Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [vb pp] when [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SHERYL Garratt says her heart dropped when she saw the ages of the jury . |
| 2 | A WOMAN driver desperate for a loo ran to a public toilet in Newmarket , Suffolk , only to find it shut — and her car stolen when she returned . |
| 3 | After explaining quickly about not being able to get a bed and breakfast , of being directed to the Hall , her mouth tightened when he burst out laughing . |
| 4 | Her heartbeat quickened when she saw that Andrew Walker had telephoned twice that morning , and would like her to return his call as soon as possible . |
| 5 | Her last spell of living with her husband ended when she sought work as a governess in London . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , but you do n't want to … ’ she began to deny , but her voice faded when she saw one eyebrow ascend — as if it was unheard-of for anyone to tell him what he wanted or did not want to do . |
| 7 | She was n't aware of how her voice softened when she said the word ‘ Mother ’ , although she did know that the precepts of morality and etiquette that she remembered her mother spelling out to her were the ones she kept most assiduously . |
| 8 | Her life changed when she met Winston . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes ? ’ she queried , cross at being interrupted , but her expression changed when she saw Ace standing outside . |
| 10 | Her credibility increased when she advised me that it did not really matter whether I believed in homeopathy or not . |