Example sentences of "[noun sg] when [pers pn] [vb past] what " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was stepping from the corridor 's linoleum to the chilly tiles of the main hall when he spotted what appeared to be a golden opportunity to redeem himself . |
| 2 | One of America 's largest defense contractors made this discovery when it asked what information its top corporate and operating managers needed to do their jobs . |
| 3 | I was shaking with fright when I heard what happened . ’ |
| 4 | She let it fall back into the water when she heard what John had told Larry . |
| 5 | ‘ It was such a shock when I realised what Dora was suggesting . |
| 6 | Derry Holmes his wife and six children were on board the Celtic Pride Ferry when it made what was only it 's second voyage . |
| 7 | Mum was pleased as punch when she saw what we 'd got , particularly when the men arrived with the brass bedsteads and a red striped flock mattress . |
| 8 | She showed a little more concern when she learned what had happened . |
| 9 | But I can tell you it gave them all a good laugh in casualty when they discovered what had happened . ’ |
| 10 | In Gladstone Williams the defendant was on a bus when he witnessed what lie believed to be an attack by a large man on another , smaller youth . |
| 11 | And Phil Oakey must have eaten his own fringe when he heard what they 'd done to his malevolently provincial classic ‘ Do n't You Want Me ’ . |
| 12 | They even searched between the sheets and under the mattresses , and gave no answer when she asked what they were looking for . |
| 13 | Lancaster breathed out slowly and looked down at the table when he realised what he had said . |