Example sentences of "when i [vb past] [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I felt terrible when I realised what had happened . |
| 2 | He said afterwards : ‘ I left the line-up when I realised I had to stand and shake her hand . |
| 3 | ‘ When you said something about the real tragedy for anyone facing a handicap is when expected support is withdrawn , then yesterday at your flat I realised that you thought I 'd walked out on Jennifer when I discovered she had MS . |
| 4 | So when I knew I had cancer and was facing death , I still could n't pray to the God I associated with the churches . |
| 5 | That was , when I knew I had to come back . |
| 6 | It seemed a good idea to have a companion when I knew I had to face a Spanish maniac ! ’ |
| 7 | It 's personal because when I heard what had happened to young Leakey , I lost my rag . |
| 8 | ‘ When I heard I had been chosen for the full squad , it was a bit of a shock , but it really was a dream come true . ’ |
| 9 | ’ Describing to Louise the heroic quest for style that Madame Bovary represents ( April 19th , 1852 ) , he explains : ‘ How many times have I fallen flat on my face , just when I thought I had it within my grasp . |
| 10 | When I thought he had finished , I opened them , only to see the plane make a parabola in the sky and dive on me again , firing away furiously in an attempt to eliminate me . |
| 11 | When I left I had a bottle of midge-repellent in my pocket , and a loaf of new bread , still warm , in a plastic carrier . |
| 12 | I see now why you were so evasive when I said I had n't power of attorney . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You did n't believe me when I said I had n't distracted Simon and you would n't have believed me if I 'd told you it was your child I might be carrying , ’ she replied , her voice shaking a little despite all her efforts to project a calm image . |
| 14 | ‘ I was n't meaning to be rude when I said you had n't changed . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ When I said you had nothing to fear from me I meant it , young lady . |
| 16 | ‘ I was extremely unfair , uncharacteristically , to Mr Kinnock when I said he had n't made his position on PR absolutely plain , ’ said Mr Patten , warming up his audience . |
| 17 | When I started I had to right back to the very beginning and start from three letter words . |
| 18 | When I joined they had just published The Thorn Birds so Futura was on a real high — it had expanded considerably over the previous 18 months . ’ |
| 19 | When I explained what had happened on the train he shook his head and said one should never trust the Moors . |
| 20 | He had barely answered when I explained what had happened . |
| 21 | ‘ When I arived he had led his two sisters out and they were standing by the front door . |
| 22 | ‘ I was heartbroken when I found I had MS : it seemed the end of all my hopes and dreams , of my career and possibly of marrying and having children . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I was very happy when I learned I had got a place at Oxford and my mum still has n't come down to earth yet . |
| 24 | I mean when I moved I had stuff in here before the upstairs was used , I had it for about a year or so , before I opened it up . |
| 25 | When I emerged I had to borrow a pair of chef 's trousers , ’ he admitted . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , when I auditioned I had n't heard any music with Peter Gabriel . ’ |