Example sentences of "[Wh adv] i [vb past] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever I found time to break away from my books , she could always manage to supply a spare young officer to escort me to a concert , a play , even the occasional regimental dance . |
| 2 | Despite minor lapses , I began to trust that whenever I wanted cash — whether to pay bills , attend workshops or take trips abroad — it would be available . |
| 3 | In 1977 I finished my three-year term as Head of Department , and made an arrangement with the University of Lancaster whereby I worked half-time at the University , and worked half-time on my own research and publications , as a ‘ free-lance ’ . |
| 4 | I had a husband who was pretending that I did not have cancer , and a mother who tried to inspire me by showing me pictures of Page Three girls under banner headlines of ‘ How I conquered cancer ’ . |
| 5 | Oh — how I despised hindsight moralizing . |
| 6 | Th th er th did I tell you about er how I how I started at , how I left school ? |
| 7 | That 's exactly how I felt whan I fought him . |
| 8 | How I welcomed Night Duty , I need hardly say . |
| 9 | How I pulled driver from his blazing cab |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't know how I remained standing , ’ he said softly . |
| 11 | ‘ I Do n't Know How I Found Time For Work ! ’ |
| 12 | And , when some other retired persons says in my presence ‘ I do n't know how I found time for work ’ , I no longer inwardly cringe with scorn at the well worn cliche as I used to do but instead I enthusiastically and of course sagely nod my head in hearty agreement . |
| 13 | When I cited instances when I thought anger might have been appropriate , I was always told ‘ this is not our way ’ . |
| 14 | I remember when I thought lipstick had gone forever , a dream of painted excess , as I thought paper taffeta had gone forever , in Cambridge , when we all took to glazed cotton . |
| 15 | Like several of us in The Bar at that time , when I made love , or masturbated by myself , I often used to have fantasies about doing it with either O or Boy . |
| 16 | But it is my responsibility to ensure that our disciplinary procedures are ‘ fair , firm and fast ’ , to reiterate my words to Council in June when I took office as president . |
| 17 | And that was the film with the scene of the boy coming into the bar that I said I thought of when I saw Boy coming in sometimes . |
| 18 | And that , Morgan thought as he stirred in the chair , was when I advised caution . |
| 19 | That 's when I noticed oil dripping from the fuselage . |
| 20 | Sometimes , when I finished work , I walked along the beaches or the cliffs . |
| 21 | And er I know when I had experience in the past , last New Year , the District Council 's come out on behalf of the residents . |
| 22 | But sometimes , when I had time to spare , I used to look for a bargain in the Mercato della Ghiaia , the Gravel Market , which still exists today . |
| 23 | ‘ It started right from when I had coaching and went to national squads , ’ he said . |
| 24 | And , and you see , do you remember when I had asthma and went back in , oh from erm , you know er , oh , teabag . |
| 25 | He would n't allow me to wear stockings , and I was still in knee-socks and lace-ups when I left school . |
| 26 | No , I do n't think I had even taken any A levels when I left school . ’ |
| 27 | I did not own such a garment ; I had stopped wearing shorts when I left school , determined never again to be taken for a ‘ lad ’ . |
| 28 | I went to Hemel Hempstead er a school called in Hemel Hempstead that was only from the August till December when I left school and then the erm then the Headmistress , cos we had a Headmistress there cos it was a mixed school , and she recommended me for this here errand boy 's job , his name was . |
| 29 | I had a similar experience several years ago , when I left college and started my first job . |
| 30 | This made me shudder but I was brought back to my own worries when I heard Mum demand that she gave the lump of coal back . |