Example sentences of "was [adv] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It was best when it felt like you were fighting gravity , fighting the pull of forces greater than yourselves . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ I was there when it happened . |
| 6 | Cos I was there when it happened . |
| 7 | I was there when it happened ! |
| 8 | ‘ I was there when it started . |
| 9 | At least I was upstairs when it happened , no-one was hurt . |