Example sentences of "the [noun] when he [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It becomes evident that Julian is a representative figure of the writer when he decides to write a novel ( 82 ) , and Decibel that of the oral media when she declares writing to be her natural enemy ( 186 ) . |
| 2 | Whether a field officer works from his area office ( in the southern authority ) or from home ( in the northern ) , contact with colleagues will normally be in the office , which he will visit every day , even during those occasional hectic days out in the field when he has to catch up on his sampling schedule . |
| 3 | One Saturday night he 'd been drinking in front of the telly when he decided to phone Sheila 's place . |
| 4 | Eddy Shah , the former national newspaper owner , has submitted a sworn affidavit that Knighton showed him confidential financial details of the club when he offered to sell the Edwards 's shares on for a £6m profit . |
| 5 | ‘ I ca n't wait to see shear waters again , ’ I said brightly to the Warden when he came to check that we understood about Calor gas , to remind us to boil the drinking water and to tell us the exact procedure of what to do if we fell down a cliff . |
| 6 | The game was being played at furious pace and it was Richardson who was put to the test when he dived to turn round a long drive from Darlington in the thirty eighth minute . |
| 7 | Fred will feel the benefit when he comes to take over the business . ’ |
| 8 | He might also press back against the plinth when he tried to move his seat or legs . |
| 9 | At the point when he began to enjoy himself , he was sent off to go through it all again in Australia , in order that the Commonwealth could be seen to have played some part in his education . |
| 10 | Antenor de Santa Cruz , commander of the Amazon , spoke on behalf of the military when he pledged to fight any defence of the ‘ environment and minorities ’ and to ‘ occupy the [ Yanomami ] area , rather than giving it up . ’ |
| 11 | This one , after a gap of eighteen years , did n't even remember how to hold her place in the lights when he started to manoeuvre her upstage . |
| 12 | MCLAREN 's problems appeared to intensify as the race approached , with the Austrian swapping cars 30 minutes before the start and then being forced to start from the pit-lane when he failed to make the parade lap . |
| 13 | ‘ I have attempted to see Queen Yolande to ask her why she did not send out a search-party for the King when he failed to arrive at Kinghorn Manor . |
| 14 | All of that being said and Mr will talk a bit more about the figures when he comes to speak . |
| 15 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to have available ( a ) information on the United Kingdom gross domestic product per head in 1991 and ( b ) comparable information for the other member states of the European Community . |
| 16 | The whole exchange had been conducted in low tones so that they could not be overheard , but the bar was empty ; even the landlord had found business elsewhere and Wycliffe had to rap on the counter when he went to replenish their glasses . |
| 17 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to make an announcement on a national scheme for the conversion of council rents to mortgages . |
| 18 | Major Vine , a small , strutting , dark-eyed , bad-tempered stoat of a man , always agreed with the Colonel when he managed to hear what the Colonel had actually said . |
| 19 | His wife claimed that her husband had been had been shot by the Army when he threatened to expose the whole affair if his $1,000,000 investment in La Cutufa was not returned . |
| 20 | Some pay an additional disturbance payment to compensate the expatriate when he has to readjust to life in Britain on his return . |
| 21 | The man had fallen asleep in the lounge when he woke to find a fire at the front door of his terraced home . |
| 22 | Having an operation naturally entails feelings of anxiety , so talk to as many professional people as you can — doctors , nurses , the anaesthetist when he comes to visit you — to reassure yourself . |
| 23 | To ask the Attorney-General when he expects to bring prosecutions under the War Crimes Act 1991 . |
| 24 | Gazzer thought his tired arms would crack with the strain when he had to help Simon pull himself to the top of the gates … . |
| 25 | In the sixty fifth minute after recovering from some heavy pressure , Bicester broke away for Mark Edwards to open the score with a low shot from twenty five yards , Whittington helping the ball over the line when he dived to save . |
| 26 | Jason saw and heard nothing during the night and raised the alarm when he went to tell his parents that he was unable to wake Matthew . |
| 27 | I was telling Vitalis about the problem when he volunteered to do the job himself . |
| 28 | The bee had got into a sandwich , and bit him on the lip when he began to eat . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's because you 've let him get away , ’ Whitlock snarled but the policeman snapped at him to face the front when he tried to look round . |