Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] when [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Williams , Textbook of Criminal Law , 2nd edn , Stevens & Sons , 1983 , 764 , criticised Pitham : if a butler invites the maid to join him in stealing the Duke 's silver when he has found the key to the safe , surely he has not at that time appropriated the silver . |
| 2 | Helmeted riot police fired tear gas and chased students across the campus of the University of Zimbabwe after they boycotted classes and wrecked Mr Kamba 's car when he refused to meet them . |
| 3 | Not only do we not usually think of Snell 's law when we try to net a fish or tickle a trout , but we could not use it to help us do so even if we did . |
| 4 | And I felt worse , as I stumbled away , remembering Gharr 's laughter when I 'd struck him . |
| 5 | The young man 's disillusionment when it comes confirms , not only the observer 's prediction , but the superiority of his evaluation over the young man 's , although not necessarily its correctness . |
| 6 | Since the evening of the reception at the governor 's palais when she had turned her head to find him looking at her , the memory of the naked desire she had seen in Jacques Devraux 's eyes had smouldered in her mind . |
| 7 | Newcomen came up against Savery 's work when he tried to exploit his steam engines . |
| 8 | It was very hard work but you felt , well I 've done a good day 's work when you 'd finished . |
| 9 | Already she could visualise the lay-out — ‘ The Other Side of Fashion ’ she 'd entitled it in her mind 's eye when she 'd discussed it with Nick . |
| 10 | It immediately reminded her of the unforgettable night at Ali 's Alley when she had met Sanborn , her jazz idol , who had then discreetly found out from her friends which of his songs was her favourite and made an impromptu appearance on stage to play it especially for her . |
| 11 | Theridamas offers us a useful way of looking at Tamburlaine 's character when he comes to fight him in Act one . |
| 12 | But the woman 's insults rankled , as did her earlier insolence — for her contemptuous glance had raked Theda 's person when she had dared to ask at the Feathers for a room for the night . |
| 13 | He had to think of her as Miss Crosbie so he would n't again make the mistake that had aroused his mother 's anger when he had spoken of her as Marion . |
| 14 | We did all right until we got to the last bit and I got my foot caught in Otley 's pocket when he tried to bend down , he fell and flung me over his head knocking my wig skew-whiff . |
| 15 | We were wrong to accuse Cliftonville of not appealing on Joe 's behalf when he got suspended until the end of the season . |
| 16 | Well , I suppose it 's better than nothing , but I 'd be grateful for a month or two 's notice when you do decide to go . |
| 17 | The weekly-paid Greater Glasgow Health Board employees first discovered the bank 's mistake when they tried to withdraw money from cash machines . |
| 18 | He had given her a ring that did n't belong to him ; a ring he had stolen as he had stolen Mister Johnny 's safety and Hepzibah 's happiness when he had stolen the will ! |
| 19 | ‘ Be sure , ’ said Alexander before the service started , ‘ to turn over the page to my grandfather 's lesson when you have finished yours . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It may well be that the factors which influenced the sheriff are strongly mitigating and should be given proper consideration by the children 's hearing when they come to consider the future arrangements for L on the footing that the grounds of referral are now held to be established . ’ |
| 21 | The next evening they were deprived of Haverford 's company when he went to dine with Signor Fixit . |
| 22 | Rose , who had n't any recollection of the Leesons , had been surprised by Jane Leeson 's expression when she had walked into the shop . |
| 23 | The badges of honour he sports on his veteran 's beret when he goes dining for the old soldiers ' vote gave his plea a sort of authority . |
| 24 | ‘ After Anthony caught the cod he returned to the car park because his car was blocking somebody in , ’ explained a colleague at Sizewell B. ‘ One of his mates then stuffed the watch down the cod 's throat with a stick — I can imagine Anthony 's surprise when he started to fillet the fish back home . |
| 25 | The station concourse was a seething mass of people , civilian and uniformed , with a fair spattering of the drunks that had always been part of the city 's landscape when he had ridden up from Galloway on weekends free from school . |
| 26 | The chow-chow sank his teeth into Ravi Bhatiasevi 's arm when he tried to stop him fighting another dog . |
| 27 | He had got Sir Geoffrey 's note when he 'd looked into his own office at lunchtime . |
| 28 | She had a sudden sharp recall of that moment in Jake 's office when he had revealed his strange lack of commitment to Janice . |
| 29 | For some reason these thoughts of Emily sent her memory shooting back to the previous Friday in Vass 's office when he had brought up the subject of the new crèche and she had somehow ended up , almost aggressively , informing him that it was not her intention , ever , to remarry . |
| 30 | I only came across the 1936 front page because it was hanging framed on the right-hand wall of old Pierre Gemayel 's office when I went to talk to him in the summer of 1982 in east Beirut . |