Example sentences of "[adj] when [pron] [vb past] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And Mrs McD was a bit staggered when we told her he was in Mull . |
| 2 | My relationship with Isobel started going wrong when we discovered she could n't have children and started having infertility treatment . |
| 3 | It was still light when he picked her up , and his appreciative gaze told her that missing her lunch had not been wasted . |
| 4 | They were old when they had her . ’ |
| 5 | Well she go Hilda got a baby boy about eighteen month old when I knew her like you know , and er she lived by I think it was I think it was you know and er what happened to her I be I think she had to go in a home or er you see and er baby boy was adopted like , the baby boy that 's about all I know about her that 's about all . |
| 6 | Meredith quivered , aware that the warmth of his disarming smile was reaching into her own body , and she was relieved when he released her . |
| 7 | Mrs Lamport contacted the theatre museum in London and was delighted when they invited her to look around their archives . |
| 8 | She was delighted when I asked her to work for me , ’ Roman said , his voice warm with sympathy . |
| 9 | At High Tea , Dot was glad when he saw her staring and tidied the strange hand out of sight beneath the table . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She seemed thrilled when I told her . |
| 12 | She hated arriving at places unannounced and , although Charles Caldecott had always been at his most ingratiating when he met her , that had been on social occasions . |
| 13 | I wanted to ring her in the morning , she 'd sounded so unhappy when I left her . |
| 14 | She resented being told constantly that she was ignorant and stupid when she knew she was n't . |
| 15 | ‘ Theo , I was so happy when I saw her again . |
| 16 | She went to see Mr Bailey , the manager of the factory , and she was surprised and happy when he gave her the job immediately . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ And that from an Aussie ? ’ she was startled into answering , then went pink when he gave her a look of what she could only describe as approval . |
| 19 | She was angry when I left her , and so she does n't want me to marry another woman . |
| 20 | The hair I had watched from above had become disturbed when I lifted her , so that it shaded the line of her left cheek . |
| 21 | Fiona 's mother was shocked when we informed her of Paul 's criminal past . |
| 22 | She was utterly shocked when he put her firmly from him and she saw him button the shirt she had succeeded in undoing . |
| 23 | She asked after you and was pleased when I told her how well your business was doing and that you seemed in good spirits since she said she had been anxious for you . |
| 24 | ( Elizabeth said that she was not quite sure whether she ought to be pleased when I told her this ; but I am sure she was pleased . ) |
| 25 | I 'm still friends with my tutor , and she was really pleased when I told her I 'd got a job . |
| 26 | Just as the girl was naked when we found her . |
| 27 | ‘ I have been looking forward to her visit for weeks and was very excited when I met her . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I have been looking forward to her visit for weeks and was very excited when I met her . |
| 29 | Tavett grew annoyed when he realized she had already discussed it with the other two the previous evening as soon as she had been allowed to leave the police station . |
| 30 | She was disappointed when he told her he was sorry but it was being used for band practice that day . |