Example sentences of "a [noun] when [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew Cissie well enough to recognise a ruse when she saw one . |
| 2 | It did n't never have a jinx when I had it . |
| 3 | Mind you , this fellow jibbed a bit when they offered him two hundred to knock off a bloke who would n't play along with them , but not for long . |
| 4 | She came to for a bit when we brought her into the light , but I had difficulty following what she said . |
| 5 | Er I think she was erm dithering a bit when we saw her was n't she . |
| 6 | But the cook was in fine form and they seemed to be thawing a bit when I left them chattering away in Greek with Denholm sitting among them and not understanding a word they were saying . |
| 7 | Posidonius was capable of recognizing a change when he saw one . |
| 8 | All the same , I did n't believe Charles was a gonner when they posted him missing . |
| 9 | As a result when I awoke there was no positive proof that all this had not in fact happened , and that it did not belong to a mental lapse from which I had recovered . |
| 10 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence , and he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenging him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 11 | And he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenged him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 12 | Mig Romerez did not even recognise a football when I showed him one but his exotic appearance should be enough to impress those bumpkins in ‘ The Tip ’ crowd . |
| 13 | It was the feeling she had had as a child when she frightened herself with a detective story . |
| 14 | All at once I was gusted along , and really felt : a heartbeat when I saw him , a warmth when he touched me ; I smelt the flowers he bought me and the spicy perfume he put on his skin . |
| 15 | Deborah turned away from the signpost and began wading back through the deep undergrowth to the main path , intending to break into a run when she reached it ; but just as she turned off she heard a faint , distant , reedy cry , which stopped her in her tracks . |
| 16 | It 's just that Hubert was always such a fool when I knew him , and I hoped he might have acquired a little common sense in the meantime . |
| 17 | I felt such a fool when he picked me up like that . |
| 18 | ‘ What she told us meant just that , even though he was only a boy when she knew him . |
| 19 | A BEER-loving juror astonished a judge when he slipped him a note asking : ‘ When is it dinner time ? ’ |
| 20 | He had a cold when he cut his bottom two and his top ones are nearly through and he 's getting cold . |
| 21 | Looked like a cat when she stencilled them in . |
| 22 | So he decided to give the council a sermon when he blessed its monthly meeting . |
| 23 | Last year he reached a point when he knew he had to stop . |
| 24 | One incident stands out in particular as a point when I felt there was little more I could do : |
| 25 | ‘ He says he never saw a body when he moved it . |
| 26 | FLAVOR FLAV found out that 911 is n't a joke when he dialled his local emergency number after a recent motorcycle accident on Long Island . |
| 27 | Having interviewed my fair share of criminals and oddballs , ranging from murderers to men with silver foil round their heads claiming protection from the moon 's beams , I thought I had a well-developed instinct for sensing a nutter when I met one . |
| 28 | Diana had always promised her schoolfriend , Carolyn Bartholomew , a room when she got her own apartment . |
| 29 | She used to write a word or draw a picture when she wanted something , and we tried to discover what she meant . |
| 30 | And they got a fright when they got my report and all . |