Example sentences of "but when [pron] [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when they took over the firm they were always called " Mister " to distinguish them from the other captains , perhaps . |
| 2 | He was very good when it was subjects he understood , like girlfriends or summer holidays , but when we brought in a political issue he was n't quite so sure of it , but he grew into it very well . |
| 3 | I do n't know whether this is necessary but Caroline erm , but when we take on a new type of business which is n't covered by our current procedures erm , say electronic data collection or something , which up until then has been done on paper , that we ought to have some simple statement in a procedure about how we are going to er , ma , ensure that we 've got a new set of procedures to deal with that new type of , new system . |
| 4 | Fearing to open it , she nevertheless forced herself across the room , but when it swung open a maid in a black dress and smart white apron stood before her . |
| 5 | ‘ There were problems in the past with the way the fund was run , but when I took over a couple of years ago we took a very long look at our accounting system and put matters right . |
| 6 | and I bought her but when I came out the loo he is playing with the bus going wheeee , he was having a great time with that , I looked at him and I said got to give that to Charlotte , no , no , I do n't like it I want the house , meaning the garage , so I 've gone out now and bought her a circus |
| 7 | ‘ But when I went back the next day , I was told the two shops were no longer connected . |
| 8 | No , but when you switch on the telly on a Saturday afternoon there 's football , football , football ! |
| 9 | This may look a lot but when you work out the amount per dose it 's a very different story . |
| 10 | But when he put down the phone , he was wearing what Celia called his crisis face . |
| 11 | But when he held out the bread to Charlotte , he could not do it , because he was shaking and crying so much . |
| 12 | But when he finds there the charming young cabaret singer , Lola , he decides that it is his moral duty to save her … by marriage ! |
| 13 | But when he arrived there the British embassy expressed fears that his scarred features would only reinforce anti-involvement sentiments among American parents . |
| 14 | ‘ There have been a number of occasions in the past when stories have appeared in the press saying what the figures are going to be in one or two days ’ time … but when someone quotes exactly the figure which is going to come out the next day it is hard to believe they just made an inspired guess . |
| 15 | But when she got there the ferryman was not around . |
| 16 | But when she reached out a hesitant hand , the heat from the liquid was so intense that she could not get any nearer to it . |
| 17 | It was a small back room at the back of the house , little more than a box , but when she pressed down the switch of the low-voltage nursery light she felt again a glow of maternal , proprietorial pride . |