Example sentences of "[verb] when [pron] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time . |
| 2 | He made toys that parodied her innocent amusements and those of her brothers and she trembled when he raised his leonine voice . |
| 3 | Michael Heseltine , Environment secretary and former Prime Ministerial candidatem , was certain which he prefered when he met his Spitting Image Alter Ego . |
| 4 | Fred often winced when he witnessed his wife 's impudence and guile , but he realised she was right . |
| 5 | Hank chuckled , and then winced when he moved his head suddenly . |
| 6 | Yet , in Brooklyn , Beecher acted somewhat differently as Dickens found when he paid his last visit to America in 1868 . |
| 7 | Derek Cantwell was attacked when he opened his front door late at night . |
| 8 | The couriers signed on for courses at two language schools in order to get visas , but were caught when one had his baggage searched at Heathrow . |
| 9 | He entered when he had his car radio security marked by Newburn Crime Prevention Panel . |
| 10 | ( ‘ The first assistant director , ’ he says when I query his qualifications for the role , ‘ just had to shout at the second assistant director . ’ ) |
| 11 | He said it was accidentally gassed when he left his car engine running . |
| 12 | He was a great player , and he was just beginning to get the notoriety that he really deserved when he had his terrible car accident . ’ |
| 13 | Eating his bacon and eggs , ‘ Sunny-side up , ’ Sally-Anne had once said when she put his plate before him , drinking his coffee — he preferred it to everlasting tea , he said — he looked much better than he had done the day before ; no midnight drinking , Sally-Anne thought . |
| 14 | Jean-Paul thought of what their mother had said when he had his farewell interview with his brother . |
| 15 | She did not speak when he raised his eyebrows the second time , so in went onions , mustard and ketchup . |
| 16 | Yes , but it hurts when he turns his head . |
| 17 | It is true to say that Tamburlaine sets himself very few limits , and this is shown when he makes his aspirations clear by telling his friends that he wants ‘ to become immortal like the Gods ’ . |
| 18 | Alexei was moving to help when someone gripped his arm , and people closed in around him . |
| 19 | He has no intention of following Esau to Seir , as he reveals when he leaves his brother and travels on towards the west . |
| 20 | Compare it to the way a bobby pounds his beat or to the leisurely stroll Prince Philip adopts when he follows his wife on a walkabout . |
| 21 | What happened when he faced his wife and when the husband of the lady in question , who was in the Forces , heard of her escapade , did n't reach the papers . |
| 22 | His breath stank when he brought his face close to hers , |
| 23 | Every time an angler casts and curses when he loses his line , I , too , now curse as I think of some wild creature getting enmeshed in the deadly snare he has inadvertently set . |
| 24 | No man could have been more gracious in victory ; champagne for the journalists ; a special bottle to the sports editor of the Surrey Herald who saved him from being disqualified when he mistook his first round starting-time ; personal thanks to the Royal and Ancient Secretary ; even a tip at the airport of a new sports shirt because he had spent all his pounds . |
| 25 | After a massive public row which began when he thought his wife had forgotten his 49th birthday , the forlorn star said : ‘ I have made up my mind , the marriage is over . ’ |
| 26 | The 28-year-old , whose interest in running began when he represented his school as a teenage athlete , has competed in three Potteries Marathons clocking up his best time of three hours and two minutes . |
| 27 | In one case , which has still to come to trial , it is not clear which hat the salesman was wearing when he made his deals : his own or the life company 's . |
| 28 | The Tiso retail empire was born when he opened his first climbing shop in Edinburgh in 1962 . |
| 29 | It was apparently the name they were going to use when he left his wife . ’ |
| 30 | What a voter is saying when he gives his first-preference vote to a particular candidate of a particular party is , " I want this candidate , of this party , to be elected " . |