Example sentences of "[noun] when he [vb past] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rory had been able to leave his car when he thought he was getting warm , and walk up people 's drives until he found the pea-green Polo Fox . |
| 2 | You know there 's twenty minutes you know and there 's half an hour of of tape when he thought he was taping when it was just running . |
| 3 | And Tristram might have sent it to Beatrix when he realized he was dying . |
| 4 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence , and he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenging him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 5 | And he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenged him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 6 | He would welcome the earl 's promised offering gladly , and withdraw in good order to his own monastery , though what he would visit on Tutilo when he got him safely back there might be dreadful to think of . |
| 7 | It said 56 per cent of those asked believed the president had misled the public during last year 's election campaign when he said he would not raise taxes on the middle class to pay for his programmes . |
| 8 | Mr Ashton provoked laughter when he said he had watched the programme because it was set in his constituency , and he had been to school with the father of Sean Bean , one of the stars . |
| 9 | A BEER-loving juror astonished a judge when he slipped him a note asking : ‘ When is it dinner time ? ’ |
| 10 | Last year he reached a point when he knew he had to stop . |
| 11 | And a glint came to his eye when he said he would be carrying on with his pastoral work for many years to come . |
| 12 | What seemed a formality on Wednesday looked less certain 24 hours later , and he himself hinted at a possible obstacle when he said he would have to get the permission of his employers , the brewers John Smith . |
| 13 | What seemed a formality on Wednesday looked less certain 24 hours later , and he himself hinted at a possible obstacle when he said he would have to get the permission of his employers , the brewers John Smith . |
| 14 | He was right next to the linesman when he called him a name and he deserved to go . |
| 15 | Yesterday he was rowing with the boat race squad on this stretch of Thames at Wallingford when he complained he felt unwell . |
| 16 | Greg Chappell came out of a bad patch when he realised he was playing innings in his head before they happened . |
| 17 | When I was a child I believed my father when he said he would live to be a hundred . |
| 18 | Mr Hunt said Diaz lost control when he felt he was being insulted and goaded by the other group of people . |
| 19 | The Shah announced the divorce on the radio in many ways it was reminiscent of King Edward VII 's speech to the British people when he announced he had decided to marry Mrs Simpson . |
| 20 | ‘ Would he lie to Gabriel when he thought he was dying ? ’ |
| 21 | BROADCASTER Jimmy Young was in the bath when he learned he was to get a CBE . |
| 22 | Hilbert leant towards Lewis when he told him about the will and gave him a pat on the knee . |
| 23 | The motorist was allowed to go with a caution when he said he had no money . |
| 24 | LAST PICTURE : The photo taken by Robin on the ice ledge when he believed he was about to die |
| 25 | But Diniz was not in the yard when he sought him , or anywhere to be found in the house . |
| 26 | Taylor , 22 , from Inverurie , said he first realised Murray was involved in drug-taking when he saw him stick a needle in his arm at the depot . |
| 27 | Despite her previous fear of him , she took Gareth Davis at his word when he said he would not try to harm her . |
| 28 | Peter even received a hand-written reply from Mr Major when he sent him a copy of his book , saying it would come in ‘ very useful ’ . |
| 29 | Willie Noolan gave him a distant wave ; Ted Morgan did an almost military about-turn when he spotted him and disappeared through the door ; even Jacko Roberts seemed to consider his offer of a drink with more sardonic suspicion than usual . |
| 30 | ‘ I especially liked the bit where Macaulay Culkin got covered in paint , and I cried at the end when he said he wanted his mummy for Christmas , ’ she said . |