Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [verb] that it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was even worse when I realised that it was more than that . |
| 2 | ‘ I was very upset when I discovered that it had gone : it was a terrible shock . |
| 3 | I thought in my ignorance that Lorcomb would be just down the road from Norwich ; when I discovered that it was an hour 's drive I persuaded the colonel to rent me his house . ’ |
| 4 | His wife Jean , 70 , said : ‘ When I saw that it was the only laugh I have had since Theo 's death . |
| 5 | I was on the point of surrendering when I thought that it would be more dangerous to resume the subject on another occasion ; I also did n't trust my nerve . |
| 6 | ‘ I speak on behalf of the Labour Party when I say that it is not , and never has been , the duty or responsibility of either a local or education authority to promote homosexuality ... |
| 7 | well , when I say that it 's the best opportunity for peace I 've seen in twenty years . |
| 8 | When I confirmed that it was called the Skein of Geese , she pulled out one of those little books of matches they give away in such places and said : ‘ The same as this , you mean ? ’ |
| 9 | I told you when I rote that it was impossible for me to pay anything , as he was allowed by the parish when he was at Muggerhanger , and I told you I had my daughter on my hands for over seven years , and I have been doctering her all the time so I think you will consider the matter over and no that I can not help in any way , and in any case 4s. is a lot of money to pay a week . |
| 10 | ‘ It was certainly a very fated combination — a destined match , but when you get that it 's a fixed reaction to do with planets and the fixed signs . |
| 11 | ‘ John , you 're not trying ! ’ and you look at your feet in the mirror , ugly , unable to do the things which you want them to do , or see your body collapse in the middle when you know that it should be firm and rigid — and see them all , even the children , doing something , following what you can not follow . |
| 12 | It 's also why , when you suggest that it might not be the most credible thing for a label in their position to sign old bores like Paul Weller and Madness , McDonald looks bewildered and offers that Go ! |
| 13 | So our National Anthem has been about a bit , particularly when you think that it came , probably came from , or was used in , erm a piece of music simply by Haydn . |
| 14 | So there may be occasions when you feel that it would be nice to make er a change to er a system or procedure , and in actual fact it becomes really not possible because we would then be going against the dictates and requirements in I S O Nine Thousand and One . |
| 15 | That Darren 's car has been such a loyal servant is all the more surprising when you consider that it spent its first 50,000 miles in the hands of a company rep and was then driven for 22,000 miles by a builder — two occupations hardly renowned for lavishing care and attention on cars . |
| 16 | And when you consider that it measures only 17mm in depth at the first fret , it 's the closest yet to an invisible neck , from a purely tactile point of view . |
| 17 | When you consider that it costs 40p in bank charges every time a cheque is cashed , or that a covenant will increase your contribution by a third ( if you pay income tax ) , you will appreciate why the fund raising and marketing department is so keen on these cost-effective methods ! |
| 18 | Surprising when you consider that it 's ‘ not so very long ago ’ that they were eating each other ( laughter ) . |
| 19 | For Flew , and for Ayer in Language , Truth and Logic , you realise the vacuousness of religious belief when you realise that it is compatible with any earthly state of affairs whatsoever . |
| 20 | A piecemeal approach using micros will seem attractive at first , but may soon founder , when you realise that it is a shared information system which you actually need . |
| 21 | Of course ten billion is an enormous number of people , but it does n't seem quite so alarming a figure when you realise that it 's only twice the current population of the world . |
| 22 | So their affair was begun , their part-time affair , as Maria took to calling it , at first only to herself , but then aloud in Luke 's presence when she discovered that it could bring a quick frown to his face . |
| 23 | It was ghastly' frightening enough in its unreality , but the real terror would strike when she accepted that it was true . |
| 24 | She emphasised that she did not want to get better ; that there was no reason or motive for her to get better ; that she wished to remain in control ; that she would cure herself when she decided that it was right to do so . |
| 25 | She emphasised that she did not want to get better ; that there was no reason or motive for her to get better ; that she wished to remain in control ; that she would cure herself when she decided that it was right to do so . |
| 26 | She took them off again when she remembered that it would be she who would have to Ronuk it again if Matey saw its shine marred . |
| 27 | She walked up the path and leant wearily against the wall while she dug in her bag for her key , then groaned when she remembered that it was still lying on the floor of the car park where she had dropped it . |
| 28 | She points out that we know little of the differential impact of changing material circumstances on different kinds of tending , and is surely right when she argues that it would be ‘ useful and interesting to discover how long term unemployment alters conjugal roles as far as caring is concerned ’ . |
| 29 | I had invited everyone I could think of to tea , and we had been invited back , but it was not her style , and when she complained that it was not right for her ‘ to be living among all these old people ’ I understood very well what she meant . |
| 30 | We were a little discomfited by the request , but agreed to accede to it this once ; but when we realised that it was to be a regular arrangement , we knew that we should have to move again , for over and above the inconvenience of being put out of our room , we were sure that our landlady did not even change the sheets . |