Example sentences of "when [pron] did [pron] [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , when I did we maintained a perfect climbing attitude , I completed my mission , during which I spent sometime thinking about the young airman who had done the daily inspection of the instruments , and had left the auto pilot engaged . |
| 2 | Coming to a particular spot , she said ‘ Dig theear ’ , and when they did they found the stump of the old one . |
| 3 | Disorganised French industry was slow to get into gear , and when it did it committed the traditional error — not emulated by the Germans — of having too many models . |
| 4 | When it did she made the coffee quickly and poured herself a cup . |
| 5 | When he did they saw the dead animal and , in fury at being deprived of their sport , they ran the hermit through with their boar staves . |
| 6 | But when he did they showed no interest at all , they just said the officer concerned was not there . |
| 7 | All the time he slept she lay there longing acutely for him to go , and when he did she felt the most immense relief and vowed that now she had escaped his presence she would never never put herself in that position again . |