Example sentences of "[vb pp] when [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , when he is transferred to a strange yard with different handlers , even if it is a good establishment , his natural nervous temperament will reappear , explaining why so many new owners think their horse may have been drugged when they bought it . |
| 2 | Wickham had been proud of her , and was devastated when she said they should separate . |
| 3 | I was rather devastated when she told me she was moving to Crieff , as she made major contributions to the work of the Library here ; she had a long-term future , and her personality made many friends for the Library among our users . |
| 4 | I was devastated when he said he fancied me but we 've started a relationship . |
| 5 | Earlier , Alex Aitken , of the Conservative Collegiate Forum , was loudly applauded when he said it was ‘ intolerable ’ that taxpayers should have to fund the left-wing propaganda of the NUS . |
| 6 | ‘ Then how come when we pulled her from her suit I found a folder full of Alex Bannen 's notes stashed away inside the sleeve ? ’ |
| 7 | Her inimitable use of rhythm caught many a class member on the wrong foot , but how spirits lifted when we got it right , and the ultimate but awful joy was being chosen to demonstrate . |
| 8 | But somehow she doubted it ; she was certain her interest in him would have vanished when she discovered he had no money . |
| 9 | ‘ I was a bit overwhelmed when she kissed me like that because we 'd never met before and it was in public . |
| 10 | I was shattered when I met you last . |
| 11 | I 've forgotten when you said you 're going to Ottawa but if that 's really soon & I do n't hear from you before then , have a great time , I hope the meetings are short & the pints are big ! |
| 12 | The grant payable depended upon the number of children who could read , write , and do arithmetic to the satisfaction of the individual inspector , and therefore it was not unnatural that every effort was made by the managers of the school , to see that the inspectors ’ tastes in such other matters as food and drink were duly considered when he visited them . |
| 13 | Madame behind the counter was not in the least fazed when he said he wanted to call England . |
| 14 | As Jim Smith 's side recovered from their epic tie with Liverpool , Beresford said he was misunderstood when he revealed he wanted to play Premier League football next season . |
| 15 | She thought how long and lean they were , a true artist 's hands , and remembered how they had felt when he touched her . |
| 16 | What had she felt when she saw him dead ? |
| 17 | The British secret service came up with a a stroke of some genius when the stopped having our operatives shot when they caught them and simply turned them into double agents . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Oh it 'll be such fun , ’ their mother had said when she kissed them good-bye at the station . |
| 19 | What was it his girl friend , Sandy Riverton , had said when she called him in the middle of the night ? |
| 20 | She had obviously forgiven him now for all those cruel but necessary things he had said when he dropped her the year before . |
| 21 | He would not be prepared when she asked him why he had sent two men to beat up a pathetic hotel clerk and frighten a vulnerable old woman . |
| 22 | The soft little click the door made when she closed it caused him to turn his head , and not by one flicker of an eyelash did he betray any emotion of her entrance . |
| 23 | Always a footballing footballer , even when under pressure in defence , Derek 's quality was there for all to see and the appreciation of the Palace fans was shown when they elected him as our Player of the Year in 1975 . |
| 24 | So she was not only watching but being watched when she thought she was by herself , when she was taking her clothes off and putting them on and so on . |
| 25 | He knocked softly on her door and his face was still drawn when she opened it . |
| 26 | Workmates at GEC in Manchester had at first joked when he said he was unable to stand after kneeling to pick something up . |
| 27 | Catriona had already laughed when she realised it was n't a joke . |
| 28 | ‘ He was gobsmacked when I told him mine was a replica . ’ |
| 29 | I had nothing further to do with Sally but she did n't seem to be bothered when I passed her in the street without speaking . |
| 30 | Louisa had lied when she said they were friends . |