Example sentences of "when he [vb past] [that] he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I knew very well that when he said that he meant ‘ in spite of whatever help I shall give you ’ . |
| 2 | Franco repeated the message of his 2 December letter when he said that he did not " see any advantage in change " and that if he were ever to delegate the leadership of the government , it would only be when he was no longer able to carry out the functions of that position as well as those of head of state . |
| 3 | When he left that he did wonder if anyone would cast him in a straight play but was fortunate enough to get Billy Liar . |
| 4 | When he thought that he had fulfilled his duty well , he called out in a loud voice : ‘ Emperor Frederick this tune is presented to you ! ’ |
| 5 | Credit for forcing a decision on this issue goes to Rudi Fuchs , director of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague , who caused a fierce public discussion when he announced that he wanted to deaccession two Picassos in his collection in order to create a fund with which he could supplement his annual acquisitions budget and concentrate more on collecting contemporary art ( see The Art Newspaper , No. 14 , January 1992 , p. 3 ) . |
| 6 | ‘ He did n't realize he 'd dropped a brick when he admitted that he knew where we were going . |
| 7 | Mr Davies was ecstatic when he heard that he had won the car in the special Peugeot Golf Monthly prize draw . |
| 8 | When he heard that he had to wait still longer for his dinner , he began to growl and lash his tail and curl his whiskers in a most terrible manner causing the poor farmer 's knees to knock together with terror . |
| 9 | John Major made a perceptive observation a few days ago when he declared that he found many people to be cross , rather than angry , about the recession . |