Example sentences of "when she [vb past] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | One youngster who loved to recite to him felt utterly rejected when she heard him remark that ‘ some unsuccessful applicants were no better than this child ’ . |
| 2 | She was deeply upset when she heard him say : ‘ Whatever happens I will always love you . ’ |
| 3 | Lady Dawkins , who had never heard him speak before , surprised herself by her reaction when she heard him speak at the Albert Hall in January 1912 : |
| 4 | She had her back to him when she heard him pick up the mug . |
| 5 | It did n't occur to her that she would get a good shot in … fine aim had never been one of her strong points — so when she heard him shout her name behind her , her instinct as ever was to run . |
| 6 | When she heard him , Carolyn got up quietly , pressing the blankets down again to stop the cold air getting at Alan 's back . |
| 7 | When she heard him coming through she pulled the shower curtain more firmly shut and stretched her hand round the edge . |
| 8 | She swung round and marched along the path to where the boat was moored , and this time did n't make the mistake of turning back when she heard him laugh . |
| 9 | ‘ Exactly , and it did n't improve matters from Alfred 's point of view when he discovered that she was already a couple of months pregnant by Matthew when she married him . ’ |
| 10 | He was poor when she married him . |
| 11 | And that was , you know , that was my grandparents when they retired , you know , he was sixty five , she was younger because she was eighteen when she married him at twenty six you know . |
| 12 | Harker punched and kicked the girl and when she escaped he smashed a window , went outside and began to smash the windows of her brother 's car . |
| 13 | ‘ Pity to shut you away down here , ’ Mr Priddy said gruffly when she thanked him for his recommendation . |
| 14 | He did not speak much but smiled broadly when she thanked him . |
| 15 | He was trying to imagine Yanto 's face when she asked him . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's a secret , ’ Nick said when she asked him what they were laughing about . |
| 17 | There was an awkward moment at the breakfast-table when she asked him why he was wearing his Sunday suit . |
| 18 | He seemed distracted when she asked him about Island Trading 's reliability . |
| 19 | When she asked him if he would come with her to see Joanne he put forward the excuse of having his article to write , so Lyn went with Kevin . |
| 20 | He seemed only mildly surprised when she asked him , in the appalling police jargon that made her cringe , to accompany her to the local police station . |
| 21 | He would not be prepared when she asked him why he had sent two men to beat up a pathetic hotel clerk and frighten a vulnerable old woman . |
| 22 | He took no notice when she asked him to slow down . |
| 23 | When she asked him if they had really been as beautiful as angels , he had told her abruptly to look at the portraits , just as now , sensing that she had been hounded out of the house , he had given her something to do , a task to occupy her hands and head . |
| 24 | When she asked him he seemed astonished by the question . |
| 25 | It was indeed Darwin 's wife , Emma , herself a scientist , who pointed out the real danger in the use of scientific method when she asked him : " May not the habit in scientific pursuits of believing nothing till it is proved , influence your mind too much in other things which can not be proved in the same way ? and which if true are likely to be above our comprehension ? " |
| 26 | When she asked him why he ‘ wasted ’ his time doing the pictures , he replied simply : ‘ It pays the income tax . ’ |
| 27 | He tried to hide the crease of worry on his features , but when she asked him whether the debtors had given him extra time he frowned and shook his head . |
| 28 | And when she asked he merely gave his quirky smile . |
| 29 | She had thought he was asleep , realising that he was n't only when she felt him tense under the light touch of her fingers , but as he neither moved away nor said a word , she let them remain there , resting lightly against him , the contact lax and undemanding . |
| 30 | He had been remarkably restrained until then , but when she felt him ease her jeans down over her hips she suddenly caught his sense of urgency as , with a low groan , he roughly pulled her even closer , burying his head against the soft skin of her thighs . |