Example sentences of "when they [vb past] [adv prt] at the " in BNC.

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1 It was a relief that he did not try to speak , and when they came out at the landscaped clearing with its wooden bench seat overlooking the water she had readied herself to speak first .
2 Brother Cadfael was just emerging from the door of the infirmary in mid-morning , after replenishing Brother Edmund 's stores in the medicine cupboard , when they rode in at the gatehouse before his eyes .
3 When they arrived back at the butterwood where he had been sleeping he showed her a white fungus around its base .
4 And when they arrived back at the ruined castle the fox was given a share of the supper and a place by the fire .
5 When they arrived back at the Incident Room the little printer was locking up for the night .
6 Mr Smith said : ‘ I cried when they turned up at the frontier .
7 When they sat down at the kitchen table , Emily perched on the edge of her chair , and her hands were never still .
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