Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I got a look at the place , I had to admit that the doctor was probably not very concerned about my opinion . |
| 2 | They 'd been considerably bucked when I got a place at Merton , you see . |
| 3 | I was deep into a descending spiral when I heard a tap at the window against which I was sitting . |
| 4 | ‘ You could n't have mentioned this when I took a shot at him in the alleyway . ’ |
| 5 | The Sharrock family know they 've had a lucky escape ; any one or all of them could have been injured , or even killed , when someone threw a brick at their car from an overhead footbridge . |
| 6 | When you take a break at lunch-time , have a look around the local shops . |
| 7 | When you shine a torch at something you what you are seeing is light being reflected back on to things into your eyes . |
| 8 | I 'm I 'm stuck for a word I 've I 've asked Angela , I ca n't explain to her what I mean it 's awful when you , when you got a word at the back of your mind it 's one of those words where ki , a kid ham anybody , any person can er , realise that something needs doing and do it without being told to do it . |
| 9 | SAVE cash when you cut a dash at some of Britain 's fabulous theme parks . |
| 10 | So , when you cut a punchcard at the bottom , cut into the card and not through the holes . |
| 11 | To obtain evidence that you posted an item we advise you to ask for a certificate of posting when you post a letter at a post office counter . |
| 12 | We 'll be having a look at some B two 's and we 'll pick up this bit about and er the coding when you have a look at that . |
| 13 | When she heard a knock at her door , she frowned and called out sharply , ‘ Come in . ’ |
| 14 | She was educated at home until the age of twelve , when she became a day-boarder at Strathallan House , London , until the age of sixteen . |
| 15 | Her murder-solving cook Darina Lisle discovers more intrigue when she takes a job at a dying country house hotel that turns out to be a hotbed of sex and mystery . |
| 16 | When she risked a glance at him his gaze held that patrician mockery , the scathing expression she remembered from their first meeting . |
| 17 | I do n't know if it all came to Oxford , but certainly most of it did , and erm the city council actually spent six shillings and sixpence strewing the streets with flowers to welcome her , which erm when we have a look at the amount of money that was being , having to be raised elsewhere it was quite generous really . |
| 18 | It is a bit difficult to tell what lies in store when one opens a book at random and finds a section on opening books at random . |
| 19 | They were all enjoying themselves very much — when there came a knock at the door . |
| 20 | David was one of those frustrating , enigmatic footballers who perform brilliantly in opposition against you , but who never reproduce such quality of performance when they become a player at your club . |
| 21 | They were returning , through the night , to Luton , after performing at Butlins in Minehead when they hit a lorry at the back of Territorial Army convoy . |
| 22 | ‘ When they found a policeman at the pay-off they must have panicked , ’ Major Volpi had remarked to Di Leonardo when they arrived together at the scene in a Carabinieri helicopter . |
| 23 | Which is why it is so impressive when they achieve a balance at the end : it becomes a truly heroic achievement . ’ |
| 24 | Korda Marshall , who was later to sign them to RCA , was one of the first to check them out when he attended a gig at London 's Bull And Gate . |
| 25 | and when he had a look at mine he said no swaps back |
| 26 | Lineker says : ‘ It really started , if Graham 's honest , when he had a dig at me about the Republic of Ireland game at Wembley , when I did a piece with one of the newspapers saying I was a bit tired . |
| 27 | Gleeson equalised for London when he met a cross at the far post from his fellow winger Wyke , but Ralph then gave Oxford their first win since they beat Cheam on October 21 . |
| 28 | ‘ We 're staying ! ’ shouted one man in the crowd that greeted the Soviet leader when he laid a wreath at the Eternal Flame . |
| 29 | The 16-year-old girl went into her parents ' bedroom at 11pm to wake her father when he grabbed a revolver at his bedside and fired twice . |