Example sentences of "when [pron] [adv] [verb] at " in BNC.

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1 When I finally moved at the end of September , it was an enormous step in my life .
2 Railway stations are almost home to me now , I realized , when I eventually arrived at Victoria .
3 When I eventually arrived at the hospital I was feeling in the best of spirits and apparently shook the sisters by asking them to bring on the dancing girls . ’
4 Well I 'll tell you , when I just looking at it and thinking how nice it looked .
5 I could come out top in my exams then when I never did at school , I never did anything much at school at all .
6 So , time and time again , when you actually look at it , when you actually look at this position that we find ourselves in , there is n't an easy receipt to be made that can be used that actually provided what the business is about .
7 So , time and time again , when you actually look at it , when you actually look at this position that we find ourselves in , there is n't an easy receipt to be made that can be used that actually provided what the business is about .
8 The mistakes are made in investment terms when you actually rush at something , and you decide to go ahead and invest before you 've really studied all the options .
9 When you then look at the bits that are left over , erm we 've got Hambleton District Council which has er had the er er earliest I think local running down the centre of the county .
10 She has to do so , what 's more , at a time in her life when she probably feels at her least competent and worthwhile .
11 But when she finally arrived at the little mews her heart gave a lurch .
12 He looked at her with exasperation when she just gazed at him with wide deep blue eyes .
13 When she just gazed at him , he said patiently , ‘ I 've paid the agreed price , so tell me why , when you ought to be jubilant , you 're so obviously sad . ’
14 When she just looked at him his face softened magically .
15 No , ’ he confirmed gently when she just stared at him in shock , ‘ you need n't answer , not if you promised not to .
16 It was his soft eyes that had put her at ease the first time she met him , when she timidly knocked at his door just a few years ago , the evening when Fred employed a helper and found his future wife .
17 A monster 's mum was hanging up the washing in the garden when she suddenly yelled at him :
18 And then , when she only stared at the car without responding , he added , ‘ I said it was a matter of timing .
19 When she recently appeared at a New York department store to promote a scent , over 5,000 people turned up to catch a precious glimpse of her in the flesh .
20 How we survived remains a mystery , but when we eventually arrived at Backakeldy , we were told that the coastguard had been alerted and that our mad passage across the barriers had been watched in amazement by worried would-be rescuers .
21 Then , very soon , the hunting stage when we deliberately played at savages .
22 To connect these two points , I would stress the obvious point which may be forgotten when one simply looks at the fortunes of particular party organizations .
23 When they finally arrived at the cathedral , the world held its collective breath and Diana , with her father leaning heavily on her arm , walked with painful slowness down the aisle .
24 What would Changez make of his wife when he finally looked at her ?
25 My father used to spend hours on the lavatory smoking and reading the paper ; when he finally emerged at my mother 's disgusted summons , a rich smell of shit and tobacco would sidle out into the corridor .
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