Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] when he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philip walked back home , only running when he reached his own gate . |
| 2 | Bill Shankly was only joking when he said football was more important than life and death . |
| 3 | It was as though the recent remarks of John Major had been anticipated as the exhibition was already running when he expressed concern over the future of manufacturing industry in the U.K. One reference to the exhibition by Campbell Christie , General Secretary , Scottish T.U.C. stated ‘ The problem we face in Britain is that we do n't manufacture enough of what we consume . |
| 4 | The Land Rover 's motor was already running when he arrived in the street , and when Hennessy had clambered in on the passenger side Windeler moved off without even waiting to see if the door was secure . |
| 5 | He was still praying when he got in the water . |
| 6 | She was still shivering when he finished , but the warmth gradually began to seep inwards to where her bones were chilled . |
| 7 | He was still grinning when he left the centre and as Rachel began clearing up the soiled dressings she strained her ears to hear what was being said in the office . |
| 8 | Jackson was still smarting when he returned to the station in the city centre . |
| 9 | In spite of the headset that he wore for the flight , his ears were still ringing when he climbed down from the helicopter . |
| 10 | He was still smiling when he left and asked if he was quitting , he replied : ‘ Of course I 'm not . ’ |
| 11 | What he is mainly denying when he denies that there are final causes in nature is that the existence of each individual sort of thing is to be explained by its serving some cause beyond it , in particular some kind of human interest . |
| 12 | She was solely feeling when he turned again and leaned above her . |