Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when no-one came in with a firm bid Beck sent a video compilation of all Dublin 's goals to every First Division club . |
| 2 | It 's like a year ago when no-one liked us we were thinking , what are we doing wrong ? |
| 3 | He looked surprised when everyone laughed , then joined in himself , with very hoarse , loud laughter which made everyone start laughing all over again . |
| 4 | There was n't too much problem when everyone knew that this is what schools were meant to do — as with the priest colleges of ancient Egypt , the monasteries of Europe or Asia , or the academies of Greece or China . |
| 5 | After the disappointment of Paris , when everyone kept reminding him how he 'd missed five kicks out of six in the Parc des Princes , there was bound to be a reaction from Hastings at Murrayfield . |
| 6 | Fifteen years later , when everyone believed that computers were designed for advanced scientific work , business unexpectedly showed an interest in a machine that could do payroll . |
| 7 | It was the magical hour after the lunch shift , when everyone had gone away and there was no sound louder than the hoover . |
| 8 | After the service , when everyone had filed outside , Willie looked around for the strange curly-haired boy that he had seen at the Post Office . |
| 9 | Eve was so strange , she could make up tales and then , when everyone had got interested , she would say , ‘ Fooled you ’ . |
| 10 | Louise said , as they were re-arranging the drawing room when everyone had gone . |
| 11 | When everyone had gathered in the garden , Sergeant joined them and said , ‘ Welcome , everyone ! ’ |
| 12 | After the service , when everyone had gone to the reception at his father 's house , Duncan had returned to the fresh brown earth mound and prayed for his grandfather 's soul . |
| 13 | " We 've a lot of work to do tonight , " said the Collector when everyone had assembled in the hall . |
| 14 | When everyone had their drink Kate sat beside her mother . |
| 15 | ‘ Hey , ’ said Luke , when everyone had ordered . |
| 16 | I found it curious that when everyone had finished Robert still had a plateful of food before him and we had to wait as he ate it and Lili talked and smoked her endless cigarettes . |
| 17 | This was the rime when everyone had a siesta and for a few hours the village was virtually dead . |
| 18 | He said so to his wife when everyone had finally gone home . |
| 19 | When everyone had finished the plates were cleared and Clare produced a big chocolate cake with two candles , sending the children wild with excitement . |
| 20 | Maybe because tonight the warning had been a long time sounding , had started its tormented wailing just when everyone began to think the bombers were n't coming . |
| 21 | So when everyone said , ‘ Are n't you doing any market research ? ’ |
| 22 | When everyone expected him to break into a nimble tune , he played a slow air that sounded Irish in the long luxuriant unfolding of each phrase . |
| 23 | Dear Sir , I 'm just writing to tell you about the fun we had when everyone saw Albie 's ( Mr Misery ) photo in the Echo . |
| 24 | He had one redeeming feature — his very good nature , except when he was in the boxing ring or after a few whiskies , when everyone gave him a wide berth . |
| 25 | When everyone moved out of the kitchen into the living-room after lunch , leaving Jannie to put the coffee on , Bob lingered behind with her , savouring the sudden calm . |
| 26 | The embarrassed silence which followed was broken only when everyone turned to watch as the Simonova 's bay tractor beams started to draw the most recently captured platform through the force field . |
| 27 | The crowd was a bit quiet but when everyone did sing it was awesome ! ! |
| 28 | ‘ When everyone started to sing Flower of Scotland it gave everyone a great lift . |
| 29 | Country house visiting , which had been common in the eighteenth century and Regency when everyone liked to have their taste admired , became infrequent as even the greatest houses closed their gates to visitors , persuaded that the sanctities of ‘ home ’ were not for exhibition to the public eye . |
| 30 | ‘ When everyone bought things for cash , if you could n't afford something — well , it was tough luck , ’ agrees Simon Gelsthorpe of Bradford Health Authority , who 's worked with a wide range of adult emotional and psychological difficulties ( including chronic addictions ) . |