Example sentences of "when i [verb] [pron] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had nothing further to do with Sally but she did n't seem to be bothered when I passed her in the street without speaking . |
| 2 | I was young and easily impressed , so when I saw her in the West Indies , beautiful and elegantly dressed , I thought I loved her . |
| 3 | ‘ Leith never said anything about agreeing to marry you when I saw her in the — ’ Travis left his own unhappy thoughts to start to exclaim . |
| 4 | When I saw him in the doorway I thought he 'd come to settle that score . |
| 5 | But it explained the 100-franc note I 'd seen at Ma Scamp 's and , come to think of it , the wad of francs I 'd spotted in Bill Stubbly 's wallet when I met him in the bank . |
| 6 | I was a student in London but I was at home on this occasion when I met someone in the park . |
| 7 | I suspected it last night , and you confirmed it for me when I touched you in the lift on the way up to the restaurant tonight . |
| 8 | When I leave them in the hall the lids burst open again . |
| 9 | The hon. Gentleman can raise those matters when I call him in the debate , as I hope to do . |
| 10 | The dogs were surprised when I disturbed them in the middle of the night and they chased in their runs when I left again , strained to see me departing through the rain , and hear the car door opening , their bowls clanking as I threw them inside . |
| 11 | When I see myself in the mirror I realise why ; I am very unattractive . |
| 12 | She 's a big woman who 's always in a green housecoat when I see her in the evenings after the pub when , as often happens , her son and I end up at her house . |
| 13 | When I see them in the church I always talk to them and I said ‘ Look have you got bottles ? ’ and sometimes they 'll say yes and sometimes they 'll say no . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm only happy when I see you in the theatre , ’ she said . |
| 15 | Certainly , when I watched her in the St Trinian 's films , I knew I was watching someone who not only knew all of the people I knew , but could do a wicked job of ‘ taking them off ’ ! |
| 16 | And , when I read it in the paper cos it , you know it has the details of the sale of new on the back |