Example sentences of "but when they were [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but when they were ringing I were on phone to John 's mum because there were someone hanging about house , so I talked to John 's mum for ages on phone and then Debbie rang , did n't she ? |
| 2 | AOPA was actively involved throughout the campaign to save West Malling and has found that in several instances residents in the neighbourhoods of airfields have been opposed to flying , but when they were made aware of the horrors of what the possible alternatives would be , they then realised what a valuable green and friendly asset a local airfield could be . |
| 3 | But when they were made respectable , vouched for by his own father , when they were associated with his own parents , and with his own existence … it was quite different . |
| 4 | It 's a surprise too that the school has survived , but when they were killing off all the grammar schools in this country and turning them into comprehensives and middle schools and sixth-form colleges and everyone was getting shoved in with everyone else . |
| 5 | But when they were switched on they blew the main fuses , which deprived them of lighting for the day and taught them why they had to rely on coal fires . |
| 6 | It was n't difficult to work out what each word meant , but when they were put together they either did n't mean anything at all or something quite unbelievable ( ‘ CIVIC CENTRE RATES RUMPUS ’ ) . |
| 7 | But when they were finished the hall remained full . |
| 8 | But when they were sitting at the oval table in the dining-room , eating Mrs Purry 's admirable steak and kidney pudding and drinking a full-bodied Burgundy , Penelope found herself next to Rupert , who talked very pleasantly about Italy , remembering that Penelope was shortly to visit Rome with the parish party , and told her of things she ought to see and restaurants where she might eat . |