Example sentences of "[adj] when i [verb] [pers pn] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | No , no yo yo i is n't it funny when I thought it is a fault , one of them discarded the right ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | So I was wrong when I thought they were fantastically healthy and a good advert for the Jungle . |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't mind if they were prepared to say they were wrong when I prove them wrong but they never do . ’ |
| 7 | Were you afraid when I left you alone with Mason ? ’ |
| 8 | I only know I 'm afraid when I leave you ; when you are out of sight , I feel lost , lonely . ’ |
| 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 | I see now why you were so evasive when I said I had n't power of attorney . ’ |
| 13 | Well she go Hilda got a baby boy about eighteen month old when I knew her like you know , and er she lived by I think it was I think it was you know and er what happened to her I be I think she had to go in a home or er you see and er baby boy was adopted like , the baby boy that 's about all I know about her that 's about all . |
| 14 | Both Jessica and Nadea seemed to agree that it was fitting and appropriate when I told them my first choice would be to serve with the Royal Canadian Air Force . |
| 15 | ‘ It was dark when I saw him , ’ said the boy unwillingly . |
| 16 | It was almost dark when I found it and it was not until I arrived home that I could see its lovely design . |
| 17 | He nearly had a coronary when I told him you were a fuel technician with IMP ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You were serious when I told you you had inherited a fortune . |
| 19 | So there he was , all frozen in the hot sun , I began to realise things were really serious when I see them machine guns itching to smoke in the fuzz hand . |
| 20 | He seemed relieved when I told him I was reading anthropology and , looking somewhat apprehensively over his shoulder at the sociology building , he muttered ‘ well thank goodness you 're not taking bloody sociology , with all those left wing bastards who hate the polis ’ . |
| 21 | She was delighted when I asked her to work for me , ’ Roman said , his voice warm with sympathy . |
| 22 | it was still warm when I picked it up |
| 23 | You were staying at the Imperial when I phoned you to set up the interview last week . |
| 24 | Sometimes I think about her , and that makes me feel all sad when I remember her , cos she 's dead now . |
| 25 | All it wanted was a new cover , I said , and she almost looked convinced when I said I was sure we could reach a price that suited us both . |
| 26 | Driver Palmer is , of course , totally right , but he just seems blank when I ask him to answer my ultimate query abut America and rock . |
| 27 | She seemed thrilled when I told her . |
| 28 | I felt ill when I read it . |
| 29 | A youth tried to sell me a Socialist Worker and seemed confused when I told him that in my experience the words were diametrically opposed . |
| 30 | Almost white when I bought it , it 's a beautiful mellow light gold . |