Example sentences of "when [pers pn] confront " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I confront him with his omissions and lies he just looks sheepish . |
| 2 | When I confronted him outside the refectory and insisted that the resident be allowed to finish his meal , he exploded in a torrent of foul language and vowed he would never return . |
| 3 | When I confronted her with the chapter and verse of her part in arranging for tip the press off about her visit to Mrs Bartholomew , she was adamant in her denials . |
| 4 | What happens if you stay standing up when you confront the Mayor ? |
| 5 | Her father was a Presbyterian and when she confronted him with her decision , doing it as pugnaciously as usual in spite of her nerves , they had a furious and ridiculous quarrel : a man of fifty for some reason threatened by the vast religious longings of a fifteen-year-old . |
| 6 | Her initial insane reaction to the loss had eased when she confronted the reality of the other woman and the new tears played an essential part in her healing . |
| 7 | WPC Sue Brown was chasing a man suspected of theft down this street , when she confronted him he turned nasty , squaring his 6 ft 2 to her 5 ft 1 . |
| 8 | when they confront uses of the foreign language they are learning , their natural inclination is to interpret them in reference to this established association , and rely on the foreign language as sparingly as possible . |
| 9 | As well as making quick botch jobs of things that need careful repair if they are not to fall apart again next week , teachers , when they confront the impossibility of doing everything they ought to do head on , are faced with making some very tough priority decisions . |
| 10 | Top management at TV group Granada face a potentially rough ride when they confront shareholders at the company 's annual meeting today . |
| 11 | It 's like the sound a child makes when it confronts its own … |
| 12 | Manzano has drawn attention to a real difference when he says ( of both these first books ) , ‘ In general Cohen is lyrical in his writings when he refers to himself , and anarchistic when he confronts the outside world , ’ a comment which becomes more fully justified as time goes by , though Leonard 's anarchism remained personal and mainly verbal . |
| 13 | Mr Jakes will face his toughest test yet when he confronts an emergency meeting of the central committee this week . |
| 14 | Mr Jakes will face his toughest test yet when he confronts an emergency meeting of the central committee this week . |
| 15 | Jesus uses it when he confronts the disciples after his resurrection : ‘ Why are you so perturbed ? ’ he asks . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , I have ; but when he confronts Richard he will be told that he could be taken to court ; he 's been at me for years . |
| 17 | Murad II came out of retirement to inflict a severe defeat on this motley force when he confronted them at Varna . |
| 18 | But the chief superintendent knew he had to counterfeit genuine anger when he confronted Blanche , tear her off a strip , and put overweening ambition in its place . |