Example sentences of "but when [pers pn] [verb] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then they beat him with the pipes once again , but when they realized that he had managed to keep his secrets from them , that this small Englishman was not for talking , they turned on him in their fury and kicked and beat him until they feared they had killed him . |
| 2 | No but when they say when they say i it 's twenty twenty below , it 's twenty below that zero there , see there 's ten |
| 3 | That 's the thing a man has , only a man 's is bigger : he kisses you , you 've seen people kissing , of course you have , but when they kiss when nobody else is looking , the man puts it inside you . ’ |
| 4 | We were a little discomfited by the request , but agreed to accede to it this once ; but when we realised that it was to be a regular arrangement , we knew that we should have to move again , for over and above the inconvenience of being put out of our room , we were sure that our landlady did not even change the sheets . |
| 5 | She rather spoilt him now and again ; but when it showed that he was n't intelligent like Constanza she did n't like it . |
| 6 | But when I suggested that she smile , another young man interrupted to answer for her . |
| 7 | But when I mentioned that there was a legendary tunnel that ran from the battlements of Beaufort down through the sheer rock to the bottom of the Litani gorge , they leapt to their feet and bounded up one of the staircases . |
| 8 | I , I , I would like to but I have n't thought it seriously enough about it , but when I smelt that I thought |
| 9 | But when you know that she 's safely tucked up in bed , you come out with a towel around you . |
| 10 | ‘ It was certainly a very fated combination — a destined match , but when you get that it 's a fixed reaction to do with planets and the fixed signs . |
| 11 | ‘ I know , ’ Flavia went on , ‘ that people do n't like a divorce in their family , but when you think that his has so long ceased to be a real marriage You have n't seen them together , Michel and … |
| 12 | But when you think if you go to your corner shop and you , you do n't want a lot it 's cheaper to go there than to get in a car |
| 13 | Normally it 's our job to dig , study , catalogue , understand the past , but when you see that what you have uncovered ca n't be protected , that this whole complex which is the heart and birth-place of the city can be destroyed in a moment , you feel quite sick . |
| 14 | But when he realised that we both wanted to do all we could to encourage the best art education for the pupils in the West Riding schools the barriers were down and we became friends . |
| 15 | With his splendid physique and proud , noble head his presence is such as to give him an instant advantage over any bowler , and he has rarely failed to put that advantage to use ; spinners in particular have suffered at his hands , but when he decides that he wants to score runs it is virtually impossible to bowl to him . |
| 16 | He got £3 pocket money when he was working , but when he finished and we were both on invalidity benefit , that was the worst part . |
| 17 | Her step was much lighter than it had been the previous day , but when she saw that her inquisitor was n't the Obersturmfuhrer , her heart sank . |
| 18 | But when she writes or herself , her tone is almost girlish : ‘ The romantic world seems to have supposed that I kissed the sculptor last week . |
| 19 | But when she learned that their questions had arisen through their wonderings about Brown Owl and Mr. Gordon she told them sharply not to busy themselves in Brown Owl 's private affairs . |