Example sentences of "[verb] when [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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31 Likewise , according to this theory , as we are all stress-prone , we are bound to get stressed when we find ourselves working somewhere where there is a high stress-count .
32 ‘ Come on , lazybones , it 's nearly dinner-time , ’ Otley scolded when he brought me some tea up .
33 The old lady made me jump when she told me not to stare but to sit down and not be nervous .
34 ‘ Then how come when we pulled her from her suit I found a folder full of Alex Bannen 's notes stashed away inside the sleeve ? ’
35 However , on Oct. 24 Democrats in the House appeared willing to compromise when they abandoned their demands for the inclusion of surtax , in favour of phasing out personal tax exemptions for those with incomes in excess of $100,000 .
36 Erm I mean I I have some concerns , like Cynthia , about the number of careers officers who suddenly appear when you say there 's a visit to , Hull University , and we 've got people coming from all over the county and it 's costing us a fortune .
37 Michael Heseltine , Environment secretary and former Prime Ministerial candidatem , was certain which he prefered when he met his Spitting Image Alter Ego .
38 They are discharged when they reach their target weight .
39 They are given a company car to get from A to B , and their main work starts when they get there is n't it ?
40 My boots and feet were smouldering when they found me .
41 Fred often winced when he witnessed his wife 's impudence and guile , but he realised she was right .
42 Hank chuckled , and then winced when he moved his head suddenly .
43 They began to scream when they saw me , and their mother fainted .
44 Her inimitable use of rhythm caught many a class member on the wrong foot , but how spirits lifted when we got it right , and the ultimate but awful joy was being chosen to demonstrate .
45 Last December her suspension was briefly lifted when she won her first judicial review of her case in the High Court .
46 Helping herself to what looked like a gin and tonic — and was a very strong one , she found when she tasted it — as well as a tiny chicken and mushroom vol-au-vent , she was about to make a beeline for an unoccupied chair in the corner when a stranger spoke beside her .
47 Yet , in Brooklyn , Beecher acted somewhat differently as Dickens found when he paid his last visit to America in 1868 .
48 But somehow she doubted it ; she was certain her interest in him would have vanished when she discovered he had no money .
49 ‘ I was a bit overwhelmed when she kissed me like that because we 'd never met before and it was in public .
50 tax paid and everything , and I know it 's gon na be in there I said now that to me is worth a lot I ai n't got ta worry whether there 's gon na be cheque from out on my doormat in the morning or if it 's gon na bounce when I put it in so I sa
51 So if erm if if you yeah yes E T E T phoned when what do you want ?
52 ‘ So you already had a flight booked when you heard what had happened ? ’
53 No wonder we cry when we do it .
54 I didnae cry when he left me .
55 But we all change , and I changed when I saw you .
56 This occurred when they had their children baptised or mothers came into contact with other Christian young mums through the play group organised by the church .
57 But Uncle Philip bathed in the tub as often as once or twice a week ; he seemed to exercise some occult authority over the geyser , for it never erupted when he lit it .
58 But then , I 'll hand it to Guy — he 's mega -successful at getting what he wants when he wants it ? ’
59 Derek Cantwell was attacked when he opened his front door late at night .
60 Maggie exclaimed when she saw her sister framed in the kitchen doorway .
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