Example sentences of "but when the [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I caught the little boy , but when the child saw me , he covered his eyes with his hands and screamed loudly . |
| 2 | ‘ Constable David Owen said : ‘ The crowd remained silent after Downey shouted but when the tribute ended they began punching him round the neck , back and body and began pushing him towards us . ’ ’ |
| 3 | Margaret befriends some of the workers and shows compassion for their sufferings , but when the crunch comes she is on the side of the master . |
| 4 | But when the crunch comes she gets on with it . |
| 5 | The Doctor decides to talk to Bennett in his cabin , but when the man tells him to go away he forces open the door — only to find a tape recorder and an escape hatch door in the floor . |
| 6 | But when the RSPCA found him in January , he was in a starved condition , his ribs and hip bones showing through , and his back legs hardly able to support him . |
| 7 | He had the occasional run of poor form , but when the runs came they came thick , fast and gloriously . |
| 8 | But yes but e e but er but when the spirit quickens you as an individual , at least I had no doubt that he was good . |
| 9 | But when the word reached him , and especially when it was seen that Lord Grey himself was with the party , thereafter I can not be sure . |
| 10 | But when the winter came I could n't take it , I came back . |
| 11 | But when the proof comes it also turns out to rest on the assumption that it is already true . |
| 12 | The Israelites take this path and complete the crossing safely , but when the Egyptians pursue them along it , the walls of water collapse and drown them . |
| 13 | ‘ But when the scheme starts they will be able to travel here by Merseylink , Wirral Community Tranport or their own vehicle and then borrow a suitable wheelchair or scooter from us . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I would do a work-out on the pitch before the match but when the games starts I 'm on the sidelines , ’ he says . |
| 15 | ‘ I carried on training as best I could after the operation , but when the specialist told me six months later that I could n't play again , I was shocked . |
| 16 | He was a regular at fashionable Glasgow nightclubs like ‘ La Ronde ’ in Sauchiehall Street but when the mood took him , which was most nights ending with a ‘ Y ’ , he would wander into corner pubs and hold court . |
| 17 | Cortot could be a master of Gallic understatement but when the mood took him he hardly did things by halves . |
| 18 | She did n't know how long she lay there , but when the door opened she started , then relaxed as she saw it was her grandmother . |
| 19 | She fell silent , dwelling on her memories , but when the door opened she looked up . |
| 20 | These settings must have been intended for private use since Calvin objected to polyphony in church , but when the Lutherans adopted them , using Ambrosius Lobwasser 's translation of Marot-de Beze ( Leipzig , 1573 ) , their congregations undoubtedly sang the tunes . |
| 21 | But when the prince reminded her — oh , so gently — of the deception practised upon his royal parents on Twelfth Night , Anne realized she had little choice . |
| 22 | Somewhere people are drumming — it must be at the far end of the village , because at times the rhythm is distinct but when the wind takes it it becomes muffled , merging with the roar of the full monsoon river . |
| 23 | Rostov nodded acknowledgement , but when the barge settled he remained seated . |
| 24 | But when the time came she did not expect he would want to leave his shooting … |
| 25 | We agreed to have him for a fortnight but when the time came he refused to go , and would be with us yet if it had not been for the First World War and your father having to go … |
| 26 | I know he deserves to be punished , but when the time comes I 'd like to be around to stick up for him . ’ |
| 27 | He may have known her all her life , but when the tits appeared he 'd had his tongue hanging out just like all the rest . |
| 28 | but when the weather improves we shall , we shall go as far as Harrendle on the bus |
| 29 | A VET clipped the wings of a valuable parrot to stop it escaping — but when the owner got it home it flew off and was never seen again . |
| 30 | But when the end comes it may well , as so often in the past , be bloody , both for her and her party . |