Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] [pron] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had nothing further to do with Sally but she did n't seem to be bothered when I passed her in the street without speaking . |
| 2 | When I position myself in front of her , she barely notices . |
| 3 | Later in that passage he wrote : ‘ It was n't until thirty years later when I saw her in another woman [ Elizabeth Taylor ] that I realised I had been searching for her all my life . ’ |
| 4 | On the day of the interviews I noticed that Jenny Ball was smartly dressed and in particular I also saw that she was wearing a wedding ring ; an item of jewellery that she seldom wore when I saw her in school on other days . |
| 5 | I was young and easily impressed , so when I saw her in the West Indies , beautiful and elegantly dressed , I thought I loved her . |
| 6 | ‘ Leith never said anything about agreeing to marry you when I saw her in the — ’ Travis left his own unhappy thoughts to start to exclaim . |
| 7 | When I saw him in the doorway I thought he 'd come to settle that score . |
| 8 | I gave myself a brisk tub down with a towel — when I saw it in daylight it looked as though it had been run over by a lorry on a muddy building site — and changed every stitch of clothing . |
| 9 | ’ When I saw you in Fif 's , ’ I said tentatively , ’ you seemed … not under your own control . |
| 10 | ‘ Love at first sight ’ is a very apt description of how I felt when I saw you in church today . ’ |
| 11 | But it explained the 100-franc note I 'd seen at Ma Scamp 's and , come to think of it , the wad of francs I 'd spotted in Bill Stubbly 's wallet when I met him in the bank . |
| 12 | He had time to have a word with everyone and on the occasions when I met him in England he was more than helpful — unlike some of his colleagues in the Press room who pestered you for information when at Leopardstown , then pretended you were from another planet when you went to a big meeting in England . |
| 13 | I was a student in London but I was at home on this occasion when I met someone in the park . |
| 14 | ‘ When I met you in Paris , ’ said Mme de Ratho , ‘ I wanted to say — ‘ |
| 15 | Reinforcement occurs when I help you in some way and you reciprocate by helping me . |
| 16 | He gave me a hint when I interviewed him in Helsinki not long before he also was murdered . ’ |
| 17 | When I wrote it in 1971 there was a postal strike , so I took it up to the BBC personally . |
| 18 | I swear to you that when I kissed you in Ib 's Club it was simply because I could n't resist the temptation . |
| 19 | I suspected it last night , and you confirmed it for me when I touched you in the lift on the way up to the restaurant tonight . |
| 20 | To Timothy his dear dad great mercy and peace to you from God the father and Christ Jesus our Lord I give thanks to the God of my forefathers who I worship with a clear conscience when I mention you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day . |
| 21 | I trekked the length and breadth of Charing Cross Road and the surrounding area when I bought mine in ‘ 68 , and I still remember it was in a different league to everything else , although it crept into the £50 plus bracket , rather than the £40 I had saved . |
| 22 | When I leave them in the hall the lids burst open again . |
| 23 | The hon. Gentleman can raise those matters when I call him in the debate , as I hope to do . |
| 24 | The dogs were surprised when I disturbed them in the middle of the night and they chased in their runs when I left again , strained to see me departing through the rain , and hear the car door opening , their bowls clanking as I threw them inside . |
| 25 | Anthony Honoré , retiring Oxford Regius Professor of Civil Law , had just been canvassed by the appointments secretary when I visited him in his panelled rooms at All Souls . |
| 26 | He enjoys it all with equal enthusiasm , and when I visited him in a small hut on Denham airfield where he was instructing ab initio pilots in Cessna 172s I detected the same dedication , pride and affection he has for all his aviation exploits . |
| 27 | When I rewrote it in Pascal , it took 11 seconds . ) |
| 28 | When I put her in a small paddock while I muck out , she licks the soil for about ten minutes . |
| 29 | I got charged when I did it in Newmarket . |
| 30 | This is the particular issue for debate at this meeting , and I do not presume here either to pre-empt discussion or anticipate what I will say later when I consider it in greater detail . |