Example sentences of "but when [pron] [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I could choose not to do an album , but when they asked me to an album that was exciting to say yes . |
| 2 | I had worked out a peace formula that I thought might be acceptable , but when I showed it to Wilson he scoffed at it as being altogether too legalistic and proceeded to provide me with a formula of his own . |
| 3 | ‘ But when I mentioned it to Ross , during the flight from America , he was dead against the idea . |
| 4 | But when he got it to the check-out the girl assistant asked him to pay £1.99 . |
| 5 | Jay demanded , her voice ugly , feeling so far away she could lose no more , the angrier she grew the further Lucy went ; but when she forced herself to be quiet and good , Lucy still kept her distance . |
| 6 | Cow 's milk had saved Patrick 's life , but when she gave it to Angel she became sick and feverish . |