Example sentences of "but when [pron] [vb past] she " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when they discovered she planned to marry fellow student Willie Armour , they gave the prize to a young man in the year below . |
| 2 | They compared her , in advance , to similar women in the States who had manifestly succeeded but when they interviewed her , and found how she differed from the stereotype , they were even more intrigued . |
| 3 | It took a second for the words to sink home , but when they did she jerked her head back and swatted his hand away . |
| 4 | No , no , she 's not worried , but when we took her up recently , he , he , he said it 's only a wart like that , he did n't sort of worry |
| 5 | ah , but when we asked her where she 's from she said India |
| 6 | But when we phoned her , when we made those calls saying , ‘ We know , ’ it was n't just the infidelity that Lori worried about . |
| 7 | ‘ The chance of a lifetime ’ did n't arrive at the most convenient moment for Helen Dobson ( seven months into a new job ) but when it came she grabbed it , in spite of the fact that it has left her biting her nails about future career prospects . |
| 8 | Yeah , but when I took her the toilet she wanted to go toilet |
| 9 | ‘ But when I asked her if she knew of anyone who might have a motive for killing Alain , it did n't seem to ring any bells . ’ |
| 10 | I was feeling pretty angry with her as I stomped across that big field , but when I reached her my heart just melted . |
| 11 | But when I met her and shook her hand I had a feeling which is hard to explain — other people have had the same experience when meeting this lady . |
| 12 | When he told me her name I was so pleased , but when I met her , well , she 's as English as Yorkshire pudding . |
| 13 | I should be able to do the job without getting involved , but when I met her and took her statement , it was awful . |
| 14 | I mean some people were quite willing to answer it and they were quite willing to say what stereotypes they usually employ and others j er just clam up and said , oh I never judge people , and I thought yeah liar doing all the time ? biggest gossips in the office and she 's never got a good word to say about anyone , she 's always digging the dirt but when I presented her with it , I never try to judge people . |
| 15 | But when I accused her of that , she firmly shook her head . |
| 16 | After trailing her for over two hours Poppy flopped down , but when I approached her she just got up and dived off through a hole in the fence . |
| 17 | But when I phoned her ( at a ‘ safe ’ house ) for this article , it was the first time we 'd spoken directly since the filming . |
| 18 | His hand could only have been on her for a matter of seconds , if that , but when he released her she felt as though her skin had been scorched |
| 19 | Picking her way through the guests , she eventually found him talking to Edward , but when he saw her approaching he left his host and came to meet her . |
| 20 | The advice sounded incomprehensible to her but when he handed her the phone receiver back , the car man said , ‘ OK , I 've got that . |
| 21 | But when he handed her a cup of coffee and sat down opposite she saw that his face held the cool , ascetic look of a lawyer rather than the heated sensuality of a lover . |
| 22 | She showed the dresses to Philip , who laughed at them , but when she said she would get something for them , quite a lot , shrugged , unwillingly respectful . |
| 23 | At first Carrie hardly dared look at her but when she did she saw nothing alarming or sinister , just an old lady with silvery hair piled up high and a pale , invalid 's face . |
| 24 | At first she did not notice him standing there near her cage in the darkening gloom but when she did she did something he had never seen her do in all the years he had watched her . |
| 25 | But when she turned she was smiling . |
| 26 | Phyllisia had seen this girl called Marian , she wanted to be her friend because she was perfect and her father would have been impressed , but when she approached her , Marian snubbed Phyllisia . |
| 27 | But when she spoke she was careful to keep her voice flat and monotonous to disguise the exhilaration she felt in taking revenge , for herself and for Bella . |