Example sentences of "[adv prt] when [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I never dreamed there would be this much money , I just happened to come along when everything started to escalate .
2 She added : ‘ Thank God you two came along when you did .
3 If you had n't come along when you did … ’ she trailed off as she struggled to hold back the tears .
4 Damned lucky you came along when you did . ’
5 " Lucky I come along when I did !
6 Cedric could run to his heart 's content out there and Con would be able to bring him along when he does the garden .
7 So if Jimi had n't come along when he did , the guitar might not be half as popular an instrument as it is today . ’
8 It had been lashing down when they 'd gone in .
9 Jason 's obviously down when they 've , you know well .
10 Do n't seem to slow down when they get older do they ?
11 Have to water it down when they get to him
12 The inmates had rudimentary weapons for just this moment , and Fujimori backed down when they fought the troops .
13 That would do , but they should ease down when they come past , but they did n't , they never took no notice .
14 Not that United disgraced themselves in any way at all , they matched Spurs ball for ball and played some delightful football and an awful lot of courage ; they were two nil down when they pulled it back to two one , they were three one down when they pulled it back to three two .
15 Not that United disgraced themselves in any way at all , they matched Spurs ball for ball and played some delightful football and an awful lot of courage ; they were two nil down when they pulled it back to two one , they were three one down when they pulled it back to three two .
16 Most of the dogs were put down when they slowed up , but it seemed indelicate to refer to it .
17 I used to have three but I lost three sheep down when they built the university , and I have n't been able to find them , so I thought that they 'd be useful to try and locate them , you know .
18 See they ai n't got the concrete roads down to put them down when they bought the farm off Sam years later .
19 The jousting could not be started and the close combat was soon abandoned as it had become farcical , contestants falling down when they tried to wield their weapons .
20 Oh yeah , and his dog , yeah likes it as well yeah , they used to leave a tray out for him every night , yeah when it was closing time the dog knew every time it closed , it wo , I mean if they closed at lunchtime it would n't come down it would only come down when they closed up at night .
21 The couple say it bore no relation to plans they had inspected and that Mr Minashi slammed the phone down when they rang .
22 I caught a glimpse of her , eyes red with fury , and I wondered if my last hour had come , but Bill , the man who was on guard , managed to push her back with the aid of a large plank , and she soon quietened down when we passed her babies back . ’
23 I used to slow down when we played kiss chase so Grant could catch me ! ’
24 Since the above experience we four men always go down when we hear the bombs whizz , and perhaps we remember that experience when we hear the plane above droning overhead and we wonder where those bombs will drop this time .
25 I was really down when we got disqualified at Ascot , but she put it all right in the Eclipse . ’
26 If we take some diesel down when we go ,
27 Can you go down when we 've finished .
28 Charles Archer says , ‘ I had just been manning my gun and had sat down when we took the hit .
29 The sun was going down when we sailed into the port , and the doctor and Mr Trelawney took me on shore .
30 ‘ This place was very run down when we bought it , ’ she said , looking round lovingly .
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