Example sentences of "when people [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had it organised so that when people contacted us in the first instance , we gave them a menu of mods that we would do , depending on what the customer wanted . |
| 2 | Their triple-engined ski boat had blocked the exit to the road and when people asked them to move it the BMW people started arguing . |
| 3 | Mrs Lynde already knew about Anne 's troubles at school , and she was always very pleased when people asked her to help . |
| 4 | When people said they had noticed a Labour or Conservative politician other than Thatcher or Kinnock we asked them who had caught their attention . |
| 5 | I needed to have her support , so when people said they did n't like it , I could say that she 'd been happy . |
| 6 | She was the best horse at Ascot where she got disqualified and she was brilliant at Sandown when people said she would n't handle going much the same as it will be at York . ’ |
| 7 | Tickled him no end when people took it seriously — I can hear his great golden laugh now . ’ |
| 8 | He rarely showed any emotion , even when people presented him with the most heart-felt outpourings of their fears and hopes . |
| 9 | It grated with him when people insinuated he was n't really British . |