Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [vb pp] when [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It got a bit bent when I dropped it . |
| 2 | Thought he 'd been a bit hurt when we grabbed him . |
| 3 | ‘ I was a bit overwhelmed when she kissed me like that because we 'd never met before and it was in public . |
| 4 | Meetings once again I have to say the old , old chestnut please can we start at eight o' clock er we 're getting new members who get a bit discouraged when we have a late start . |
| 5 | He felt a weight lifted when she had gone — he had so nearly fallen into her trap . |
| 6 | His ill-looks are a punishment received when he failed to appear at a fairy festival , preferring to spend his time with a mortal maiden . |
| 7 | We had first got to know one another as young teachers in the parish Sunday schools and in the Band of Hope , where we both signed the pledge against any intoxicating drink , a pledge withdrawn when we became adults . |
| 8 | Her logical mind told her that there was absolutely nothing wrong with her physically , and yet scarcely a day passed when she did not feel unwell or suffer some unidentified pain . |
| 9 | Wanting someone , like he wanted Kelly Connor , was no novelty to Jack — hardly a day passed when it did n't happen to him — but a quick telephone call and a Suzi or a Debra , one of his sexual Samaritans , would be there to make it feel better . |
| 10 | ‘ So you already had a flight booked when you heard what had happened ? ’ |
| 11 | Mr Maginnis 's 12 years as a councillor ended when he advised voters to give their first preferences to his two party colleagues . |
| 12 | PC Peter Betts was on a training run when he crashed into a hedge as he tried to avoid a head-on collision with a lorry . |
| 13 | I 'd just about got a speech arranged when you announced that the afternoon had been no big deal ! ’ |
| 14 | Furthermore , the temperature generated in the gearbox is quite alarming , especially when towing a caravan , a fact noted when you place your hand on the gearbox console inside the vehicle . |