’ bar a few hours later , there were others happy to shake him by the hand and talk with him far into the night . |
| 29 | Er it had been bought previous to that in nineteen eighty five by a local businessman who wanted to turn it into offices , but when he got his architect in , Russell Wright who 's his architect . |
| 30 | But when he replied his voice was perfectly steady . |