Example sentences of "i [was/were] when [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know people imagined I was much older than I was when they saw the first film because some newspapers referred to me as ‘ the Old Lady of the Dales ’ . |
| 2 | I knew she was just as scared as I was when we heard the cat on the stairs . |
| 3 | I do n't think I am fully recovered , and today I am no taller or heavier than I was when I was released from hospital in 1983 . |
| 4 | If he is anything like I was when I played my first Masters ( of three ) in 1978 , this limited time will not have prevented him from dreaming of all possible scenarios , from an air shot on the first tee to outright victory by some 10 shots . |
| 5 | Dear Boy , It must be very difficult for you sometimes I expect not having anyone and having to do all the shopping and cooking for yourself I know that when I was working I certainly could not have managed on my own , coming home tired and then making dinner your own dinner and then going upstairs to do some more work , what sort of life is that , though I know all about that because of course I did do that for three years almost , and I know how much happier I was when I knew there was someone waiting for me and having the dinner ready and keeping the house clean and all those things , or perhaps you people do n't think those things are important . |
| 6 | I vividly remember how disappointed I was when I bought my garter bar . |
| 7 | I 'VE never been so moved before as I was when I saw on TV the rescue of a boy who had collapsed on his way to a feeding centre in Somalia . |
| 8 | She did n't mind where I was when I was n't supposed to be working It was natural for a girl to roam She had men coming round , all the time They were n't like Michael . |
| 9 | I FELT I had to write and say how moved I was when I visited the exhibition of wood-cuts by Hong Song-Dam . |
| 10 | I remember how happy I was when I was accepted at Hamburg University , because I could at last get away from my mother 's asparagus dishes . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I know who I was when I got up this morning , but I have changed so often since then . |
| 12 | I 'd been thinking for a long time that I 'd welcome the chance to talk with a psychiatrist , although not about captivity — I felt I 'd worked my way through that enough — but about my past and how I came to be the person I was when I was taken hostage . |
| 13 | I do n't think it would be possible to be busier than I was when I was permanent under-secretary . |
| 14 | Oh I remember when I was when I was on the Green , there were two ladies , there used to be a pub called the er erm What was that pub called , now ? |
| 15 | But I do know where I was when I fell — in the belt of grass under the bank , and facing straight ahead the way I was walking . |
| 16 | Quite apart from the ones I killed ( and they were all about the same age I was when I murdered them ) I can think of at least three of our family who went to whatever they imagined their Maker was like in unusual ways . |
| 17 | He added : ‘ I am no less confident of my case today than I was when I was wrongfully dismissed as chief executive on May 14 . ’ |
| 18 | Gittens said : ‘ I am sure no-one knew who I was when I sat among the Boro fans . |
| 19 | I find I leave these places even more frustrated than I was when I arrived . ’ |
| 20 | I ca n't believe how calm I was when it all happened . |
| 21 | How glad I was when it was time for breakfast ! |
| 22 | He had mentioned it to me , in a roundabout sort of way , but I could never work out when it had happened or how old I was when it occurred . |
| 23 | One incident that has stuck with me was when he played us the Queen of the Night 's aria from The Magic Flute , telling us that it was notoriously difficult for singers as the top note reached ‘ F in alt ’ . |
| 24 | I can remember that the most memorable thing that happened to me was when it was Sports day . |
| 25 | ROBBIE What got me was when I went to other folks ' houses . |