Example sentences of "when [pron] explain " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I explained that my husband had been a member of the British armed forces and was in uniform , the official seemed to lose all interest , which I thought strange , as there had been French and Belgian equivalents of the S.A.S. in 1944 . |
| 2 | Luckily , when I explained the situation , he saw the funny side of it . |
| 3 | When I explained what had happened on the train he shook his head and said one should never trust the Moors . |
| 4 | When I explained , I got even less sympathy : ‘ Of all the stupid things . |
| 5 | When I explained , he said , ‘ You should have kept the money . |
| 6 | When I explained this to the assistant she said , ‘ Oh , I did n't think the book could be for yourself — you 're lovely and slim ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ He wrongly claimed I misled him by concealing knowledge of the Matrix Churchill case when I explained the Government 's policy . |
| 8 | He had barely answered when I explained what had happened . |
| 9 | When I explained about the sleeping man and his promise of a visa , Mr Saleb looked at me as if ! was talking gibberish . |
| 10 | When I explained the purpose of my visit , he answered with a smile : ‘ But of course , there is no objection to your sending the parcel or parcels with our mail . |
| 11 | He was more than happy to oblige , especially when I explained why . ’ |
| 12 | I referred earlier to the excellence of the Home Office research and statistics department when I explained that we do not keep crime figures for the past 12 centuries . |
| 13 | Mind you , I will say that when I explained things to her she was up and into her jumper and jeans in a flash and in no time at all we were hammering down the road towards Carlisle . |
| 14 | ‘ May I ask why you did n't say anything when I explained what I was doing in Venice ? ’ |
| 15 | When I explain that I read books for a living , people launch into a frenzy of apologetic explanation : ‘ I do n't have the time ! ’ ; |
| 16 | The director is visibly disappointed when I explain that we will start with the basics and that we will not spend the whole budget on a new x ray machine . |
| 17 | When I explain what has caused offence , they just do n't seem to see the problem . ’ |
| 18 | And I think the police would be fairly sympathetic when I explain that I 'm trying to protect my wife from someone who sends sick , threatening letters . ’ |
| 19 | It 's one of these things that sound much more complicated than when I explain it to you . |
| 20 | They will be correct when they explain the advantages of new fabrics , they will also be correct to laugh when you explain what you already use , and you will be bewitched when you try on something fantastic , comfortable and attractive that they slip surreptitiously from a hanger while they talk . |
| 21 | But , you know , when you explain these concepts to the people who are part of that committee , or they are the chairman of that committee — it 's very easy to say , ‘ Yeah , that other committee is really bad . |
| 22 | ‘ They 're always very helpful indeed when you explain what you want to do , ’ said Brian after the latest fun but fruitless escapade round 13 graveyards . |
| 23 | So he said erm I said to the woman I went to the court this morning so he said when you explain to me he said I 've got money in my pockets cos I borrowed it from dad tha he said I owed sixty two pound so he said I said to the woman in the court how can I pay this the sixty two pounds when you 've frozen my account ? |
| 24 | You know I thought when she explained it to me , not like some people think it 's dirty , I thought it was wonderful . |
| 25 | When she explained to Sidney Carrow that she was pregnant , he had said shyly , somehow seeming to express both pleasure and pain , ‘ Where were you thinking of going ? |
| 26 | And the wife of the congregational minister fared no better when she explained that " owing to falling church membership " , the church no longer paid a living wage . |
| 27 | When she explained what the kidnappers were after and asked if he had any idea where or what the document might be , his reply was predictably negative . |
| 28 | She showed her warrant card and when she explained that they had come to see Nicola 's husband , the man invited them in . |
| 29 | ‘ I hope Wilmot can handle this , ’ said Holly anticipating the lawyer 's reproach when she explained herself to him . |
| 30 | And she had no doubt that Tristan would listen when she explained to him what it was she wished him to say on her behalf , or in which direction she wished him to urge her to go . |