Example sentences of "when [vb pp] [pron] would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When pressed he would explain the secret of his success , in a shy , matter-of-fact way . |
| 2 | When thwarted he would rage , shutting his eyes tight , opening his mouth and holding his breath before letting out a bellow of such terrifying power that Neil half expected the whole of Lydsett to come running to see which of them was tormenting the child . |
| 3 | When lit it would warm both sides and make the atmosphere cosy . |
| 4 | On a proportional grid , we would have to draw this as an egg-shaped , so that when knitted it would appear the correct shape . |
| 5 | The Master of the College , Arthur Benson , said of him humorously that when roused he would become ‘ all eye and moustache ’ . |