Example sentences of "when it [vb past] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a moment I thought he 'd flipped and reckoned he was Napoleon , when it clicked he was talking about Jo . |
| 2 | The Potter 's hand certainly slipped when it made him . |
| 3 | ‘ I mean , let's face it , he was a good leader , but a right miserable old prune when it took him . ’ |
| 4 | The ball of fire that was billowing towards Hrun faded until , when it reached him , it was no more than a puff of warm air . |
| 5 | The maverick maestro , who prefers life in scruffy clothes , was lent the gold-trimmed gown by Bath University when it awarded him an honorary degree for musical ability in June last year . |
| 6 | He argued so acutely and convincingly that each party hoped for victory when it heard him arguing on its behalf and there was no advocate who appeared before him who did not greatly fear his cross-examination and interventions . |
| 7 | Botham 's dismissal was the result of fine captaincy by Lloyd , for when it seemed he was going to bat sensibly Lloyd put on Richards , knowing full well Botham would not be able to resist trying to hit his friend out of the ground , and sure enough the sucker punch worked . |
| 8 | When it seemed he was running out of support , Jason Little suddenly appeared inside him to take the scoring pass . |
| 9 | Just when it seemed he would be evicted by his collection , the flat immediately above became available , so he took it and started collecting all over again . |
| 10 | On a ship the size of the Ocean Empress it was surprisingly easy , especially when it seemed he was adopting the same principle . |
| 11 | Jackie Tiptoe could turn himself into a proper gent when it suited him . |
| 12 | He was little affected by the Civil War , changing sides when it suited him . |
| 13 | Historically , this engaging adventurer carved out a career on the frontiers of Christendom and Islam without troubling himself much about religious differences : he was happy to ally himself with Muslims when it suited him . |
| 14 | With time , however , ‘ the judges put away their learning and went along with the expressed needs of commerce … the conditional vendor 's right to be a chattel mortgagee , when it suited him , was almost everywhere acknowledged ’ . |
| 15 | It has to be said that he also invoked this oath against his barons when it suited him to do so , as in 1301 : it served against the laity no less than against the clergy . |
| 16 | Turning up here as and when it suited him . |
| 17 | Charlotte realized he was still stage-managing their encounter , moving Holly into and out of the wings as and when it suited him . |
| 18 | ‘ The old man was a damn good listener when it suited him and he knew the right questions . |
| 19 | In which case he would surface again when it suited him . |
| 20 | Cromwell had thrown in his lot with the Levellers when it suited him two years before and so was regarded by them as no better than a mutineer himself when he turned against them . |
| 21 | However much Cnut may have played the Christian king , he was , like other rulers , willing to turn a blind eye to church teaching when it suited him . |
| 22 | Although Gregory himself left no works within this tradition , he was able to employ tricks of style when it suited him . |
| 23 | The Prosecution said he was a man with a fox like cunning and a devious mind who was ready to deceive and lie as and when it suited him . |
| 24 | She could see the rage building up in her father and knew that when it burst he would lose all ability to reason . |
| 25 | He would suffer it , even nurse it along , for a couple of days , and when it went he would forget the case along with the pain . |
| 26 | He had no experience of deep love , but he recognized it when it struck him hard and unexpectedly . |
| 27 | He opened his eyes , rubbing his face with both hands , increasing the speed of the jets so that the water stung his skin when it struck him . |
| 28 | Money enough for Lionel to idle away his days , to be all the Season in London , to be up in Yorkshire when it pleased him … |
| 29 | When it found him the mouth opened in a roar of triumph , lips pulling apart behind the vizor to reveal huge yellow teeth . |
| 30 | When it expired he handed it to Romany to prepare another . |