Example sentences of "[adj] when i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So a friend was embarrassed when I wanted to examine every object his family had made : the weathered pitchforks crafted from branching joints of trees ; strong rope twisted from straw ; bundles of sesame-seed stalks used as firewood after the seeds had been eaten ; hand-woven winnowing baskets , and heavy clay pots for keeping water cool in hot summers . |
| 2 | I was 19 years old when I made To Have and To Hold , but Humphrey Bogart was never my idol . |
| 3 | I was eleven years old when I started playing golf . |
| 4 | I was very nervous when I went to meet Mr Wogan for the first time but the gentleman who drove the big car to the show was very nice and friendly . |
| 5 | But he was clearly relieved when I agreed to accept it at his hands . |
| 6 | I no longer need to work and she was delighted when I offered to care for the baby during the week . |
| 7 | I also used to help him with his drink and biscuit and he would always drop his soggy biscuit over me but I was ever so sad when I finished going to the Mother and toddler group as that was my favourite part of the week . |
| 8 | They must have come out of a back entrance to the flats and they were intent on avoiding somebody , although I 'd seen nothing suspicious when I 'd cruised down Seymour Place . |
| 9 | ‘ And I never get time to read , or think , or do anything worthwhile , and I 'm always so sleepy when I do get to the classes that I ca n't take in very much . |
| 10 | This state of affairs has complicated my present task , since what was current when I began thinking about this book a few years ago , and , indeed , when working on earlier drafts of it , is now ceasing to be so . |
| 11 | It is even more useful when I have found a glaring mistake , have partially undone something and rehung the stitches inaccurately . |
| 12 | I 've got no bottom , and I know how awful and bandy I look , but still I feel good when I have to pierce another hole in my belt . |
| 13 | An honourable offer from Covent Garden or Glyndebourne for a worthy artistic venture is acceptable , but ‘ if I have a feeling that someone 's dreaming of going to a small provincial European theatre because they 're offered 1,000 dollars and they think it 's more important than a whole season at the Kirov , I am so angry and upset that I am absolutely confident when I say do n't come back . |
| 14 | These notes were invaluable when I came to write up the results of the study . |
| 15 | ‘ I was n't aware there was anyone awake when I decided to swim , ’ she informed him with regal hauteur . |
| 16 | The ceremony was thus quite depressing when I had to sit and listen to a boring , unknown , dreary , old codger who was ‘ GIVEN ’ an honorary degree — which course did he attend ? |
| 17 | ‘ The crossover back of this top looks really stunning when I 've got a good suntan ’ Shirlie , left |
| 18 | FIGURE 2 It soon became apparent when I started working on this quick landscape sketch that the Polychromos Pastels are equally well suited to a more painterly method of handling too |
| 19 | Because I had some personal problems at the start and the two girls were small when I come working |
| 20 | I decided on the latter and was again pleased when I managed to haul myself to safety at the top of the boulder . |
| 21 | But he was pleased when I did take off at his command . |
| 22 | And she seemed flustered when I demanded to know where she 'd been when I 'd been gassed right next to the ship . |
| 23 | So he was pretty disappointed when I went to see ALIEN 3 ( Cert 18 ; General ) and walked out after less than an hour , bored beyond belief . |
| 24 | I get so disappointed when I see work that is not personal to the people involved . |
| 25 | ‘ It means you wo n't be disappointed when I choose to ignore you . ’ |
| 26 | The argument became heated when I refused to agree that it did not matter if the document was authentic or not . |
| 27 | THE police tend to get an unfavourable press , though in my experience they have never been anything less than kind , helpful and efficient when I 've needed them most . |
| 28 | I was right when I said having you here would do more for me than all the medicines in the world . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Sounds as though I was right when I decided to poke into the activities of INCUBUS — and Hauser … ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I was about four months pregnant when I started to feel quite poorly , ’ says Leslie . |