Example sentences of "when the [noun] [vb past] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | One was a 50-year-old woman sitting on a shooting stick who had her spleen ruptured when the bird hit her in the back ; the other was the pregnant wife of Swiss businessman Luc Argand , who was knocked off a wall at the Floors Castle estate near Kelso in the Scottish Borders . |
| 2 | Maria had finished unpacking and was preparing to shower when the doorbell summoned her . |
| 3 | She was saying so forcibly when the telephone interrupted her . |
| 4 | When the Lord saw her his heart went out to her , and he said , ‘ Weep no more ’ ( Luke 7:13 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ Only very occasionally , when the mood took her . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ When the prince saw her standing in his door , he would not take it up . |
| 7 | But when the prince reminded her — oh , so gently — of the deception practised upon his royal parents on Twelfth Night , Anne realized she had little choice . |
| 8 | When the driver brought her back from school the next day she was still agitated . |
| 9 | Mrs Hughes , from Marske , Cleveland , was 108 when she had tea at No 10 with the then Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher — and later she returned the compliment when the premier visited her home while in north-east England . |
| 10 | When the others saw her heading for home after the latest sports or debating session they would say " Look out . |
| 11 | She was close to her home in Iona street when the man threatened her with a handgun , and then made off with a small sum of money . |
| 12 | The 22-year-old was exercising her alsatian and a mongrel in Laindon , Essex , when the man grabbed her from behind and held a knife to her face . |
| 13 | She was not feeling in the least cheerful however when the taxi dropped her off at Ven 's home . |
| 14 | When the girl approached her , Ace said , ‘ Try my special , Kate . |
| 15 | ‘ When the physician examined her , he found she was not a virgin ! |
| 16 | When the therapist interviewed her later on the same day , Liz felt very embarrassed about the overdose and about being in hospital . |
| 17 | Jitters knew she was doing two people a favour , because Fat Juanita got depressed when the johnny-passing-throughs left her downstairs in the parlour with her knitting and gave all the custom to Gretchen , Connie Calzone , Margaret Running Deer and the Games Mistress . |
| 18 | They were halfway down when the thought struck her . |
| 19 | He offered to pay the £300 she lost when the plumber sent her a £336 bill for unblocking her toilet . |
| 20 | It was in her hand when the soldier jerked her roughly around and pulled her against him . |
| 21 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 22 | The doctor was so ugly yeah , no , no that when the doctor s when the doctor saw her , no when the doctor saw her , she was so ugly he just had to run , could n't be worth cutting the prinny hole . |
| 23 | The doctor was so ugly yeah , no , no that when the doctor s when the doctor saw her , no when the doctor saw her , she was so ugly he just had to run , could n't be worth cutting the prinny hole . |
| 24 | In a nylon jersey house-gown of peacock pattern and iridescent colouring , which clung like a silk glove , she could not possibly be anyone but Mrs Paviour , that same Lesley who walked when the fit took her , last thing at night , and had been home twenty minutes when Charlotte rang the door-bell . |