Example sentences of "he [be] [adv] [adj] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | How could he be so polite when he had been fired by passion only a couple of hours before ? |
| 2 | But I says , that they were , I , that he were n't satisfied when it were vibrating and that . |
| 3 | He knows too that there are activities in which he is most intelligent when he is most spontaneous , in which to think may even be dangerous ; the ski jumper or the tightrope walker can not afford to hesitate and reflect . |
| 4 | He is most relaxed when he is in the converted barn in Devon that is now his painting studio ; it is stone-floored and filled with light and quiet as a church . |
| 5 | Stuttgart coach Christophe Daum had named Chapman as his side 's biggest worry after the pre-season Makita tournament at Elland Road , saying : ‘ He is so dangerous when the ball is played into him in the air , and I do n't think we are able to cope with that . ’ |
| 6 | He is very cold when he is angry , very polite and correct . |
| 7 | He is perfectly earnest when he says , ‘ I feel that the people who run the big national companies are in my way . |
| 8 | ‘ A lot of people probably think he is too fat when he is jumping , ’ says John , ‘ but he seems to be better for carrying a bit of weight ; he has more energy . |
| 9 | Instead , he rambles on some more , to ask why he is still unemployed when he feels such a sense of renewal . |
| 10 | He is always delighted when extra candles are lit on special feasts and at Easter . |
| 11 | Dr David Reid has met Mrs W many times , although he is somewhat coy when asked if he has examined the W children . |
| 12 | he 's completely different when I |
| 13 | He was tremendously impressive when beating Granville Again at Cheltenham last Sunday , and has plenty in hand at his best . |
| 14 | Consequently , he was rather surprised when Selkirk spoke out . |
| 15 | So he was pretty disappointed when I went to see ALIEN 3 ( Cert 18 ; General ) and walked out after less than an hour , bored beyond belief . |
| 16 | Poor old bugger — he was probably glad when he got sick . ’ |
| 17 | Interestingly , Harry had come into the game unusually late because he was already 24-years-old when chief scout Charlie Slade spotted him playing for . |
| 18 | For all I know he was already dead when I arrived . ’ |
| 19 | He was equally uncommunicative when we reached the airport . |
| 20 | And he was n't angry when he went to see Angy , he was happy . |
| 21 | The hon. Member for Westminster , North touched on that , but he was not convincing when he spoke of the underlying causes of that crime . |
| 22 | He was not present when the case was called on but the justices were satisfied that he was aware of the hearing . |
| 23 | I considered that he was not coherent when I saw him and he was confused . ’ |
| 24 | The Court of Appeal held that he was not guilty when he had not decided whether to use it or not . |
| 25 | ‘ Still , you know you 're welcome , ’ she smiled and left him and he was not surprised when she did not come to the post office the next evening or the evening after . |
| 26 | He was not surprised when Edna continued , ‘ I began keeping the child away from her as much as possible . |
| 27 | He was not surprised when the child answered in a high-pitched rebellious voice , ‘ No . |
| 28 | He was fast asleep when the telephone rang beside his bed . |
| 29 | He was also asleep when a gramophone blared from the open window of a flat in the block across the way . |
| 30 | He was understandably apprehensive when Diana made her first speech partly in Welsh at Cardiff City Hall when she was presented with the Freedom of the City . |