Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the disappointment of Paris , when everyone kept reminding him how he 'd missed five kicks out of six in the Parc des Princes , there was bound to be a reaction from Hastings at Murrayfield . |
| 2 | The crowd was a bit quiet but when everyone did sing it was awesome ! ! |
| 3 | I see nothing wrong in competition at an early age because it prepares you for later life when everyone has to face it . |
| 4 | To commit yourself when everyone has let you down . |
| 5 | Fat chance , she thought in despair , but little by little , when nothing happened to unsettle her , she was able to relax more and in doing so became aware of all the little things she had missed before — the warmth of his back against her chest , the firm feel of his waist under her hands , the slight shift of his thighs against hers as he changed gear . |
| 6 | Sweat was running from my temples , stinging at the corners of my eyes , and when I paused to wipe them Edward shouted , ‘ Come on , come on , give me the bloody axe . ’ |
| 7 | But he was clearly relieved when I agreed to accept it at his hands . |
| 8 | I had n't felt like this when I 'd seen him firing the shotgun . |
| 9 | And I felt worse , as I stumbled away , remembering Gharr 's laughter when I 'd struck him . |
| 10 | Had I really meant it when I 'd written I would n't have any painkillers ? |
| 11 | I promised to tell him all about my murder when I 'd written it . |
| 12 | Indeed Katie 's group , when I 'd pushed them into talking about Mitch a little more , spent most of their time examining his picture and finding fault with his appearance . |
| 13 | But then when I 'd strengthened her up I said she 'd be alright for a few days . |
| 14 | It was old Mr. Stavanger who paid for me to have a good secretarial course , and when I 'd qualified he gave me a job in the shipping office . |
| 15 | When I 'd finished we began to see the funny side of it and ended up laughing . |
| 16 | When I 'd finished he hummed and hawed a bit , but finally admitted he was at fault and promised to apologise to you as well . |
| 17 | ‘ As I told you , I spent some time writing letters and when I 'd finished I thought it would be pleasant to get some fresh air so I went out and posted them — in the box outside the main post office — ’ |
| 18 | When I 'd finished I thought I 'd go to the living room to curl up by the gas fire . |
| 19 | I could never fathom Mark 's new gas stove , and it always resembled a Sputnik satellite when I 'd assembled it . |
| 20 | I invented him , Buffy , and when I 'd got him , the book started working . |
| 21 | Then when I 'd proved I could do that really well , horrible and moronic as it was , I let myself off and got a better job nearer my heart 's desire . " |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll tell that to Mr Devereux , when I get to see him . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm a nice person , but when I get going I 'm like a madwoman . |
| 24 | ‘ When I get married I 'm going to keep my name . |
| 25 | When I get married I 'll get a hat . |
| 26 | When I got elected I got elected because the erm roads in this county were in a six hundred year repair cycle . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , when I got to interview him he fell asleep within five minutes . |
| 28 | At first , she was my running idol and then , when I got to know her , I realised how nice she was as a person as well . |
| 29 | It seemed a simple system when I got to know it , but wondered what it was all about , with chaps standing in different places and shouting and bawling where they wanted this waggon that was being pushed off , as he came running without the train they diverted it into siding , you see , sorting out a train . |
| 30 | When I got married I was only seventeen and my husband was twenty-one . |