Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remind the Hon. Gentleman that when I launched the valleys initiative I challenged the Labour party to choose it as a subject for the Select Committee on Welsh Affairs . |
| 2 | When I injured the ligaments in my left knee last year , the doctor said I did n't need an operation but it would never be 100% again . |
| 3 | Oh , well , I 'll keep it in mind when I get the lights then I 'll come and pick the colour see what 's on offer |
| 4 | ‘ But it was really hard to deal with sometimes , especially when I got the thumbs down on something I really believed in and did n't want to change . |
| 5 | It was all terrifically exciting and when I got the parts I could hardly believe it . |
| 6 | Matthew ; ‘ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth … |
| 7 | When I announced the results I paid tribute to places such as Wigan and St. Helens |
| 8 | At the time I was mucking out the byre stalls , and piling the manure on top of my big heap when I saw the lights go on in the house . |
| 9 | So , you 're saying that when I saw the colours change , that was like what happens to the police siren . ’ |
| 10 | Another Godalming neighbour said : ‘ When I saw the pictures of Spiro 's family on the television I remembered the cousin . |
| 11 | When I saw the pictures , I could n't deny that I found them arousing . |
| 12 | I was passing when I saw the gates not shut properly , so I thought I 'd best come in and see if everything was all right at the house … ’ |
| 13 | Debbie , 23 , of Blisworth Street , said : ‘ If I had n't ran away when I saw the balls of fire coming towards us it might have been much worse . |
| 14 | My memory was vaguely stirred when I saw the authors ' name . |
| 15 | It annoys me when I hear the criticisms that come from the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 16 | ‘ Now , Gedanken , when I hear the words ‘ big bang ’ I think of the noise that ends a firework display , but I believe you and your uncle have discovered another type of Big Bang . |
| 17 | ‘ I pray to God when I hear the grenades at night . |
| 18 | When I hear the attacks on that modest , even cautious , and certainly prudent programme , I must compare it with the gross waste of public money in which the Government have indulged . |
| 19 | I first realised it the day of Len 's funeral , when I spilled the beans . |
| 20 | And also , if she came in when I had the triplets it meant that erm you know , she was sitting talking to me when I wanted to be playing with them and taking them out and getting on with doing things with them . |
| 21 | When I had the children I put on lots of weight which I never really lost . |
| 22 | But he 's made me believe them ; it 's the thought of him that makes me feel guilty when I break the rules . |
| 23 | When I tell the girls , I thought , they 'll not believe one word of this . |
| 24 | ‘ And you 're going to be in a lot of trouble when I tell the police you 're keeping me in this car by force . ’ |
| 25 | But when I rubbed the leaves between my fingers and offered her my fingertips to sniff , her reaction was dramatic . |
| 26 | When I visit the veterans , they have such a wealth of experience to tell of the old days , some I may add , from before I was born , and it does seem such a shame they never get an invite to look behind the scenes of a present day JS branch . |
| 27 | When I heard the stories about quite a tyrant |
| 28 | And when I heard the guards were going to cut our rations yet again … ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Now when I know the boys are preparing for another game and I 'm not there , I will miss it ; the familiar routine , meeting at the Petersham Hotel in Richmond on a Wednesday night , the late meal , the exchange of views as people come in ; the Thursday morning training , dashing round to golf or wherever in the afternoon , the team meeting in the evening , the Friday session , probably going to the cinema at night , the leg pulling , the nervous jokes on the Saturday of the game itself , the closing in from the outside world . ’ |
| 30 | I have no desire to pass on nasty stories about other people , not even when I know the facts of the case . |