Example sentences of "but when he [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His hand could only have been on her for a matter of seconds , if that , but when he released her she felt as though her skin had been scorched |
| 2 | He expected to be patronized by Lady Grubb because he came from a lower class , about which he did n't generally care tuppence , but when he saw her effect on Algy he found it more difficult than usual to be ribald about it . |
| 3 | His voice was as sensual as raw silk , but when he saw her bewilderment his eyes drifted over to Mandy 's table . |
| 4 | But when he saw me , he stepped back , with a look of wonder on his face . |
| 5 | Picking her way through the guests , she eventually found him talking to Edward , but when he saw her approaching he left his host and came to meet her . |
| 6 | He wondered whether he dared ring Victoria or Emma , but when he saw what the time was , he knew he could not . |
| 7 | But when he saw us running towards him , he shouted something to the driver , and the taxi drove off quickly down the road . |
| 8 | The sudden glare was blinding , but when he unscrewed his eyes , he could see he was in a kind of windowless utility room . |
| 9 | ‘ At first he did n't believe us but when he realised we really had found a baby and came back with us to have a look . ’ |
| 10 | She lay in her room and waited for him , and when he came I did not listen , but when he left I heard . |
| 11 | That 's what I thought it was at first but when he said it the next time it sounded different , it was nymph , rag nymph , that 's what he called me . |
| 12 | But when he said it , I thought oh I thought I had to have my left foot flat on the floor when I cornered , cos in second you have too . |
| 13 | But when he drank he lost himself somehow . ’ |
| 14 | Outside , the gate had gone from the basement steps , and the slanting roof of the coal hole had fallen in , but when he looked he could see the chafed paint , those marks on the rusted railings , where once he had padlocked his motorcycle . |
| 15 | He had gone to the airfield intending to buy a car but when he checked it out he discovered it was stolen . |
| 16 | But when he told his aunt what he had seen , she grinned all over her broad features . |
| 17 | That was bad enough , but when he told my daughter it started three weeks after they married and lasted until three months ago , she threw him out and she 's changed the locks of the house and says she will divorce him . |
| 18 | It was a good beginning , but when he returned his expression had altered . |
| 19 | But when he sent his ambassador to see if she were indeed as beautiful as men told , the Venetians would only show him the princess at nightfall , in an unlighted room . |
| 20 | Philip at first took no notice of what he said ; but when he heard him repeat the same thing several times , and saw he was greatly upset by the horse being sent away , eventually replied : ‘ Are you criticising those who are older than yourself , as if you knew more , and were better able to manage him than they ? ’ |
| 21 | ’ — but when he heard what the fees would be if he stayed he decided that he was hanged if he was going to spend all that money on being upset . |
| 22 | But when he heard what had happened that morning his face darkened and he turned angrily on Sam . |
| 23 | He has neither a running mate nor a campaign headquarters , but when he announced his bid he shot to the top of the polls . |
| 24 | But when he thought he had reached the peak of his misery and was regretting ever coming to this place the rain started to slow and ease off . |
| 25 | He came round to find a hostile Maltese crowd around him , but when he made it clear that he was English the mood changed . |
| 26 | But when he made his call there was still no news . |
| 27 | But when he made his appearance in the members ’ bar a few hours later , there were others happy to shake him by the hand and talk with him far into the night . |
| 28 | Secretary of State for giving way , but when he made his proni provisional announcement on the er on the total S S A for Wales , was he aware that the er the various er salary review bodies would be bringing in a er a recommendation which was almost twice the current rate of inflation ? |
| 29 | There was a box of matches in his top pocket , but when he got them out his hands were so wet that he could not make them strike . |
| 30 | Er it had been bought previous to that in nineteen eighty five by a local businessman who wanted to turn it into offices , but when he got his architect in , Russell Wright who 's his architect . |