Example sentences of "when [pron] [adv] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was 4.30 a.m. when I finally said my farewell to the French family and their very charming daughter . |
| 2 | I had always imagined that when I finally lost my virginity , it would be for the same reason I smoked and drank , because it would have seemed unsophisticated not to . |
| 3 | When I eventually reached his house we got out his canoe . |
| 4 | The great problem I faced , when I eventually obtained my degree in zoology , was that to convert my childhood fascination into an adult career I would have to carry out experiments on animals . |
| 5 | I had already received details of properties in several regions of France , including the Toulouse area , when I providentially read your article , ‘ At the sign of the Red Rocker ’ , the catalyst being the mention of a cheap flight to Toulouse from Heathrow for £116 return . ’ |
| 6 | But when I quickly explained our problem and made my request , her large furry face wrinkled with doubt . |
| 7 | I was particularly distressed when I personally sanctioned his return to operational flying after a short period as an instructor at an OTU . |
| 8 | Just when I never had my thing . |
| 9 | It is very easy when someone finally opens their filter sufficiently to say ‘ I feel angry about such and such ’ or ‘ I feel fearful ’ to turn around and tell them why a Christian should not feel that way . |
| 10 | However , when somebody else uses your program they are not blessed with your insight and they may find the program " crashing out " to the command mode without knowing what they have done wrong . |
| 11 | A night out was not complete without a gamble on the station machine , when the agony of nine successive defeats would be replaced by euphoria when you actually got your bar . |
| 12 | With that settled , they were back by the outbuildings near the house when she again remembered her car and thought she had better find out where it was garaged before she again forgot to bring it up . |
| 13 | When she disingenuously called her mother and asked if she might stay in England to take a degree , her parents congratulated themselves on having saved their daughter . |
| 14 | When she finally reached his side , he looked up , his eyes dark with an anger he was n't quite quick enough to conceal . |
| 15 | And Peter was with her , too , when she finally collected her degree on December 13 at Middlesbrough Town Hall . |
| 16 | When she finally put her dessert spoon down on the empty plate , it was disconcerting to look up and see Niall watching her , a glint of amusement in his eyes . |
| 17 | In La Fille Mal Gardée Mother Simone does this when she triumphantly finishes her Clog Dance on the arms of her more graceful neighbours , just as all the guests but Alain do after the Betrothal and they all dance out , arms linked to celebrate . |
| 18 | His blue eyes stared at her blindly and when she gently said his name he gave a start , spilling whisky over the crumpled telegram . |
| 19 | When she still laments her fate he can only add ‘ We are not bound for ever to the circles of the world , and beyond them is more than memory . |
| 20 | It was 10.00pm when we finally found our car . |
| 21 | I was not alone — the Philips team had been kept waiting many hours on several days — though I was beginning to despair of hanging around at the theatre during a five-hour ‘ patching ’ session , being granted only 15 distracted minutes in a break , when we finally resumed our conversation towards midnight . |
| 22 | She was lowering herself from the tip-toe that she needed to look over the panelled backing of the window display when something else caught her eye , further down the road . |
| 23 | And that was the day after ( heart going bang-the-big-bass-drum 'cos I knew what they 'd say ) I tried to get a word in edgeways when they finally fixed my GCSE options . |
| 24 | It was during Diana 's trip to the Gulf with the Prince , when they suddenly spotted her obstetrician , George Pinker , in Bahrain , among the guests at an official dinner . |
| 25 | Just look at the success that German Shepherd breeders had when they methodically examined their breeding stock and bred from those with the best hips . |
| 26 | He would persuade her that he loved her , ask her to promise to run away with him if her father refused his consent to their marriage , and , when he finally asked her father for her hand , threaten him with the prospect of his daughter 's elopement — he and Jared Tunstall both knew how self-willed his daughter was , and that any threat from her would not be idle . |
| 27 | When he finally lends his voice to the great tune at the heart of the Barber ( i.e. the oboe-led andante ) it is with an unmistakable sense of humility . |
| 28 | When he finally released his grip , Robinson 's hand felt numb but he managed to hide the discomfort . |
| 29 | Another successful task accomplished meant a further two thousand American dollars deposited in his Tel Aviv bank account , waiting for when he finally obtained his exit visa and could flee to the new homeland . |
| 30 | When he finally relinquished his business in 1868 Sampson moved to 165 Whitham Road , Broomhill where he enjoyed a long retirement as the Sheffield Telegraph noted : |