Example sentences of "when [pers pn] see [pron] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was young and easily impressed , so when I saw her in the West Indies , beautiful and elegantly dressed , I thought I loved her . |
| 2 | ‘ Leith never said anything about agreeing to marry you when I saw her in the — ’ Travis left his own unhappy thoughts to start to exclaim . |
| 3 | When I saw him in the doorway I thought he 'd come to settle that score . |
| 4 | When I see myself in the mirror I realise why ; I am very unattractive . |
| 5 | She 's a big woman who 's always in a green housecoat when I see her in the evenings after the pub when , as often happens , her son and I end up at her house . |
| 6 | When I see them in the church I always talk to them and I said ‘ Look have you got bottles ? ’ and sometimes they 'll say yes and sometimes they 'll say no . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm only happy when I see you in the theatre , ’ she said . |
| 8 | Erm what did you think when you saw it in the exam ? |
| 9 | Catchy slogans and jingles Words and phrases that stick in your mind may well prompt you to buy a product when you see it in the supermarket . |
| 10 | Then , for the main course , she chose the steak-and-kidney pie , dripping gravy down her horrible blouse ( it 's the sort of blouse that when you see it in the shop you wonder how the shopkeeper intends to dispose of it because no one in their right mind would ever dream of swapping cash for it ) . |
| 11 | Everybody was impressed , it was a glorious day like this you know so the Clyde looks so beautiful when you see it in the , in , in a , in weather like this you know . |
| 12 | Joanna Grenside is described as beautiful — but when she sees herself in the mirror , she wo n't see that . |
| 13 | PC Cotton , 55 , a London river policeman for 19 years , said : ‘ When we saw her in the water she looked like a doll . |
| 14 | DO N'T say we in Northern Ireland do n't know a future winner when we see one in the motor cycling game . |
| 15 | But he emptied the house of its demanding lodgers , some of whom subsequently abused him , when they saw him in the street . |
| 16 | Mind you , some do a double-take when they see me in the flesh . |
| 17 | The aim is to have about three suits per series — I certainly do n't want to come prancing on every week in something different , but neither do I want people to groan when they see me in the same old suit . |
| 18 | Fran must have made some noise , some movement , some tiny betraying gesture , because he swung round , his face hardening when he saw her in the doorway . |