Example sentences of "when he [vb past] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it had been easy to ignore them , not to listen , to walk away , when he believed them to be just dirt . |
| 2 | Pressed on the justification for killing non-combatant musicians at Deal , he added : ‘ Your Minister of Defence gave the answer to that when he said they were marines first and musicians second . ’ |
| 3 | David Norman used his words more precisely when he said they were ectothermic reptiles which were able to keep their bodies at a constant temperature ‘ by being very large and living in a warm , mild climate . ’ |
| 4 | Pipkin was right when he said they were n't fighters . |
| 5 | Callahan said when he saw them . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We had an old inspector , a Manx man , he used to laugh when he saw them coming in with the blood pouring down their heads , fighting and everything . |
| 8 | He was gratified , therefore , when he saw them come into the church at Gillamoor , accompanied by Victoria , and the three year old Hilary . |
| 9 | Nonetheless he ordered the San Antonio and the Concepción into the headwaters of the bay — only to be horrified when he saw them being swept by unsuspected currents and winds into a huge maelstrom of surf and spindrift , and on to a wicked-looking spur of black rock . |
| 10 | He was sure that he would know the truth when he saw them together . |
| 11 | He laughed when he saw them huddled together . |
| 12 | He stopped when he saw them and asked if they wanted to come with him . |
| 13 | He frowned when he saw them . |
| 14 | Rincewind swallowed hard when he saw them , because they were walking on that broad expanse of ceiling like flies . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | The electrician turned quite white when he saw them ! |
| 17 | When he saw they were addressed to areas where letters have been intercepted and stolen cards used by thieves , he decided not to send them out and got in touch with the Fraud Section . |
| 18 | When he knew they were going to surrender in the morning , he slipped away from his unit . |
| 19 | It seemed incongruous to Dexter , inappropriate when he knew they had come to talk about violent death . |
| 20 | He was a bit proud and pushy and disturbed the group when he challenged them : ‘ Have any of you ever caught a bear with your bare hands ? ’ |
| 21 | When he sold them around the pubs and to neighbours that evening , the money would subsidise his meagre pension . |
| 22 | When he returned they lived together before marrying in a quiet register office ceremony in December 1986 . |
| 23 | Elsa departed because she could n't take Fagg 's oft-repeated loud muttering of ‘ Swiss maybe , but Swiss-Kraut certainly ’ ; two male Chinese took umbrage when he denounced them as Nips ; an observing Hindu became revolted when Mauleverer , an occasional resident , subjected him to intense cross-questioning about whether the liver was from a Dutch calf and was being served sufficiently rare ; and a delicious-looking Filipino , who strayed too close to Fishbane at breakfast , received a pinch which made her hysterical . |
| 24 | When he had them so placed , he spurred ahead and drew dear , and the archers cut them down like corn . |
| 25 | There was a box of matches in his top pocket , but when he got them out his hands were so wet that he could not make them strike . |
| 26 | When he told them that the Government could have used more oil at the power stations this summer and so built up coal stocks for the winter against a possible strike , but had n't , they merely retorted , ‘ More fool you ’ and thanked him for letting them know how strong their position was . |
| 27 | The estrangement became even more profound when he told them that he was gay . |
| 28 | The boys who did exactly what he said , when he told them … |
| 29 | CHRIS De Burgh stunned owners of a top London recording studio when he told them : ‘ I 'm not working here again unless you change the carpet ’ . |
| 30 | When he told them how he had thrown the Bible , Mrs Wood gave a little scream . |