Example sentences of "[adj] when [pron] [vb past] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | With large numbers this can cause even worse handling and registration problems than for paper , and even , perhaps , extra complications if a disk turns out to be corrupt ( ‘ It was OK when I handed it in . ’ ) |
| 2 | PLAYER : We never really got going — it was getting quite interesting when they stopped it . |
| 3 | The overall effect from the picture was that if you got any closer you would be engulfed in fire ; I was staggered when I saw it . |
| 4 | No , no yo yo i is n't it funny when I thought it is a fault , one of them discarded the right ? |
| 5 | I wrote it on orange paper in blue ink and it all went horribly wrong when I photocopied it so I 've put an agenda on there right . |
| 6 | But he was wrong when he said it had no effect on him . |
| 7 | I was quite embarrassed when we did it two years ago . ’ |
| 8 | I must have looked embarrassed when she handed it over because they both turned their backs while I slipped my old dress off and slipped the new one on . |
| 9 | Oh I thought that were light when I picked it up then that was quick . |
| 10 | The place was almost derelict when I bought it . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It looked pretty derelict when I bought it but the quality of materials and craftsmanship in those days was superb and I was able to restore it back to its original condition , apart from a few new components . ’ |
| 12 | , but was n't it free when you had it ? |
| 13 | The Cove , as he had hoped and expected , was quite deserted when they reached it . |
| 14 | Well it sounded so simple when he said it over the telephone about two months ago . |
| 15 | It was almost dark when I found it and it was not until I arrived home that I could see its lovely design . |
| 16 | ‘ She wanted the world to know her life was perfect when she knew it was n't . ’ |
| 17 | She took the packet with some fussy excitement , and she was clearly a little relieved when we made it clear that we had no intention of staying or seeking entrance . |
| 18 | The knife frightened her , and she was relieved when he threw it down . |
| 19 | it was still warm when I picked it up |
| 20 | Almost white when I bought it , it 's a beautiful mellow light gold . |
| 21 | I was worried sick when I saw it , and I 've been ringing your number on and off for the past hour . |
| 22 | It was so obvious when he explained it . |
| 23 | I 'm rather surprised that but there you are this this er this stuff this is coming they were both being one and another er put here and er um um I suppose the idea is that the er two people should be fairly good but I think it 's going somewhere and as I say it 's down again … let's see what else has gone er the the this is just I do n't know how she di ’ how they did this but it must have been fairly hard when they did it and er I think there is n't v-very much there I think . ’ |
| 24 | I was horrified when I saw it ! |
| 25 | It was fine when we had it out two weeks ago . |
| 26 | I told everyone I was going for a merit , but it made me feel really good when I got it ! |
| 27 | It was cold in the narrow stairwell ; the metal banister was freezing when she touched it . |
| 28 | He was obviously drunk or drugged when he wrote it , but it indicates that he expects to be dead by the time i read it . |
| 29 | It was about five inches long when I bought it a month ago , and now it is approaching 10 inches . |
| 30 | The strut above was more durable but the nails came loose when she struck it firmly with the heel of her boot . |