Example sentences of "[verb] when they [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | My boots and feet were smouldering when they found me . |
| 2 | They began to scream when they saw me , and their mother fainted . |
| 3 | I hated rugby but I always played when they wanted me to because I was really fast . |
| 4 | I 'm wearing a blue prison-issue shirt — open-neck , of course — and the jeans I was wearing when they arrested me . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've always wanted to be mysterious and a little bit sinister and have girls swoon when they see me . ’ |
| 6 | The flowers that I had still been clutching when they carried me back to the house had been prised from my fingers and left in a plastic bag on top of the fridge . |
| 7 | They sat up as I came in , then relaxed when they recognised me . |
| 8 | Their faces were filled with horror and fear when they saw me . |
| 9 | The aim is to have about three suits per series — I certainly do n't want to come prancing on every week in something different , but neither do I want people to groan when they see me in the same old suit . |
| 10 | I glowed when they gave me their expert c , pinion that I was in most respects ‘ a normal young man ’ . |
| 11 | I can still see the looks of astonishment on his friends ’ faces when they saw me , a white man , drinking out of the same glass . ’ |
| 12 | The Midwinter organization pays the rent for both my apartments — New York and Helsinki — so I ca n't argue when they send me guests . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought my family and colleagues would faint when they saw me but they loved the new me instantly , ’ she said . |