Example sentences of "[that] when he [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he passed , his leg struck the side of the bridge and an old witch prophesied that when he returned his head would strike the same spot . ’ |
| 2 | Robyn swallowed and took a deep breath , trying to compose herself so that when he returned she could say that it was all right , she felt fine now . |
| 3 | This referred less to the irreligious habits of the people than the fact that the village as yet contained no place of worship , for Wesley went on to say that when he began his service ( probably at a spot near the present Ulster Bank and using a mounting block as his pulpit ) ‘ the people gathered form all sides and , when I prayed , kneeled down upon the stones , rich and poor , all round me ’ . |
| 4 | She was so surprised by the warmth of his smile , by his being able to smile so frankly , so like a friend , that when he said he was going to lunch at the Blue Lagoon and would she come too , she said yes , all right , without thinking . |
| 5 | What frustrated his old fans was that when he went it more or less alone , as on 1982 's masterfully stark and turbulent Music For A New Society , Cale produced what he also regards as his best album , ‘ because all the old pain was right there . ’ |
| 6 | Also he says that when he saw you first there were two others with you , dressed as you are dressed . |
| 7 | McLaren , the 22-year-old Hearts defender , told me recently that when he made his World Cup debut against Italy ( the game where he was asked to mark Roberto Baggio ) , the fact that he 'd been part of the squad at the European Championship finals , as well as playing a couple of games on the tour of North America last year , were of immeasurable assistance in making the step up . |
| 8 | Once more she stood gazing out over the garden , but this time everything seemed different — so different that when he took her gently into his arms it was so natural that she made no attempt to draw back . |
| 9 | Ronnie accepted that when he signed his contract . |
| 10 | I wrote a final letter hoping that when he read my book he would see that I was serious . |
| 11 | An early prophet like David claims that when he delivers his oracles no less than ‘ the Spirit of the Lord speaks ’ ( 2 Sam . |
| 12 | She 'd noticed that when he touched her sexually he was always gentle . |
| 13 | The Attorney-General tells us that when he refuses his consent , his refusal is final . |
| 14 | It is said that when he heard his own voice on the radio , some seven years after writing this letter , Lewis was surprised and in some measure disconcerted . |
| 15 | Of course , he did n't realize that when he married me . |
| 16 | They both knew that no timer could be relied upon to be that sensitive , that when he activated it , the chances were reasonable that it would detonate instantly — before he could throw it . |
| 17 | After every fight , he says , he thinks about retirement and he intends to give it more consideration that usual in the New Year , vowing that when he quits he 'll do so as world champion . |
| 18 | And their shared taste for rich cake with coffee late at night restored her faith in their friendship a little , so that when he asked her about her family 's plans for Christmas she was able to answer in a relaxed and natural way . |
| 19 | ‘ Simon said that when he left him he was following the horses but he did n't catch up . ’ |
| 20 | We 'd heard he had thirty billion pounds to spend on tanks and things and we reckoned that when he left he 'd probably have a little bit left over for a tip . |
| 21 | She hoped that when he left she and Cobalt could decide how to divide the work on the story . |
| 22 | She had already noticed that when he walked he limped more than a little , favouring his left leg , but his face had taken a greater hurt . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , use mine , ’ I said blithely — which , of course , he did , and put the property in his own name so that when he sold it out from under me there would be no legal come-back ! |
| 24 | He would have a headache and tell us that when he died we would come and put dandelions on his grave . |
| 25 | Huy hoped that when he died it would be in the desert or on the river , so that the vultures or the crocodiles would take him . |
| 26 | My father was always very distant with me — so that when he died I felt I hardly knew him . |
| 27 | Don Cattabianchi 's wish was that when he died there should be a big party in the church hall , with singing and dancing and no dividing line down the middle of the floor , but unfortunately this was not to be . |
| 28 | Peter said he thought Lydia White ( Linguistics/McGill , Montreal ) had still not placed her book on universal grammar with a publisher although Tim Blakey has since reported that when he contacted her when he was there last week , she refused to see ‘ yet another publisher ’ . |
| 29 | It seemed to her that when he spotted her he usually did a quick about-face , which , to be fair , was also how she responded to seeing him . |
| 30 | His mouth was warm and firm , hungry , moving against hers with complete command so that when he lifted his head and looked down at her with glittering eyes she was breathless . |