Example sentences of "but when she [verb] the " in BNC.
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1 | But when she reached the vicinity of her garden she was seized with a sudden embarrassment . |
2 | She intended to go straight to the second floor and find a policeman she could tell about the keys , but when she reached the first floor landing she veered into the newsroom instead . |
3 | Even as she turned towards the staircase she was still trying to come up with a good reason for not sleeping in his bed , but when she reached the top step she turned with a resigned sigh towards his room , too bone weary to argue any more . |
4 | But when she reached the office she found concentration to be almost impossible , and within a short time she became impatient with herself . |
5 | But when she brought the children round , they would all wait outside a side door until he came down and joined them . |
6 | Her hand trembled slightly as she place it on her father 's arm , but when she heard the traditional strains of music announcing her arrival , and saw Silas looking extremely handsome as he waited at the end of the aisle , her nervousness fled . |
7 | She could scarcely breathe , let alone struggle , but when she heard the sound of someone in the undergrowth she knew it was Travis and tried to get out a warning . |
8 | But when she saw the church clock she realised she was too early for the bus — nearly three-quarters of an hour too early . |
9 | But when she saw the little girl , she cried in surprise , ‘ Matthew , who 's that ? |
10 | She went back to bed but when she woke the next morning she was in terrible pain and called a nurse for help . |
11 | But when she repeats the movement in her dance with the Young Man , it appears in a different context , that of awakening love . |
12 | But when she resisted the charms of Hollywood 's legendary romeo it hit an all-time low . |
13 | The big downstairs room might have been a converted cowshed , but when she opened the tall shutters and the sunlight poured in , it looked more like a state apartment . |
14 | I though we 'd sit on her step , like we always did , and share out the Cadbury 's , and I 'd tell her about our school and she 'd tell me all about the nuns and everything , but when she opened the door she just stood there , all clean and different in her stiff long uniform still , and said , " I ca n't possibly play out tonight . |
15 | But when she opened the door , nothing and no one was outside . |
16 | But when she opened the door of her room he was waiting for her . |
17 | Sarah carried it carefully , but when she entered the dining room and glanced across at the guests she almost dropped it . |
18 | But when she entered the house , she was confronted by a scene of utter chaos . |
19 | But when she entered the little kitchen the first thing she saw was the flowers . |
20 | But when she entered the glade , Fen had gone . |
21 | But when she sees the Teds and greasers and hard-faced girls who make up the matinee audience , she thinks it 's just as well . |
22 | The bodice hung in folds but when she pulled the belt good and tight it did n't look so bad . |