Example sentences of "but when [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because of the Farm 's history , they used the occasion to mount a show of force , and to do so at 5pm , when children playing on the estate would be terrified by the raid , but when they could be sure of a good spot on the Six O'Clock News . |
| 2 | Similarly , the value of a reinvestigation could be weakened if , instead of co-operating , the suspect leaves his explanation for the trial , when not only can it not be investigated but when it could also cast doubt on the value of any re-investigation that has taken place . |
| 3 | but when I could n't sleep |
| 4 | The name Tourmalet means literally ‘ bad way round ’ , but that was a billing which the col earned in more demanding times than the present , when there was no proper road over the pass but when you could hire porters to carry you from one valley to the next by chair . |
| 5 | As I say , but when she could n't get the rollers in I thought , oh my God ! |