Example sentences of "[adj] of [noun] when [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were well clear of Dunkirk when he said : ‘ Do n't these people have any phone boxes ? ’ |
| 2 | Employing the same double-delta wing shape as the Lockheed design , originally pioneered by the SAAB Draken , the Tu–144 suffered the most public of tragedies when it crashed at the Paris Air Show . |
| 3 | If you hold a valid DLCO provisional licence it will normally be converted to full entitlement free of charge when you pass the test . |
| 4 | Some garages will adjust your car free of charge when it has its next service . |
| 5 | She probably knew too that they had been none too fond of Granny when she 'd been alive . |
| 6 | His family claim he was badly concussed and the RAF were guilty of negligence when they allowed him to make the second jump . |
| 7 | Therefore , the owner , the person with the right to immediate possession , is guilty of theft when he exercises that right ! |
| 8 | Their decision was that a person is guilty of theft when he acquires ownership by deception . |
| 9 | One difference between theft and handling is that the bona fide purchaser of goods is not guilty of theft when he later discovers that they were stolen ( s.3(2) ) . |
| 10 | They were therefore guilty of robbery when they used force seconds after seizing the property . |
| 11 | This is especially likely in cases where the dog is soiling its quarters , or showing signs of abnormal sexual behaviour , such as mounting your leg or that of visitors when they are sitting down . |
| 12 | Er this sort of thing , as I say i it reminds me very much of Versailles when we went round there . |
| 13 | New Zealander Chris O'Neill was the first Kiwi to sport the red and white of Japan when he played at the 1990 Hong Kong Sevens — but he almost certainly wo n't be the last . |
| 14 | Not one grown man , aristocrat or peasant , is worthy of respect when you really know him . |
| 15 | Macaulay was attributing rather too much blame to Frederick II of Prussia when he wrote ‘ in order that he might rob a neighbour whom he had promised to defend , black men fought on the coast of Coromandel , and red men scalped each other by the Great Lakes of North America . ’ |
| 16 | I cite as an example the urban areas of the city which I partially represent — I speak for all of Birmingham when I speak on this issue , and I am trying to raise an important matter in which there may be some common cause . |
| 17 | ‘ My father was n't exactly short of money when he set up the trust . ’ |
| 18 | Nearly 40 years ago these two were trading bullets over the river Potong-Gang , and sometimes it is not far short of hostilities when they trade shots on the pitch . |
| 19 | It just might be a bit short of ink when we do . |
| 20 | To see a shop window full of goods when you have n't the money to buy is n't much fun . ’ |
| 21 | I remember being insanely jealous of Sarah when she got married . |
| 22 | Why should I be jealous of Richard when I do n't want to make love to him any more ? |
| 23 | The hostilities were caused by Louis XIV of France when he accepted the throne of Spain on behalf of his grandson , Philip , in defiance of the 1700 Partition Treaty , under which the Spanish crown was to pass to Archduke Charles of Austria . |
| 24 | Beckoning over a young man , whose look of boredom miraculously changed to one of interest when he saw Ellie , the receptionist gave a wry smile before instructing , ‘ If you 'll give him your car keys , he 'll park it for you and take your luggage up to your room — and do n't give him more than your car keys , ’ she added with friendly warning . |
| 25 | Outside the village rises the noble hill of Lewesdon , neighbouring peak to Pilsdon Pen , beloved of Wordsworth when he lived at Racedown and first began to dedicate his life to poetry . |
| 26 | He worked tirelessly for WWF throughout his life and was Trustee Emeritus of WWF-UK when he died . |
| 27 | I do n't think he was in the best of moods when he , we got to him . |
| 28 | John Stork — when in his mid-30s — became aware of headhunting when he found himself on the receiving end of a headhunter 's call for the first time ; in due course he became the successful candidate , but did not take the job , staying on as a member of the international Board of Masius Wynne-Williams advertising agency , where he had earlier been head of research . |
| 29 | I first became aware of crofting when I was 11 or 12 years old . |
| 30 | In response to the multiplicity of factors affecting their lives , the peasantry have shown that they can act positively , making the most of opportunity when it presents itself . |