Example sentences of "[adj] when [pron] said [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seems I was wrong when I said there were just two common ways of arranging fuel and water tanks . |
| 2 | But he was wrong when he said it had no effect on him . |
| 3 | I see now why you were so evasive when I said I had n't power of attorney . ’ |
| 4 | Well it sounded so simple when he said it over the telephone about two months ago . |
| 5 | ‘ When they said he was fine it put my mind at ease but I was so relieved when they said he had no problems after the birth . ’ |
| 6 | but they 'd got some people coming and were very relieved when he said he 'd get a minicab to Reading . |
| 7 | All it wanted was a new cover , I said , and she almost looked convinced when I said I was sure we could reach a price that suited us both . |
| 8 | But elderly ladies make me feel uncomfortable and our small talk petered out ; I was glad when she said she must go and congratulate N'dosi and moved away . |
| 9 | They were referred to the clinic by their doctors in Greece or the Middle East , and looked horrified when I said there was no lift and they had to walk down seventeen stairs to the basement . |
| 10 | ‘ I was n't meaning to be rude when I said you had n't changed . ’ |
| 11 | I suppose I had n't let myself think it through — I mean , I was so happy when she said she loved me , I never stopped to think seriously about what I had to offer her . |
| 12 | Yet the man had seemed sincere when he said he loved Cindy . |
| 13 | He was one of the earliest arrivals at Augusta , playing his first practice round on Saturday , which was a direct contradiction of a statement he made to the Augusta Chronical when he said he tried to treat the Masters like ‘ any other tournament ’ . |
| 14 | I hope I did n't look too anticipatory , or too disappointed when she said they were all about horoscopes and ‘ Find yourself through the Stars etc ’ , ‘ A very unhealthy lot . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ God 's teeth , no wonder you were so convincing when you said you 'd go against your family . |
| 16 | Now I began to wonder if my friends had not been right when they said I would never see him again . |
| 17 | ‘ So you were right when you said my grandmother had n't met Elaine Webb . ’ |
| 18 | Pipkin was right when he said they were n't fighters . |
| 19 | ‘ Anna was right when she said you should be asked to attend our little gathering . ’ |
| 20 | She was right when she said he could be a bastard , he really could . |
| 21 | The child was right when she said it was people like that who did terrible things . |
| 22 | It 's , I thought it was odd when you said it . |
| 23 | The Japanese must have thought we were mad when we said it was dangerous ! ’ |