Example sentences of "when she [verb] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took her hand , then when she seemed not to mind this , put his arms round her . |
| 2 | For all his Mayfair address in Half Moon Street , Drummond led an irreproachable married life with Phyllis — that is , when she had not been temporarily kidnapped by a fiend in human shape . |
| 3 | Jack could never remember a breakfast when she had not presided over the cups of tea , the bowls of cornflakes , the slices of grilled bacon and half tomato which was the start to the day every morning except Fridays and in Lent . |
| 4 | She was still shaken that anyone should calmly kiss her when she had not been long widowed , but his remark stung her into retort . |
| 5 | She always forgot , when she had not seen him for some time , how he affected her . |
| 6 | It was the tone of voice , cold , edged , which had reproached her that evening at The Towers , when she had not worn the bracelet . |
| 7 | The anxieties and misgivings of the past few days disappeared as though they had never been , as Johnny kissed her and touched her and told her of his need for her ; of his despair when she had not come to him . |
| 8 | There was nothing distinctive about the black London taxi except that it swooped to pick Rain up when she had not hailed it . |
| 9 | But in 24 of 40 WFS countries , among women who worked , levels of infant mortality were lower when the mother was employed away from home in anon-farm occupation ( some education and skills ) than when she had not worked at all since marriage . |
| 10 | When she had n't heard from him she 'd presumed he was n't keen . |
| 11 | When she had n't conceived again by the following autumn , Lindsay went to see a specialist . |
| 12 | She was screaming at him now , that with a man like him she should have found another , her life had been nothing but work , work , work , worry , worry , worry , and now he made out she was a common whore , when she had n't had an instant 's pleasure in her livelong days . |
| 13 | He 'd waited for Lucy but then , when she had n't come out alone , he 'd stayed well back in the shadows . |
| 14 | They passed two landings , Gordon following her with majestic tread , but faster than one might expect , since although he had lost time in hanging up his raincoat in the hall , he reached the door first , and opened it without any kind of announcement , and Edward was standing , with his back to them at first , thinner and smaller than she remembered , but then she always made the mistake when she had n't seen him for a bit — he turned round , protesting , and it was Edward . |
| 15 | Matilda was more likely to rant at her Maker than supplicate , even when she had n't been put into a rage . |
| 16 | And when she had n't been arguing she had been calm , efficient , distant … |
| 17 | It was n't fair when she had n't done anything to deserve it . |
| 18 | Steve would have read her note , waited for her to phone and say she had arrived safely and when she had n't he would have driven up to the north of the island to find her . |
| 19 | ‘ Quit using those big words to impress people , ’ when she had n't been aware she was using big words . |
| 20 | She can not show consideration when she does n't know what 's the matter . |
| 21 | When she does n't know who the culprit is , she makes a guess at it , and the trouble is she 's often right . |
| 22 | So when Glenys says it 's good , it was pretty good , and when she does n't say it was good , it was pretty bad … |
| 23 | I know how difficult Pickles can be when she does n't get her own way . |
| 24 | You know with the and when she does n't know where she 's going to get enough money to feed , clothe them and especially at a time like now , when all these adverts are on television for , you know the toys that children want , and they just have n't the ability to provide those those things for the children , much as they would want to do it . |
| 25 | Self-righteous at first , but then puzzled and cross when she does n't respond with better behaviour |
| 26 | How can she , when she does n't have a clue what we 're dealing with here ? |
| 27 | Shit , I thought , the least she could do is keep them sheathed when she does n't need them . |
| 28 | the tantrum screaming carries on when she does n't want her coat on to go out . |
| 29 | When she wanted not to reply to something , she would lift her ravishing upper lip over her opened teeth in a way that put him alarmingly in mind of a horse wanting to be bridled . |
| 30 | When she promised not to attend any more meetings without his permission , they were reconciled , but he died the same night , probably of a heart attack , with only Agnes in the house . |