Example sentences of "[adj] when [pron] hear that " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also knew that the arrested men were respectable and law-abiding and they were highly indignant when they heard that an official spokesman had smeared them with the suggestion of criminal activities . |
| 2 | ‘ There 'll be plenty of lasses hereabouts who wo n't be dry-eyed when they hear that he 's gone . ’ |
| 3 | It calculates that drivers will be angry when they hear that the price of lead-free petrol could reduce performance — especially in West Germany where there are no speed limits on autobahns . |
| 4 | Well I was shocked when I heard that that that that yours whi yours you yours would attempt to you got my permission , yes but , I 'd be highly surprised if if you got them . |
| 5 | He was also very pleased when he heard that George Bell , the famous Bishop of Chichester , took the book to read on his holiday in Switzerland . |
| 6 | Simon got very excited when he heard that I had already been driven round the circuit by Brundle . |
| 7 | The Lancashire members were furious when they heard that Gooch and the other England selectors had axed Red Rose favourite Phil DeFreitas , preferring Essex pacemen Neil Foster and Mark Ilott . |
| 8 | I think you had a little bit of a soft spot for Poole did n't you , and you 'd have quite liked to have gone there and a little bit perhaps disappointed when you heard that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox ? |
| 9 | Mr Davies was ecstatic when he heard that he had won the car in the special Peugeot Golf Monthly prize draw . |
| 10 | Maureen was upset when she heard that his leave was postponed but the rest of the family thought it better for their mother that she still had Joe 's leave to look forward to , so Maureen said nothing . |
| 11 | ‘ I was speechless when I heard that I had won , ’ he said . |
| 12 | I was not surprised when I heard that the old man had gone to live with Dorothy . |
| 13 | It was just routine procedure , playing percentages , and I was very surprised when I heard that the proposal had been rejected . |
| 14 | He recalled that he was overjoyed when he heard that Walter Luff was staying on until 1954 , thus providing him with the chance that he needed . |