Example sentences of "when [pers pn] see [pron] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I met her at the airport after she flew in to London from Los Angeles recently , I caught my breath when I saw her because she just looked so lovely . |
| 2 | I was munching a meat pie and reading an early edition of the Standard when I saw them and then only because I happened to glance in the mirror . |
| 3 | I considered that he was not coherent when I saw him and he was confused . ’ |
| 4 | My mother and I were in the kitchen when I saw him and involuntarily said , ‘ My God , he looks as though he 's … ’ |
| 5 | I could n't believe it when I saw it cos we had just cemented the ill-fated Admiral deal . |
| 6 | I had doubts about that cover when I saw it because someone on seeing the flag would think it 's a political novel , whereas it 's not . |
| 7 | She stopped again then said wryly , ‘ When I saw you and gradually realised that he was attracted to you I naturally became jealous . ’ |
| 8 | Er did you s w w when er when I saw you when you were living in |
| 9 | ‘ When I see something that 's right , it hits me . |
| 10 | The story had been taken up in yesterday 's paper by another lady , old-age pensioner Miss Judith Kennedy , a retired teacher who told a local reporter that ‘ I know an eagle when I see one because I lived in Cyprus for twenty years and there are many eagles there . |
| 11 | And I 'm going to ask Mr when I see him that if he |
| 12 | He said I just speak to him he said when I see him and they 're nice to me and I 'm nice to them . |
| 13 | I when I see him when I see , George does a lot of housekeeping when I see him clearing the bed I say oh goodness look book . |
| 14 | So when I see it cos I thought I have Alice and them , so I and in the room and I fridge . |
| 15 | So I used to say to each crowd : ‘ Look , when you see me or see my inspector , move to the kerb and stay there . |
| 16 | She was about to turn and go back when she saw something that made her stop and purse her lips disapprovingly . |
| 17 | She was not familiar with the type , but she recognized it when she saw it as she would have recognized the Eiffel Tower . |
| 18 | However , we were not actually doing anything unlawful when she saw us so there was n't a thing she could do , I 'm pleased to say . |
| 19 | The elephant analogy arose because most of us all of us recognize an elephant when we see one but it is very difficult to describe it |
| 20 | In both cases the answer is that we will conform when we see it as being in our interests to do so . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought my family and colleagues would faint when they saw me but they loved the new me instantly , ’ she said . |
| 22 | They dropped their voices to a whisper when they saw me but I 'd seen them taking nips from a bottle of gin . |
| 23 | He turned round when he saw me and waved his hammer . |
| 24 | Even so , the overbearing Purvis looked at his watch when he saw me and said ‘ Good afternoon ’ . |
| 25 | His brother Nails was already there , terrorizing the deep end , but came out when he saw them and hung around — presumably to find out how awful they were . |
| 26 | He stopped when he saw them and asked if they wanted to come with him . |
| 27 | He stiffened when he saw them and Devlin said cheerfully , ‘ Very pretty , son , but it looks to me as if someone 's been spoiling your good looks . ’ |
| 28 | Silence had fallen for almost three weeks and then her father had written again , with the utmost brevity , to say he would review the situation when he saw it and that they could get away after the harvest . |
| 29 | It was the customer himself who recognised professionalism when he saw it and responded accordingly . |