Example sentences of "my [noun sg] [verb] when [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many times had my heart sunk when I asked if we could go somewhere or try something new in our poems and he had answered with the excusing phrase ‘ I guess not ’ ? |
| 2 | We had heard that the paths ahead were precarious and exposed , but my heart sank when I noticed that even the horses were being blindfolded . |
| 3 | My heart sank when I heard him say he was in full support of the government 's policy . |
| 4 | ‘ My heart sank when I saw the hill . ’ |
| 5 | All the same , I must tell you that my heart sank when I thought of you getting ready to serve a life sentence of accounting in that ghastly tower block at London Bridge station . |
| 6 | I had only seen a wall there before , and now my heart leapt when I saw , through the Bride and the Bachelors , through the Milky Way and the Chariot and the Grinder and the Sieves - someone moving . |
| 7 | My meeting ended when I asked Kagan who the gentleman was who was now married to the young lady concerned . |
| 8 | My day starts when I climb into my ‘ green machine ’ and switch on that ‘ phone . |
| 9 | ‘ My wife noticed when I started practising on the lounge carpet after Sunday lunch that I was also behind my arms . |
| 10 | ‘ You know , my life changed when I found the Vox amplifier . |
| 11 | ‘ Imagine where my chin landed when I turned on his TV , called up Ceefax and saw my name on the screen . ’ |
| 12 | My stomach turned when I heard our ‘ Number One , ’ Cmdr Boord , announce over the broadcast system : ‘ We are to escort a convoy to Murmansk . |
| 13 | My offending started when I became a habitual glue sniffer at the age of 12 and I began stealing to finance it . ’ |
| 14 | Erm my nan remembers him , was it somebody called , no no he was another character I think he sold newspapers , but erm I do , I do remember him er They 've always erm tried to get some entertainment on the pitch though prior to the matches to try and make it a family thing you know , I , I think Watford are the best club for that you know , because they , the supporters seem to take all the family along , as my son said when they went down there to the Cup replay they are very much a family sort , they do n't get a lot of trouble at Watford either . |
| 15 | My Mammy said When I smell Pink Camay I can |
| 16 | My mother fainted when she saw me . |
| 17 | ‘ We have n't got much , ’ my mother said when she read the letter , ‘ but we 've certainly got more than she or the other people in Mavhinje have . |