Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] when [pron] 'd [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Lucy called her in the morning , swept away all doubts with a rush of enthusiasm about the exhibition , and only when they 'd hung up did Jay realise that she had n't given her a date , a time ; that she — they ? — were just where they 'd been five months before . |
| 2 | Watching from the window , Hilary grinned as she saw him hurry towards the driver , and only when he 'd climbed into the car did she move . |
| 3 | He 'd seen her like this before , when she had her nose in those poetry books , and once when he 'd sneaked up the stairs and caught her using the telephone . |
| 4 | The only way Eric could telephone me was by using a military line via Bologna and Vienna , which took hours on end , and even when he 'd got through , our voices were often unintelligible . |
| 5 | And er er drop them in the in the blacksmith 's shop , and then when he 'd finished with them , when he 'd done 'em , they 'd all be in a tub down at the pit bottom . |
| 6 | And then when he 'd won he offered Heseltine the had of friendship and promptly he gave him the Poll Tax , which will finish him for ever . |
| 7 | She 'd thrown herself at him , and then when she 'd panicked he 'd dropped her like a hot potato … what a fool she 'd been ! |
| 8 | But then when I 'd strengthened her up I said she 'd be alright for a few days . |