Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's like a year ago when no-one liked us we were thinking , what are we doing wrong ? |
| 2 | When everyone had their drink Kate sat beside her mother . |
| 3 | When everyone expected him to break into a nimble tune , he played a slow air that sounded Irish in the long luxuriant unfolding of each phrase . |
| 4 | He had one redeeming feature — his very good nature , except when he was in the boxing ring or after a few whiskies , when everyone gave him a wide berth . |
| 5 | Now near the Dutch frontier , Harry felt it might be an idea to cross from Germany by climbing into a wagon in a marshalling yard , but after a tedious wait when nothing moved he returned to his cycle and was soon in sight of the red and white border posts . |
| 6 | When I ran my spear in for the kill . ’ |
| 7 | Always before when I ran my head , and my country , and my son 's inheritance into danger , and stood to it in arms , always I had you by my side , heart in heart with me . |
| 8 | I mean even when I smoked I did . |
| 9 | These , when I passed them , I saw to be sitting or kneeling beside cradles , rocking them , or singing , or gazing intently . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | This is good country , with good villages in it , giving you a full exposure to the dark green or red-brown paint , on window shutters or exposed timbers , that creates such a decorative unity among Basque houses — so much so that I recall a feeling of outrage along this road , when I passed one traditionally built house whose paint work was the vilest turquoise . |
| 12 | ‘ I did n't see any sign of him when I passed his house , ’ said Ianthe . |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't know about Bella when I married her ; and I was an innocent abroad where women were concerned . |
| 14 | ‘ Keith is a lovable character and I knew about his work , lifestyle and temper when I married him . ’ |
| 15 | Of course I did n't think it would be Terry when I married him . |
| 16 | ‘ I would have died for you when I married you , and now you laugh at my foolishness in marrying you ! |
| 17 | ‘ You were n't like this when I married you . |
| 18 | When I married my wife Mary , however , I planned to stay at home for a while . |
| 19 | ‘ When I married my husband , I knew the legends , the stories , the whispers . ’ |
| 20 | When I married I left the classes but now , all these years later , I joined them again . |
| 21 | But a strong feeling persisted , when I swung my feet off the ground and lay back , that something was trying to slip between me and reality . |
| 22 | It looked rather clumsy but , when I swung it , it felt quite light . |
| 23 | Then , when I remarked it was strange that when a person was in trouble , one forgot at once any little grudge one had against them , so that bearing grudges must be only skin-deep , my friend disagreed : she thought the change of heart was because one was willing to be magnanimous when at advantage , having the upper hand . |
| 24 | ‘ Secondly , when I simulated what she had done , I found the window was rather narrow . |
| 25 | So when I parked my car I said to them I forgot how much it was in there , twenty pounds in the hotel as you 're not a guest they give them in reception . |
| 26 | The bag must have slipped off the jeep when I parked it . ’ |
| 27 | Oh , he , he always starts to whinge when I lay him down to do his coat up , he do n't like |
| 28 | For when I inquired who it was that had arrived , Miss Kenton continued past me , stating simply : ‘ A message if it is urgent , Mr Stevens . ’ |
| 29 | John and the rest of the room seemed to be miles away — even my own voice , when I produced it finally , sounded as if it were coming down a long-distance telephone . |
| 30 | ‘ When I injured my shoulder ( she was forced to return home from the Federation Cup and had to miss a couple of tournaments ) I could n't do anything . |