Example sentences of "when they [was/were] [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , two of these ladies , Mme de Carette and the Countess des Garets , have left their memoirs , which are invaluable contributions to the understanding not only of how the Court functioned but also how the Imperial couple lived on a daily basis when they were not on show . |
| 2 | In this regard it might be added that the permanent garrison included many soldiers who practised trades in the community when they were not on duty , and the smith and storeman were presumably in this category . |
| 3 | When they were not in chapel , at the dinner table or in their beds , there was nothing at all to do in the house except join the endless gossiping sessions with which João 's sisters and cousins filled their idle hours . |
| 4 | Many have asked , from the perspective of later events , why the Allied forces stopped when they were well within Iraq and failed to press home their advantage , take the capital and bring Iraq 's leadership to account for its actions . |
| 5 | Gesner totally ignored Therese when they were n't on stage together , but he at least kept reasonably quiet when she was performing , and if he passed derogatory comments about her at least they were audible only to those close to him . |
| 6 | They met when they were both at university . |
| 7 | The friendly rivalry with David Hemmings continued when they were both on radio in The Little Beggars , written by Ned Sherrin and Caryl Brahms . |
| 8 | The Gorbachevs fell in love with the islands when they were there as guests of King Juan Carlos in September . |
| 9 | Her brother , who was also her twin , said when they were back in London , ‘ I should n't bother . |
| 10 | They sprayed the subjects with cold water when they were undoubtedly in REM sleep , and then woke them after varying intervals of a few minutes . |
| 11 | When they were out of sight , Mungo touched the golden glass ball for luck and went down to the yard . |
| 12 | When they were out of sight Allen came out of hiding and ran back down the track to the tree where they had been surprised . |
| 13 | Hoomey asked , when they were out of earshot . |
| 14 | ‘ I need a drink , ’ Stephen said when they were out of earshot . |
| 15 | ‘ Amazing , ’ Christina said when they were out of earshot . |
| 16 | Lalage asked when they were out of hearing . |
| 17 | " Auntie Eve " could always be relied on to take an interest in their studies , or come up with something exciting such as a picnic or a day in the bush when they were home from boarding school . |
| 18 | There was always a hostile atmosphere when they were together at Althorp . |