Example sentences of "[conj] when he [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He claimed that customers were appalled by the players ' language and that when he asked for order they threatened to punch out his lights . |
| 2 | Far too quickly and when he left for Oman , I felt that aching void which , after decades of marriage , never lessened when he and I separated to travel alone . |
| 3 | And when he went for his injections I said to the vet can you snip that funny little growth and he said oh we 'll wait until he 's under , complete anaesthetic and then , it 's only a little wart he said . |
| 4 | When he started to dress in front of the fire the two older girls turned away and when he looked for a collar stud the boy ran to attend . |
| 5 | Mrs Stevens eventually gave him 5/ and when he asked for clothing suggested that he look in a nearby workman 's shed . |
| 6 | He had not been at Eton himself but when he played for the masters his volleying in the Field Game — the Eton form of football — was long remembered . |
| 7 | But when he paused for breath , her face was still implacable . |
| 8 | But when he asked for his toast , a sister told him he would have to eat rolls and jam or go without . |
| 9 | But when he opted for either of John Hay 's horses , they argued : Johnson had to settle for the grey owned by Laughland Vass . |