Example sentences of "a [noun] when i " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't never have a jinx when I had it . |
| 2 | ‘ I worked for a bit when I was about eighteen . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's why I cried a bit when I scored , because I knew how much it meant to them . |
| 4 | But the cook was in fine form and they seemed to be thawing a bit when I left them chattering away in Greek with Denholm sitting among them and not understanding a word they were saying . |
| 5 | I tried to tidy up a bit when I first came to work here , but I soon found out I was wasting my time . |
| 6 | I snorted a bit when I read that . |
| 7 | Assuming that I 'd been able to drag the dinghy in a fairly straight line — though I might have gone astray a bit when I was stumbling in the mud — Joanna should be lying more or less straight ahead , and a good deal nearer than when I 'd left , for it was near high water then , and now it was about the last of the ebb . |
| 8 | They were getting on a bit when I was born . ’ |
| 9 | I wanted to be a winner when I played football and I still do as a manager . ’ |
| 10 | Ah , but you 're a winner when I I 'm alright now . |
| 11 | Since this news broke , I have been subjected to numerous snide remarks concerning my ability to spot a footballer when I see one . |
| 12 | The British politician Geoffrey Howe said in an interview on television : ‘ We thought it was right to come to a decision when I next met them last night . ’ |
| 13 | I 'll make a decision when I 'm in a position to . |
| 14 | I know a whore when I see one . ’ |
| 15 | Oh he came from an old , I think he came from a very old er , there was , there was a General , first world war , erm , well the last time I heard anything about Cake , well , he was , he 'd , he 'd left the Signals section , he was the when I left India , and the last time I heard anything about him , I read it in , in a paper in erm , when the troubles were on and he was brig brigadier in charge of an infantry brigade , about my age , well , a , probably a year or two older than me , cos he was a , yeah he was a lieutenant when I got out there a full lieutenant , so he must of been a captain . |
| 16 | ’ So this particular sergeant who had been a PC when I had been an acting sergeant , sat alongside me . |
| 17 | Owing to my single-handed battle with the sandwiches , I was not late but cutting it a little fine , and Alan was already in the office writing a cheque when I panted in . |
| 18 | I had bought a pair of trousers and a T-shirt when I had been shopping with a friend . |
| 19 | ‘ I signed a contract when I came to work here . |
| 20 | But how can I be a ghost when I have n't been born yet ? |
| 21 | I had an experience with a bike when I was very small a girl up the road was given a bike and I had quite quietly learnt how to ride a bike more or less . |
| 22 | I 'm not what you 'd call the retiring type , and I rarely flinch from a fight when I 'm sure of my own righteousness ; but there is one thing I can not cope with , and that is unprovoked aggression . |
| 23 | I mean , she did n't ask anything , she just gave me a look when I got back . |
| 24 | I had a look when I was hoovering your bedroom . |
| 25 | I 'll have a look when I stop . |
| 26 | I only think of myself as a housewife when I have to fill up a form . |
| 27 | He was lying on the ground covered with a blanket when I arrived , the medics were preparing to place the body on a jeep . |
| 28 | I like to understand the meanings of words and always refer to a dictionary when I come on a new word . |
| 29 | In fact the only thing , I , I 'm hoping Robert 's packed me the razor , I 'll have a shave when I 'm there you know ? |
| 30 | He has always been a source of inspiration to me and I hope that he will take it as a compliment when I say that , from the days when I was a student , he has been an inspiration to me . |