Example sentences of "when [pron] [adv] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ed had doubts about Dee — he was a bit , kind of , uncool at times — just like Dee to carry on climbing when everyone else knew it was boring . |
| 2 | Well they did n't want to recognize I recognize the union you see and when , when everyone really knew what we should be having and what were paying , and of course erm it caused a bit of bitterness and resentment against those who would n't join , but er that , that 's what causes the trouble nowadays is n't it and it 's , it 's a sad thing really , but on the whole erm I 've enjoyed everyw everywhere I 've been . |
| 3 | The major flaw in attempting to get all the fractious fragments to work together , when nothing really united them except being Right-On , was the massive emphasis it placed on consensus . |
| 4 | It was three o'clock by the tower clock when I finally forced my numb fingers to dose the creaking covers of the Thesaurus Exorcismorum . |
| 5 | Young , chirpy faces to greet me when I finally made it to Raynes Park . |
| 6 | I needed it because when I finally disentangled myself from Zaria 's legs ( another advantage noted : no claws ) , I padded over to see what the noise was . |
| 7 | When I finally roused myself and walked , unsteadily at first , to the green door and then through the other garden and the house , now silent — for our party had moved away and there was only a lady in an obviously twentieth century flowered smock at a little table in the hall — I felt the world was drained of colour and that I could not face anyone who was not Orlando . |
| 8 | It was 4.30 a.m. when I finally said my farewell to the French family and their very charming daughter . |
| 9 | When I finally sold it and acquired a respectable saloon , some of the excitement went out of motoring . |
| 10 | The great day came when I finally untied him . |
| 11 | When I finally found him he looked for all the world like a clown . |
| 12 | Scraping away the yellow clay , I discovered a metal drainage pipe , and the dam thing proved to be eight feet long when I finally wrested it away from its niche . |
| 13 | I had always imagined that when I finally lost my virginity , it would be for the same reason I smoked and drank , because it would have seemed unsophisticated not to . |
| 14 | I despised the other actors for not sticking up for me , and for sniggering at the accent when I finally did it . |
| 15 | When I finally decided I could n't dawdle over my coffee any longer , a decision arrived at long before by the hard-eyed blonde in charge of the cash register , I climbed back in the heap and headed home . |
| 16 | ‘ She gave me some help when I badly needed it . |
| 17 | Many of the stories were unbelievable , but when I later checked them , all were true . |
| 18 | When I eventually told her , she was devastated … . an' me dad too . |
| 19 | ‘ It was the chuckle he gave when I eventually dragged myself away . |
| 20 | When I eventually reached his house we got out his canoe . |
| 21 | The great problem I faced , when I eventually obtained my degree in zoology , was that to convert my childhood fascination into an adult career I would have to carry out experiments on animals . |
| 22 | The word ‘ Hecketypecky ’ passed between them , and when I eventually found it — the Rio Jequetepeque — I could hardly believe the spelling . |
| 23 | to walk round the bread shelves twice and they were right on the bottom shelf when I eventually tracked them down and they had the hot cross buns on the shelves . |
| 24 | I had already received details of properties in several regions of France , including the Toulouse area , when I providentially read your article , ‘ At the sign of the Red Rocker ’ , the catalyst being the mention of a cheap flight to Toulouse from Heathrow for £116 return . ’ |
| 25 | But when I quickly explained our problem and made my request , her large furry face wrinkled with doubt . |
| 26 | When I reluctantly put him back in his shoe box , I had a desperate need to be close to ‘ Fred ’ the person . |
| 27 | He did n't even curl a lip in my direction and he did n't howl when I playfully cuffed him behind the ear . |
| 28 | I think I stopped when I once asked someone what the matter was and he said : ‘ If you do n't know , then you ca n't love me . ’ |
| 29 | I was particularly distressed when I personally sanctioned his return to operational flying after a short period as an instructor at an OTU . |
| 30 | How does he know the plate price is high , he did n't make that quite , when I only gave him a total price |