Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] [pron] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I saw her my heart sank . |
| 2 | Both Jessica and Nadea seemed to agree that it was fitting and appropriate when I told them my first choice would be to serve with the Royal Canadian Air Force . |
| 3 | He laughed when I told him our solicitor was trying to sort out Brian 's will and said , ‘ What has he got to leave ? ’ |
| 4 | At night the Temple gates were always closed , but the night-porter let me in when I told him my name . |
| 5 | When I told him my story , a few hours later , he found it difficult to believe . |
| 6 | When I asked what her name was , I should not have been surprised when she replied clearly : ‘ My name is Lydia . ’ |
| 7 | I was feeling pretty angry with her as I stomped across that big field , but when I reached her my heart just melted . |
| 8 | He goes off again when I give him his cloth back . |
| 9 | At first I get on best with the Highland laddies , matching them dram for dram and can for can , taking their cigarettes and suffering their remarks on the lines of ‘ No I still smoke ’ when I offer them my Silk Cuts but gradually as we get drunker I start to feel uncomfortable with their attitude to the travellers and even more so to women , and Howie , the guy I met last night , talks about how he used to slap the wife around and now the bitch is in one of these fucking women 's refuges and if he ever finds her he 'll fucking kick seven kinds of shit out of her . |
| 10 | When I found him his body was sprawled over the stool . ’ |
| 11 | When I gave him his afternoon coffee he said , ‘ She was such an interesting person , ’ and dabbed his eyes . |
| 12 | You are very kind to have thought of him and when I gave him your kiss he gave me a hundred in return to pass on to you believing I could and indeed I wish he was correct in his supposition . |
| 13 | I 'd caught sight of him in the distance from time to time all afternoon , but now when I wanted him his red hair was n't anywhere around . |
| 14 | When yu selling me me music |
| 15 | ‘ Ah 'll let ye go when ye give me his address . |
| 16 | And er the trestles and the tables were all laid down the assembly hall and then we had a er er after the erm when you had your your meal , which consisted of sandwiches and cake , that was all . |
| 17 | 1 Which answer matches which question ? 2 How would you describe the character she has created ? 3 Where would you most likely meet such a character ? 4 How do you think she would answer these questions : a ) Are you happy with your life ? b ) Do you have any ambitions ? c ) When did you first start living rough ? 5 What other questions would you like to ask the character ? 6 Now put this character in the hot seat and see what she says when you ask her your questions . |
| 18 | I think the National but when you win its your fairy tale come true . |
| 19 | But it 's times like that when you find who your friends are . |
| 20 | When you give me my two quid back . |
| 21 | I did n't know about God , but that was when I knew it was serious , when she told him her secret identity . |
| 22 | And during that terrible evening by the fireside , when she told him her story , how desperately sad she had been to realize he might not love her any more . |
| 23 | She could just see his face when she told him her mornings began at six . |
| 24 | When she saw him her heart contracted . |
| 25 | He no longer bothered to talk to her when she brought him his coffee . |
| 26 | She shuddered when she thought what her fate might have been . |
| 27 | In spite of the anxiety she had recently undergone , she was the picture of health , and Roger 's heart warmed — as everyone 's did — when she gave him her radiant smile . |
| 28 | The first thing the lady in the hotel pointed out when she showed us our room overlooking the canal was an electric mosquito killer . |
| 29 | When we signed him his ability to go out on the wing , but then at sheffield they had someone in the middle for the cross . |
| 30 | An outline of the insurance policy is given below and you will be issued with full details of the policy when we send you your booking confirmation . |