Example sentences of "[vb pp] when [pron] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and , a relationship built up , especially between myself and the surrogate and life was devastated when we parted and my daughter will always know how much her genetic mother loves her and how much I love her obviously . |
| 2 | As George Graham put it : ‘ The day has come when we see that the country has gone to the dogs . |
| 3 | This apparent contradiction is only resolved when we realize that man in his ( sic ) present state is sub-human — ie less than God intended and created . |
| 4 | The issue of selecting an NSF candidate for the ( as yet unannounced ) presidential elections was not resolved when it emerged that any candidate would be required to endorse Roman 's programme . |
| 5 | Politicians can only be trusted when they think that they are on the winning side and will ignore any democratic mechanism to prove that they are ‘ right ’ . |
| 6 | for whom that I had to decide whether I was going to marry him or give him up and decided I could n't give him up so I married him and was extremely happy and was shattered when he died and I , I , a , it went from you know I , I never real , thought I would be as happy , could be as happy as I was |
| 7 | The infant Elizabeth will learn that being promised a sweet for behaving herself will result in more than the mere probability of its arrival ; the penny will have dropped when she realises that a promise entitles her to the reward — it is her due , to which she has a right . |
| 8 | Our plans were dashed when I learned that another British company , GKN , had already signed a deal with Unimation . |
| 9 | But the young mother 's plans were dashed when she discovered that Gilfoyle was still married and that his wife was expecting . |
| 10 | The plaintiff scaffolder was injured when he fell and was not wearing a safety belt . |
| 11 | And er some of the schemes have been criticized but it was a blessing in a way that we got them done when we did and er we were able to house a lot of people out there and release ground in the centre of the town to be redeveloped and er brought up to modern standards . |
| 12 | Angered when he heard that Louis and the Young King had deserted him , the news none the less convinced him that the cause was lost . |
| 13 | The seller of specialist magazines grimaced when she smiled and as he pushed the door shut to the frisky chiming of the bell he grunted , ‘ Try the showroom , they might know . |
| 14 | The poet 's wife was told when they arrived that they would want to film her . |
| 15 | Her heartbeat quickened when she saw that Andrew Walker had telephoned twice that morning , and would like her to return his call as soon as possible . |
| 16 | This proposition is more easily understood when one realizes that Richards 's general theory of value is a materialist one . |
| 17 | I 've raised this , these points that we 've raised when we went and met Donald down at the park , and the school have said they will not erm allow the children to go that way . |
| 18 | While indecent exposure is certainly the most frequent activity to be mentioned in this category , the rarity can be recognised when one notes that only ten cases were mentioned prior to a charge being laid . |
| 19 | EGA Graphics owners cursed when they saw that Wolfenstein 3D required a minimum of VGA to display its 256 colours . |
| 20 | EGA Graphics owners cursed when they saw that Wolfenstein 3D required a minimum of VGA to display its 256 colours . |
| 21 | By notice of appeal dated 2 January 1992 , the child appealed against the order on the grounds , inter alia , that the justices erred when they found that he was likely to suffer significant harm as a result of his absconding as no evidence had been produced that he had suffered such harm when he had absconded . |
| 22 | The judge erred in law in holding that in mortgage proceedings if a mortgagee failed to seek an order for costs then the mortgagor could apply for the costs to be taxed on an appropriate basis ; if no order was made the mortgagor could require that the costs of the mortgage proceedings be referred by the master taking the account to the taxing master for taxation pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 62 , r. 24 ; ( 3 ) that a provision in the mortgage deed providing expressly or by implication the basis on which costs were to be taxed was not then binding on the court and the judge also erred when he held that in mortgage proceedings a provision entitling the mortgagee to an indemnity against all costs , charges and expenses was void so far as it purports to exclude the jurisdiction of the court under section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 . |
| 23 | may be appreciated when we reflect that if our rulers in the nineteenth century were educated at Eton , our rulers of the twentieth century are being educated in the elementary schools . |
| 24 | Home visits were much appreciated when they happened but failure to visit was one of the more common and significant criticisms ( Cartwright , 1990b ) . |
| 25 | It is not known when he died but one hopes that he did not have to endure such a miserable existence for many years . |
| 26 | Sukarno was rebuffed when he asked that there should be a Greater Indonesia including the British territories , Malaya , Singapore and North Borneo . |
| 27 | Preston 's nan demanded when she heard that Mary Moxton was In Trouble and none of his making . |
| 28 | I am being polite about the way in which the Government have behaved when I say that they have dealt with our recommendations in a cavalier fashion . |
| 29 | His polemical attitudes were somewhat softened when it seemed that he might have to act upon them , and he found it necessary to disavow the political and social activism which members of the Moot such as Karl Mannheim wished to pursue . |
| 30 | My rather innocent trust crumbled when I realized that as far as the police were concerned , I was little better than a criminal on whom they must keep tabs . |