Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb past] [that] it [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was on the point of surrendering when I thought that it would be more dangerous to resume the subject on another occasion ; I also did n't trust my nerve . |
| 2 | So their affair was begun , their part-time affair , as Maria took to calling it , at first only to herself , but then aloud in Luke 's presence when she discovered that it could bring a quick frown to his face . |
| 3 | She took them off again when she remembered that it would be she who would have to Ronuk it again if Matey saw its shine marred . |
| 4 | The scene was filmed , but the problems started when they realized that it would not be possible for them to be lowered to the ground , as planned . |
| 5 | They abandoned this idea when they realised that it would mean the end of the NSDAP in Danzig . |
| 6 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that not only has the Conservative party demonstrated that it is willing to spend a greater proportion of gross national product , but , by continuing to expand our economy , we have surpassed the Labour party bid at the 1987 election — when it said that it would increase spending on the national health service by 3 per cent . |
| 7 | The Immigration and Absorption Minister Yair Tzaban met the marchers 25 km outside Ashkelon , when he said that it would take three years to provided permanent housing for the 20,000 recent Ethiopian immigrants [ see also pp. 38174-75 ] . |
| 8 | Elvis growled on behalf of a whole new generation when he warned that it would be highly inadvisable , no matter what the circumstances , to tread on , or in any way meddle with , his precious blue suede shoes . |