Example sentences of "[verb] when he [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was devastated when he said he fancied me but we 've started a relationship . |
| 2 | He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time . |
| 3 | Harry Burrows rode round his house on Midsummer Eve in a white sheet pretending to be a ghost , we nearly died laughing when he told us — ’ |
| 4 | He was laughing when he said it . |
| 5 | Earlier , Alex Aitken , of the Conservative Collegiate Forum , was loudly applauded when he said it was ‘ intolerable ’ that taxpayers should have to fund the left-wing propaganda of the NUS . |
| 6 | He made toys that parodied her innocent amusements and those of her brothers and she trembled when he raised his leonine voice . |
| 7 | ‘ Come on , lazybones , it 's nearly dinner-time , ’ Otley scolded when he brought me some tea up . |
| 8 | Michael Heseltine , Environment secretary and former Prime Ministerial candidatem , was certain which he prefered when he met his Spitting Image Alter Ego . |
| 9 | Fred often winced when he witnessed his wife 's impudence and guile , but he realised she was right . |
| 10 | Hank chuckled , and then winced when he moved his head suddenly . |
| 11 | Yet , in Brooklyn , Beecher acted somewhat differently as Dickens found when he paid his last visit to America in 1868 . |
| 12 | I didnae cry when he left me . |
| 13 | But Uncle Philip bathed in the tub as often as once or twice a week ; he seemed to exercise some occult authority over the geyser , for it never erupted when he lit it . |
| 14 | But then , I 'll hand it to Guy — he 's mega -successful at getting what he wants when he wants it ? ’ |
| 15 | Derek Cantwell was attacked when he opened his front door late at night . |
| 16 | Lawler exclaimed when he saw her . |
| 17 | He stopped when he saw them and asked if they wanted to come with him . |
| 18 | He came after me , but he stopped when he saw me go inside ( as I instinctively knew he would — the only safe place from him was down here ) . |
| 19 | Stapleton stopped when he saw us , and then walked forward again . |
| 20 | ‘ Artful ’ because he was very clever at getting what he wanted ; and ‘ Dodger ’ because he was very good at not getting caught when he did something wrong . |
| 21 | He entered when he had his car radio security marked by Newburn Crime Prevention Panel . |
| 22 | The grant payable depended upon the number of children who could read , write , and do arithmetic to the satisfaction of the individual inspector , and therefore it was not unnatural that every effort was made by the managers of the school , to see that the inspectors ’ tastes in such other matters as food and drink were duly considered when he visited them . |
| 23 | Madame behind the counter was not in the least fazed when he said he wanted to call England . |
| 24 | As Jim Smith 's side recovered from their epic tie with Liverpool , Beresford said he was misunderstood when he revealed he wanted to play Premier League football next season . |
| 25 | He said it was accidentally gassed when he left his car engine running . |
| 26 | His voice did n't sound at all unfriendly though , not like that tone he uses when he catches me up on the table eating the butter . |
| 27 | He was a great player , and he was just beginning to get the notoriety that he really deserved when he had his terrible car accident . ’ |
| 28 | She did not wait to see what he would do when he reached her . |
| 29 | She felt she must make sure he knew why she was doing this — for Marguerite alone and not because she seemed to be unable to resist when he held her . |
| 30 | She thought how long and lean they were , a true artist 's hands , and remembered how they had felt when he touched her . |