Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] when she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constance asked timidly when she heard the voice at the other end . |
| 2 | She stopped suddenly when she saw a stranger in the kitchen . |
| 3 | Previously it had laid back its ears and moved away when she approached . |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't let me stop you ! ’ she exclaimed quickly when she saw he was about to call for the bill — and immediately wished that she had n't . |
| 5 | She had lean flanks and no tummy , and I could see from the way her breasts moved slightly when she walked that she wore nothing underneath her blouse ; I also had the feeling that she knew instantly that I knew . |
| 6 | She trembled involuntarily when she saw him . |
| 7 | The baby overbalanced her ; she moved awkwardly when she came up and held out her hand . |
| 8 | He was talking to James , and stopped abruptly when she came into the room . |
| 9 | So I tiptoed downstairs when she knocked at the door |
| 10 | One afternoon he came home when she had the tape on . |
| 11 | ‘ If you 've got something else on , it 's OK , ’ he added quickly when she did not answer straight away . |
| 12 | ‘ It was extremely fortunate that she came here when she did , ’ said the doctor gravely , ‘ or her situation might have been much more serious . ’ |
| 13 | It was Tuesday lunchtime , and they were sitting in the restaurant at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in the Mall ; Ginny often ate there when she had had enough of the food and the company in the canteen of the British Council . |
| 14 | ‘ All of it , ’ he added firmly when she sipped and made a face . |
| 15 | She thought it was empty at first , but someone was putting fresh flowers on the altar , and turned quickly when she heard the door close . |
| 16 | But the smile lasted less than a heartbeat and vanished entirely when she saw that fitzAlan continued to watch the small party until it disappeared from view . |
| 17 | On some deep , primitive level , sensed earlier when she had gazed at him across the fire , she belonged to him . |
| 18 | The Guider laughed delightedly when she knew . |
| 19 | She hated the way her skirts strained at the seams , the way her thighs lolled on her chair , rubbed together when she walked . |
| 20 | Cos you do n't know how much she took away when she took the testicles out . |
| 21 | Her voice died away when she saw the strain on Jenna 's face and she came round the bed , her eyes racing over Jenna 's pale face . |
| 22 | He laughed silently when she recoiled . |
| 23 | Both Travis and Sebastian looked askance when she returned , without Rosemary but carrying a bottle of sauce . |
| 24 | Midwife Christine Hall told the hearing that she could not remember whether she notified the registrar when she noticed some deceleration in the heartbeat at 4.25pm but did so when she became worried at 7.30pm . |
| 25 | He did not speak much but smiled broadly when she thanked him . |
| 26 | She followed his eyes downwards and cringed inwardly when she realised the top buttons of her shirt had come undone . |
| 27 | what she was getting at , she knew exactly what she was shopping for , she went into that shop , there was the list , it was handed in , I bet it took her less time to shop then , than it did later when she went shopping with a vague idea well I must n't forget this , I must n't forget that , but then the wandering around sort of oh that looks nice and I fancy that |
| 28 | Susan Gooch spoke twice when she appeared before Swindon Magistrates today . |
| 29 | Little Tero whinnied hysterically when she discovered she was being left behind . |
| 30 | He smiled faintly when she set her mouth stubbornly . |