Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb pp] when [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He felt a weight lifted when she had gone — he had so nearly fallen into her trap . |
| 2 | A very cloak and dagger episode followed when I had to meet a colleague on shore after landing on a remote beach by motor boat . |
| 3 | His ill-looks are a punishment received when he failed to appear at a fairy festival , preferring to spend his time with a mortal maiden . |
| 4 | ‘ My wife noticed when I started practising on the lounge carpet after Sunday lunch that I was also behind my arms . |
| 5 | One hundred millilitre samples of simulated gastric juice ( USP formulation ) were then added to the test meal , the mixture was stirred thoroughly , and the resultant pH measured when it had stabilised after 10 minutes . |
| 6 | But the bubble burst when he failed to raise the cash for the scheme . |