Example sentences of "and was [vb pp] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boardman landed safely , but after refuelling , took-off and lost control , and was killed when the aircraft flipped over . |
| 2 | At another meeting in the open air he spoke from a cart and was tumbled when a member of the proletariat told the horse to Gee up . |
| 3 | The old dictator , General Augusto Pinochet , called a referendum that he hoped would confirm him in power , and was baffled when he lost it . |
| 4 | She screamed and was saved when her brother , hearing the noise , lunged towards her bedroom . |
| 5 | The World War II equipment had been buried in a field next to RAF Rissington and was discovered when contractors dug it up . |
| 6 | We will refund up to £100 per person for the medical expenses of anyone who was in your car and was injured when the car was involved in an accident . |
| 7 | We will refund up to £100 per person for the medical expenses of anyone who was in your car and was injured when the car was involved in an accident . |
| 8 | Quite early in life she decided she wanted to be a dancer and was entranced when she first saw Bode-Medau work while attending a display of various systems of rhythmic movement . |
| 9 | But , ‘ Yes , of course , ’ she gave in graciously , and was rewarded when his smile did make it . |
| 10 | Saint-Saëns ' earliest Symphony ( in A ) , composed in 1850 , is unnumbered and was written when the composer was fifteen years old . |
| 11 | However , the chairwoman of the Scottish Labour Party , Johann Lamont , ruled out support for a Scottish parliamentary council and was heckled when criticising the SNP 's action in voting with the Government last week . |
| 12 | The duchess caused more ill-feeling and was jeered when she jumped hour-long queues on the slopes . |
| 13 | Wickham had been proud of her , and was devastated when she said they should separate . |
| 14 | The woman had become suicidally depressed while pregnant with her previous two children and was devastated when she found herself accidentally pregnant again . |
| 15 | Knowing the troupe 's constant hunger , she arranged an enormous spread for the reception and was hurt when no one from her troupe turned up . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , she returned to Water Gypsy glowing with the knowledge of success , and was deflated when Fen made no comment on her achievement . |
| 17 | for whom that I had to decide whether I was going to marry him or give him up and decided I could n't give him up so I married him and was extremely happy and was shattered when he died and I , I , a , it went from you know I , I never real , thought I would be as happy , could be as happy as I was |
| 18 | She married young , and was divorced when her children were just two and five . |
| 19 | In both cases , the porosity probably resulted from early leaching and was preserved when the sediments were dolomitised . |
| 20 | When the civil war commenced in March 1264 , Peter was in command of the Montfortians in Northampton and was captured when the town fell to the king on 5 April . |
| 21 | With these he turned his game around and was gratified when his handicap was raised to eight in the autumn listings a year later . |