Example sentences of "[coord] when she had [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when she had risen on the wings of ecstasy , then , the tip of his prying tongue alighted upon her dinky bottom-hole . |
| 2 | When Giorgio had descended on us that day in the train he had asked her to advance him the money to build the new car , and when she had turned him down he was furious . |
| 3 | And when she had seen a man 's shape she had thought for one wild moment that Mervyn or even John had called with flowers . |
| 4 | Maybe she would take up her art again , and when she had polished that rusty talent perhaps volunteer to teach handicapped children . |
| 5 | Bodo asked the waitress if she would take the romantic lead in a film he claimed to be making and when she had gone , said , ‘ I do n't think so , but you never know , do you ? |
| 6 | I asked her to bring me up a pot of tea , and when she had gone , inspected the room further . |
| 7 | At the door she suddenly grinned at him , and when she had gone the grin seemed to him still to be hanging in the air , like the Cheshire cat 's . |
| 8 | And when she had said it — when she had put so pathetic a value on herself — he would still drive off and leave her standing there , with those steep , chilly miles to go . |
| 9 | Sally-Anne attacked her food with vigour , and when she had drunk her soup , buttered and eaten her roll , Dr Neil prompted her gently , ‘ Talk to me about it , McAllister . |
| 10 | ‘ Collier gave her the necessary sum , and when she had received a receipt of payment from the agent , he duly robbed the agent of the money … |
| 11 | She was warm , deliciously warm , all over , for the first time since leaving Scotland , and when she had arrived , but an hour before , she had come straight up to Aunt Emily 's room with no injunctions to change her boots or smooth her hair , and been given a tray of tea and toast cut into little fingers and tiny biscuits flavoured with almond . |
| 12 | Maureen Moore was nineteen , and when she had finished her qualifications she would become a music teacher . |
| 13 | There were some lovely old brasses , too , which fascinated her ; and when she had finished looking at these she found that she was alone . |
| 14 | As always when she sang this song her eyes were moist , and when she had finished the applause did not come immediately , but there was that magic moment of silence that sometimes links a performer and an audience . |
| 15 | She had never spoken to anyone so openly before , not even her father , and when she had finished she trembled a little with the emotion of it . |
| 16 | She found herself pouring out her unhappiness to that odd but kind lady and when she had finished the headmistress sat back and looked at her sympathetically . |
| 17 | She had already thrown yesterday 's damp tea-leaves on to the parlour carpet , and when she had finished in the surgery would take a small , hard hand-brush and , down on her knees yet again , would painstakingly sweep them all up into a dustpan , to remove the previous day 's dirt and dust , Miss Mates said , and purify the air . |
| 18 | Sophie began , and when she had finished Helen sat in silence for a few minutes . |
| 19 | And when she had woken and eaten everything the femme de menage had left for lunch plus some extra eggs and some ham , she was no longer certain what had taken place the night before . |
| 20 | Somewhere between the time when they had fallen into an exhausted sleep and when she had woken to this grey dawn , all the joy and magic of what they had shared had faded , and she had been overcome by doubts . |
| 21 | His cheerful rubicund face was graver than usual , and when she had ushered him into the dining-room he began without preliminary : |
| 22 | And when she had thought sensation could not go any higher or wider or further , he touched her lightly and tenderly in the vulnerable V between her legs . |
| 23 | And when she had gleaned every detail … why then they would have him , would n't they ? |
| 24 | And when she had helped Carole to put Emma and Sophie to bed she had n't been able to prevent tears coming to her eyes while she had listened to them solemnly saying their prayers . |
| 25 | She had always loved to sew , and when she had started to design in earnest wedding dresses had proved irresistible . |
| 26 | Rachel turned her back , walked to the door without another word , and when she had closed it behind her she leant on it , drawing shaking breaths . |
| 27 | The only book in the whole of this enlightened household was something called Easy Cooking belonging to her mother , and when she had read this from cover to cover and had learnt all the recipes by heart , she decided she wanted something more interesting . |
| 28 | But when she had made her reckless decision to sail with him , it had never occurred to her that the smooth , sunny Mediterranean of holiday brochures might have a darker , more dangerous face . |
| 29 | But when she had asked if they could n't warm the place up a bit with some pretty colors , Dr. Briant had said sharply that they had to avoid confusing their color appreciation tests later , and she 'd have all the color she wanted then . |
| 30 | But when she had joined Sausage , who had been waiting for her outside , she bent and stroked his curly head , and two large tears rolled down her cheeks and splashed on to his fur . |