Example sentences of "[vb pp] when [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , when he is transferred to a strange yard with different handlers , even if it is a good establishment , his natural nervous temperament will reappear , explaining why so many new owners think their horse may have been drugged when they bought it . |
| 2 | Wickham had been proud of her , and was devastated when she said they should separate . |
| 3 | I was rather devastated when she told me she was moving to Crieff , as she made major contributions to the work of the Library here ; she had a long-term future , and her personality made many friends for the Library among our users . |
| 4 | The woman had become suicidally depressed while pregnant with her previous two children and was devastated when she found herself accidentally pregnant again . |
| 5 | I was devastated when he said he fancied me but we 've started a relationship . |
| 6 | He was devastated when he discovered his premises had been attacked for the second time . |
| 7 | We were applauded when we reported our record , and one of the newly recruited flying students opened a few bottles of root beer by way of celebration . |
| 8 | Earlier , Alex Aitken , of the Conservative Collegiate Forum , was loudly applauded when he said it was ‘ intolerable ’ that taxpayers should have to fund the left-wing propaganda of the NUS . |
| 9 | Likewise , according to this theory , as we are all stress-prone , we are bound to get stressed when we find ourselves working somewhere where there is a high stress-count . |
| 10 | ‘ Then how come when we pulled her from her suit I found a folder full of Alex Bannen 's notes stashed away inside the sleeve ? ’ |
| 11 | They are discharged when they reach their target weight . |
| 12 | Her inimitable use of rhythm caught many a class member on the wrong foot , but how spirits lifted when we got it right , and the ultimate but awful joy was being chosen to demonstrate . |
| 13 | Last December her suspension was briefly lifted when she won her first judicial review of her case in the High Court . |
| 14 | But somehow she doubted it ; she was certain her interest in him would have vanished when she discovered he had no money . |
| 15 | ‘ I was a bit overwhelmed when she kissed me like that because we 'd never met before and it was in public . |
| 16 | ‘ So you already had a flight booked when you heard what had happened ? ’ |
| 17 | Derek Cantwell was attacked when he opened his front door late at night . |
| 18 | I was shattered when I met you last . |
| 19 | The couriers signed on for courses at two language schools in order to get visas , but were caught when one had his baggage searched at Heathrow . |
| 20 | ‘ Artful ’ because he was very clever at getting what he wanted ; and ‘ Dodger ’ because he was very good at not getting caught when he did something wrong . |
| 21 | On coach/air and coach touring holidays , all road tolls , ferry and port charges are included and on self-drive holidays , port charges are included when you book our special rate ferry tickets . |
| 22 | I 've forgotten when you said you 're going to Ottawa but if that 's really soon & I do n't hear from you before then , have a great time , I hope the meetings are short & the pints are big ! |
| 23 | The grant payable depended upon the number of children who could read , write , and do arithmetic to the satisfaction of the individual inspector , and therefore it was not unnatural that every effort was made by the managers of the school , to see that the inspectors ’ tastes in such other matters as food and drink were duly considered when he visited them . |
| 24 | The news might well be outdated by the time it reached the curia , messengers and even legates might be seized , as Cardinal Leo was by King Imre of Hungary , and the curial instructions might well be outdated when they reached their target . |
| 25 | Madame behind the counter was not in the least fazed when he said he wanted to call England . |
| 26 | She knew why he sounded so strangled when she saw herself . |
| 27 | As Jim Smith 's side recovered from their epic tie with Liverpool , Beresford said he was misunderstood when he revealed he wanted to play Premier League football next season . |
| 28 | He said it was accidentally gassed when he left his car engine running . |
| 29 | We used to have to catch the bus every morning and go to Chingford to school until Mark Hall was built and , erm and there was only one part of Mark Hall school built when we went there , there was only a few classrooms and er , it 's all grew up , the school grew up around us you know it 's a bit |
| 30 | She thought how long and lean they were , a true artist 's hands , and remembered how they had felt when he touched her . |