Example sentences of "when [noun prp] [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Melanie said so to her aunt , the older woman scribbled : ‘ Those are the de luxe models , these are the standards . |
| 2 | This Bobby did , and was cautiously treating himself to oysters at the bar when Minton came in with some sailors and bade him join them . |
| 3 | When Minton brought back to Allen Street a Party of sailors , it was Paul who fried the chips Minton knew they liked to eat . |
| 4 | Rain confessed as much when Shildon checked up on her progress . |
| 5 | The Hull man appeared to have the angles covered when Ferguson rocked back on his heels to accept Ian Potter 's pass , but despite a standing start and only inches in which to operate , Fergie whisked past on the outside . |
| 6 | When Stirling found out about the plan in which his unit was to be involved , he was even more furious . |
| 7 | Bryan Thomson 's match was already at the first tee when Patrick strolled up with the bag of clubs over his shoulder . |
| 8 | The situation changed , firstly when Andrew confounded medical opinion by playing again in December and then when Dawe pulled out of the semi-final match against Yorkshire after his club , Bath , had rearranged a postponed Courage League match at Rugby . |
| 9 | The bottle was in his hand when Nicandra came back from the kitchen . |
| 10 | Werewolf softly whistled Mark Knopfler 's Going Home from Local Hero and did n't stop even when Jenkins walked up to him and said in a plummy voice : |
| 11 | When Bathsheba ran out of the house the previous night , Troy first replaced the coffin lid , then went upstairs to lie on his bed and wait miserably for the morning . |
| 12 | When Ven drew up outside her hotel , Fabia went on to realise just how kind he had been to give up so much of his time . |
| 13 | When Thorneycroft took over in July 1962 , the Defence Votes were under pressure again , and pruning was once more the order of the day . |
| 14 | The man was ignorant of the Empress 's scheme , but when Isabel glanced back at his face she saw only too clearly his opinion of her visit to their guest 's room . |
| 15 | When Bernard came out of hospital he did not walk very well for a good long time . |
| 16 | When Cecilia looked back to Tina 's childhood it was always that particular day when Ernest Jarvis had hanged himself that she remembered . |
| 17 | But in practice he found himself able to control the Residents only by appointing men he deemed to be sufficiently compliant , an expedient to which he resorted when Temple retired prematurely from the service in 1917 . |
| 18 | Leaves rustled behind , and he could not stop the smile when Madra sat down beside him . |
| 19 | When Will came back to us , his eyes were bright , but he was already thinking about it . |
| 20 | And when William came back from Germany and a decision had to be made about his education , he argued that it made sense to send him to the state school , the same as Preston . |
| 21 | When Alison stepped back into the bedroom the slight drop in temperature immediately sought out the damp patches on her back and shoulders that she 'd missed with the towel . |
| 22 | When Chelsea turned out on a Saturday afternoon , if we did n't lock the door , we had all the football fans in the shop trying to nick stuff and screaming obscenities . |
| 23 | When Allan grinned knowingly at it , he said , ‘ Oh aye — this house needs a woman. , ‘ Maybe we will find a willing girl at the wedding , ’ Allan suggested . |
| 24 | Kolchinsky was waiting in the foyer when Whitlock got back to the hotel . |
| 25 | When Sarah returned home from West Heath school , Diana was a willing servant , unpacking her suitcases , running her bath and tidying her room . |
| 26 | When Sarah got back to the attic bedroom in Newcastle Place the first thing she did was open the window , letting in damp , wintry air . |
| 27 | Angel 's keening cry became weaker and she lay listlessly in the cradle which Patrick had outgrown , scarcely waking when Sarah tried almost in vain to feed her . |
| 28 | This positive working relationship helped to strengthen the foundations of the sport , especially when Sarah moved on in 1987 to become a senior staff coach at the English Ski Council and Development Officer for freestyle . |
| 29 | When Marcus came in for supper , two hours later , Daniel 's Mum was still talking , to Stephanie , who was in and out of the kitchen dishing up vegetables and making gravy , to her son , who moved his weight cautiously from time to time on a dining-room chair and frowned and frowned . |
| 30 | When Ben came back to the table he placed the fork with great ceremony to the side of Millie 's plate , saying , ‘ There you are , madam . |