Example sentences of "when all [pron] [vb past] [verb] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When all they needed to do was lift up the phone and have a quiet word . |
| 2 | Indeed , once I was congratulated by a local town councillor in Holyhead for having such sensible ideas , when all I had done was repeat , at irregular intervals , fragments of what had emerged from the councillor 's own monologue . |
| 3 | ‘ It was terrible having to be seen as a human being when all I wanted to do was be a bean . ’ |
| 4 | In fact , three of this year 's Major winners , Nick Faldo , Mark Calcavecchia and Payne Stewart went into the water , while Seve Ballesteros followed Paul Azinger in when all he had to do was find the green . |
| 5 | In the 31st minute Portadown were pulled apart by a glorious move from Loreto , but Gerry O'Neill failed to make contact when all she had to do was touch the ball home . |