Example sentences of "a [noun] when [pron] [vb past] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , this fellow jibbed a bit when they offered him two hundred to knock off a bloke who would n't play along with them , but not for long . |
| 2 | All the same , I did n't believe Charles was a gonner when they posted him missing . |
| 3 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence , and he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenging him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 4 | And he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenged him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 5 | Mig Romerez did not even recognise a football when I showed him one but his exotic appearance should be enough to impress those bumpkins in ‘ The Tip ’ crowd . |
| 6 | All at once I was gusted along , and really felt : a heartbeat when I saw him , a warmth when he touched me ; I smelt the flowers he bought me and the spicy perfume he put on his skin . |
| 7 | It 's just that Hubert was always such a fool when I knew him , and I hoped he might have acquired a little common sense in the meantime . |
| 8 | ‘ What she told us meant just that , even though he was only a boy when she knew him . |
| 9 | A BEER-loving juror astonished a judge when he slipped him a note asking : ‘ When is it dinner time ? ’ |
| 10 | Did n't she realise what a sacrifice when I asked him to make it . |
| 11 | Andrew was a toddler when I met him ; he was an expert at tantrums when he did n't get his own way . |
| 12 | His father was born in Germany , and a teenager when they brought him to Detroit . |
| 13 | He gave me a hint when I interviewed him in Helsinki not long before he also was murdered . ’ |