Example sentences of "[v-ing] when he [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry Burrows rode round his house on Midsummer Eve in a white sheet pretending to be a ghost , we nearly died laughing when he told us — ’ |
| 2 | He was laughing when he said it . |
| 3 | Where had he been going when he left her ? |
| 4 | He was lying when he said he 'd checked the house . |
| 5 | DeVore might have been lying when he said he had no motive in helping her , but he was right about Mach wanting her dead . |
| 6 | I believe firmly that John McEnroe is not lying when he says he sees the small print on a tennis ball , and Jackie himself has often referred to his vision as a paramount essential in driving . |
| 7 | Party Politics , known as an equine giant in racing circles because of his massive size , was cruising when he took it up four fences from home , and winning jockey Carl Llewellyn later admitted that his chief concern at that stage had been striking the front too early . |
| 8 | Fran must have made some noise , some movement , some tiny betraying gesture , because he swung round , his face hardening when he saw her in the doorway . |
| 9 | He stopped reading when he saw her . |
| 10 | Its as if he was ranting and raving when he said it . |
| 11 | Peter took the end of a candle from his pocket , and his hand was shaking when he lit it with a match . |
| 12 | ‘ I liked the way that , we 'd be on the bandstand playing and he 'd just be walking around and playing and just look at you and kind of tip his head , you 'd play and then he 'd start playing when he wanted you to stop ! |
| 13 | So he can look boyish and appealing when he sweeps it back off his forehead . |
| 14 | He was following when he heard her speak , so he held back . |
| 15 | I remember him chuckling when he told me about the big farm men who came to have their teeth extracted . |
| 16 | ‘ Your father will think he is dreaming when he sees you ! ’ |