Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] [pron] in [art] " 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 | He enjoys it all with equal enthusiasm , and when I visited him in a small hut on Denham airfield where he was instructing ab initio pilots in Cessna 172s I detected the same dedication , pride and affection he has for all his aviation exploits . |
| 12 | When I put her in a small paddock while I muck out , she licks the soil for about ten minutes . |
| 13 | When I see myself in the mirror I realise why ; I am very unattractive . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm only happy when I see you in the theatre , ’ she said . |
| 17 | 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 ’ ! |
| 18 | And , when I read it in the paper cos it , you know it has the details of the sale of new on the back |
| 19 | ‘ I came because I liked what I saw when you passed me in the corridor back in Helsinki . |
| 20 | It floats in your bath when you put it in the plug . |
| 21 | Make sure all pipes are drained , to prevent bursts when you reconnect them in the spring . |
| 22 | Erm what did you think when you saw it in the exam ? |
| 23 | When you did it in the microwave the other day ? |
| 24 | ‘ Well , she went just for a lark , y'know , but this Mabel , she 's very serious , never got married , y'know — not surprisin' either when you see 'er in a strong light . |
| 25 | Catchy slogans and jingles Words and phrases that stick in your mind may well prompt you to buy a product when you see it in the supermarket . |
| 26 | Then , for the main course , she chose the steak-and-kidney pie , dripping gravy down her horrible blouse ( it 's the sort of blouse that when you see it in the shop you wonder how the shopkeeper intends to dispose of it because no one in their right mind would ever dream of swapping cash for it ) . |
| 27 | Everybody was impressed , it was a glorious day like this you know so the Clyde looks so beautiful when you see it in the , in , in a , in weather like this you know . |
| 28 | When you buy something in the shops . |
| 29 | BELVILLE : You must bear with me ever when you find me in the wrong . |
| 30 | When they know you , in a personal capacity , you have credibility when you contact them in a political role . |