Example sentences of "[verb] when she [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She 'd overcome it by the time she was eighteen but it still surfaced when she got excited about something . ’
2 On Aug. 7 , Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka , addressing a public meeting in her native Poznan a month after taking office [ see p. 39017 ] , was applauded when she criticized striking workers , saying that they did not belong to the groups which earned least .
3 On Aug. 7 , Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka , addressing a public meeting in her native Poznan a month after taking office [ see p. 39017 ] , was applauded when she criticized striking workers , saying that they did not belong to the groups which earned least .
4 She did n't know but what she did know was that Fernando would n't do anything to hurt anyone … only herself , as he had threatened when she had first arrived here at the lovely Casa Pinar .
5 Helen Kaumi was threatened when she came face-to-face with two thugs after being woken by noises at her home .
6 She thought that the first thing she would do when she earned some money would be to buy a house or a caravan like they had in Turpin 's Field , so that whatever happened they could all be together , safe for ever and ever .
7 American Ghosts and Old World Wonders [ Chatto ] is a collection of pieces she was writing when she died last year , but , with the exception of the opening story , I doubt this volume will secure her many new converts . ’
8 So the attendant says to her , have you got a wrist watch and she had n't got her wrist watch on , but he spotted her wedding ring and he said , I 'll take that and she said , she had to hand her wedding er ring over and she vowed when she put that on that she would never
9 The duchess caused more ill-feeling and was jeered when she jumped hour-long queues on the slopes .
10 Who would have thought when she had first seen him in England that he would drag her into his life , order her about , kiss her ?
11 What happened when she did that ?
12 She frowned when she saw five different tranquillizers and sedatives listed : no wonder Nell looked bewildered and depressed .
13 Carol Phillips 's creative talents were recognised when she joined American Vogue 47 years ago as special projects editor .
14 She was in her bedroom on Saturday morning making a list of the errands and shopping she had to do when she became aware of an excited chattering in the courtyard below her window .
15 Compared to this , the look of anger he had worn when she had first met him in the garden was merely one of passing irritation .
16 I was terrified when Herman , like someone in her books , turned to me and said : ‘ How delightful it would be if one could hear what she 's saying when she does this .
17 She stretched her legs under the table , feeling the same satisfaction that she felt when she woke that morning .
18 Who cared what Anpetuwi meant when she had three tables to clear , four people waving at her , and a growing list of drinks to remember when she got back to the bar ?
19 But , if the time did come when she needed another confidante , Bridget was the person she would choose .
20 She even survived the appraising looks of the women and smiled when she heard one of them say after she had passed , ‘ What beautiful English skin . ’
21 She listens to him more than anyone , and it was his will which prevailed when she composed last year 's Christmas speech , in which she made it clear that she would never abdicate .
22 ‘ Whoever gave you that information is guilty of a clear breach of professional behaviour , ’ she said when she felt able to control the incipient tremor in her voice .
23 ‘ Oh , but you do n't want to … ’ she began to deny , but her voice faded when she saw one eyebrow ascend — as if it was unheard-of for anyone to tell him what he wanted or did not want to do .
24 Sisterhood seemed to stop when she became old .
25 But any hope he might have had of sliding his arm round her and trying a tentative first kiss on the drive home was scotched when she fell asleep the moment she got into the car .
26 Chris had exclaimed when she heard that .
27 She had already started to retreat into eating when she felt upset .
28 ‘ Yes ? ’ she queried , cross at being interrupted , but her expression changed when she saw Ace standing outside .
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