Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the animals that were out when it flooded had been taken inside the house and the furniture in the house was on bricks . |
| 2 | And we were there when it left . |
| 3 | The white Gulfstream One executed a perfect landing but it was only when it taxied towards them that Whitlock saw the blue , red and white Zimbalan flag painted on the side of the fuselage with the words ‘ Air Zimbala ’ above it in black lettering . |
| 4 | The Irish tag was redeemed for a small reward and it was only when it arrived back in the Central Fisheries Board office , Dublin , that Sea Angling Officer , Peter Green , discovered that a new distance record had been set for their shark tag scheme . |
| 5 | It was best when it felt like you were fighting gravity , fighting the pull of forces greater than yourselves . |
| 6 | It was here when it started and the ward was empty and I 've watched it fill up , and now I 'm watching it empty again . |
| 7 | ‘ I was there when it happened . |
| 8 | Cos I was there when it happened . |
| 9 | I was there when it happened ! |
| 10 | ‘ I was there when it started . |
| 11 | At least I was upstairs when it happened , no-one was hurt . |