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Example sentences of "[adj] when [pers pn] said " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Wham bam ba loo-la , that was crap when she said
2	Darwin 's critics were wrong when they said that all my offspring would inherit half of it .
3	Seems I was wrong when I said there were just two common ways of arranging fuel and water tanks .
4	The spokesman , Rafi Horowitz , was wrong when he said that Palestinians could not claim their lands because they were citizens of a country at war with Israel .
5	But he was wrong when he said it had no effect on him .
6	It therefore seems that Einstein was doubly wrong when he said , ‘ God does not play dice . ’
7	The apostle John spoke about this when he said : ‘ We know that when he appears , we shall be like him , for we shall see him as he is . ’
8	In the first place , in a style in which one of the fundamental problems had always been the reconciliation of solid form with the picture plane , the letters written or stencilled across the surface are the most conclusive way of emphasizing its two-dimensional character ; Braque has stressed this when he said of the letters : ‘ they were forms which could not be distorted because , being quite flat , the letters existed outside space and their presence in the painting , by contrast , enabled one to distinguish between objects situated in space and those outside it . ’
9	My second point , and it refers to again er something that Barton Willmore referred to and that 's the question er an engine of growth , and it seems to me that that that such a settlement would become an en engine of growth in in the countryside , not least because of of the it would become self fulfilling , er and it would be the obvious sort of sink hole , as Mr Thomas said , for for subsequent land allocations , I think , erm this this point has been touched upon by both the representatives from Leeds City Councils and from Cleveland , Leeds City Council appear not to want it in the Leeds York corridor for just that reason , the representative from Cleveland , who unfortunately is n't here today erm does n't want it in the North of the county for for what I understand to be to be that same reason , erm and the Inspector at the Stone Basset erm enquiry in Oxfordshire , and I I do refer th to this in my evidence , he he drew a very similar conclusion about this when he said , and I quote , once destep once established the new town would generate a momentum of growth that would be difficult to contain , such growth , if allowed , could further harm the rural character of the countryside and the villages in this part of Oxfordshire , I think that conclusion can be applied to North Yorkshire , and I certainly have n't heard anything that would convince me that that such growth once it started could could be controlled , and indeed the the record of controlling growth against erm projected requirements in the structure plan to date has has not been good , witness earlier comments on the structure plan overshoot .
10	And her next words went on to express this when she said to Aggie , ‘ Well , you can rest easy , Mrs Winkowski , your ward will be well looked after .
11	I see now why you were so evasive when I said I had n't power of attorney . ’
12	Well it sounded so simple when he said it over the telephone about two months ago .
13	Last week Hurd was at his most coy when he said : ‘ There is no question of our ratifying a treaty other than the one we negotiated . ’
14	It was typical when he said come on Lilian !
15	‘ When they said he was fine it put my mind at ease but I was so relieved when they said he had no problems after the birth . ’
16	but they 'd got some people coming and were very relieved when he said he 'd get a minicab to Reading .
17	He looked relieved when she said no one had told her anything .
18	Mr Bush sounded almost smug when he said the changes in Eastern Europe had come ‘ because America is strong and 40 years of perseverance and patience are finally paying off ’ .
19	‘ He was delighted when I said yes .
20	All it wanted was a new cover , I said , and she almost looked convinced when I said I was sure we could reach a price that suited us both .
21	I 'd I was I was glad when they said no more can move into Green , cos I was thinking , Well my sister 's getting a house soon and my other sister she 's getting a house and I do n't want them two living round here as well cos the me mam and dad wo n't be able to see them either , you know if they move into the flats so I was glad .
22	But elderly ladies make me feel uncomfortable and our small talk petered out ; I was glad when she said she must go and congratulate N'dosi and moved away .
23	Was I then being unfair when I said that , you know , in my view , we still have n't totally got our act together , there 's still room for improvement , and the thing is , you see , people are travelling to other countries .
24	His face was expressionless when he said , ‘ I expect you 're feeling pretty miserable about things just now .
25	They were referred to the clinic by their doctors in Greece or the Middle East , and looked horrified when I said there was no lift and they had to walk down seventeen stairs to the basement .
26	‘ I was n't meaning to be rude when I said you had n't changed . ’
27	Even more awkward when she said , " Do you think you could get me a small glass of whisky ? "
28	HODSON L.J. : Mr. Priestley has argued that [ as the wife was in desertion when the agreement was made ] she had forfeited all right to be maintained by her husband and so she was giving no consideration at all when she said she would maintain herself , because that is what she would have to do anyway .
29	Joe summed up the feelings of them all when he said , ‘ It was a wonderful experience , but I 'm glad it 's all over and pleased to be home . ’
30	The quiet sympathy amongst the waiting people was tinged with anger , and an Orcadian farmer voiced the feelings of them all when he said that bureaucracy had gone too far .