Example sentences of "[noun] when i [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In my last year at school another teacher roared with laughter when I said I wanted to be a professional footballer . |
| 2 | But I enjoyed myself here last year with Brabham when I knew I was not competitive . |
| 3 | Aye that was Well that that was on the platform when I got me face burnt and me left hand , which I think was burnt trying to protect me me head or face at the time . |
| 4 | ‘ Are you a respectable woman ? ’ quickly interpolated the magistrate when I said I wished to remain . |
| 5 | My annoyance at missing the fish turns to relief when I realise I am not snagged in the roots . |
| 6 | It seemed a good idea to have a companion when I knew I had to face a Spanish maniac ! ’ |
| 7 | My first thought when I heard I 'd got the part was : ‘ Bang goes my knighthood ! ’ ’ |
| 8 | He said afterwards : ‘ I left the line-up when I realised I had to stand and shake her hand . |
| 9 | In two weeks I shall be speaking to the people who worked for me and campaigned and raised money when I thought I was as good as dead and buried . |
| 10 | Yes a row of houses and of course when I saw I looked out the door and there was this plane swooping down like that and it seemed so low because they were aiming an and the bomb fell in the cattle market and , and I threw myself on to the stone floor , you see , and er and presently one of the ambulance men came round to my office door and he said , are you alright ? |
| 11 | I prayed to him furiously in the van when I thought I was going to die ( that 's a proof against , I can hear G.P. saying ) . |
| 12 | ‘ I was picturing her face when I said I was seeing you this evening . ’ |