Example sentences of "[pron] was [prep] when [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 It 's something off , it 's just the attachment that goes from ma , my mum 's Walkman and she nicked off with it when it was at when we were at her house and if I lo , if I keep it anywhere else I 'll lose it so I 've clipped it on to there so I know where it is .
2 Adults , who have been able to read and spell for years , tend to forget what it was like when they could n't unless they have recently learnt a foreign language .
3 Dot remembered what it was like when she had felt so ill and confused .
4 It was like when she was eight , and Dead Daddy put her on Hero-9 to keep her under control .
5 It was like when you had that part in Z-Cars .
6 ‘ I ca n't remember what it was like when I did . ’
7 ‘ Who were the friends he was with when I was at your house ? ’
8 And Flanagan , a close friend of Best , added : ‘ I am delighted at the way things have worked out for Nigel — because the fans do n't realise how much pressure he was under when he took the job .
9 It simply went to his head — you know what he was like when he left . ’
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