Example sentences of "when [noun prp] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Sunderland came to the Manor in the league in December less than 2,000 Weirsiders saw them lose 3-0 . |
| 2 | When Minton painted alongside students in the life class ( ‘ That was a marvellous adrenalin shot , ’ recalled Greaves ) he taught by example that a picture has to have a lively activity right up to the four edges of the canvas , and that if the background is treated merely as a secondary constituent to the model , areas of the canvas will become inert . |
| 3 | When Carver alighted outside the Hilton in Park Lane the limo drove past at speed . |
| 4 | The originality of the dress drew a gasp when Beatrice walked into the room , and since he did not dance he was content to watch her dance the tango with a number of admirers . |
| 5 | So , when Thurstan arrived in England in 1121 with papal letters threatening with excommunication any who resisted his admission into England , the monks of Canterbury recited the primatial phrases from the newly enlarged documents and refrained from taking further action for the time being . |
| 6 | The entry of Joanna , who came in to consult her about the drugs needed to replenish their stock , put an end to her melancholy reflections , and after they had decided Joanna said , ‘ When Ian comes round this evening I thought I 'd give him coffee or a drink in our sitting-room . |
| 7 | When Pascoe looked into the hallway , he saw Singer leaning against the door of his room , his back half-turned . |
| 8 | I mean it 's like when Shirl comes through like when Shirl comes through you know , they know all know Shirl does n't like bad what it means . |
| 9 | I mean it 's like when Shirl comes through like when Shirl comes through you know , they know all know Shirl does n't like bad what it means . |
| 10 | Sadly when Roger left in nineteen eighty-six it took the education of who provided Roger 's er salary until point successor . |
| 11 | Even when Victoria came to the throne in 1837 only five places in England and Wales contained more than 100,000 people . |
| 12 | God knows what they would make of Georgina when Victoria passed on an estimate of her age . |
| 13 | ‘ I think you over-reacted a bit this morning , old Pat , ’ Richie said , when Patrick fell into step beside him . |
| 14 | When Patrick came to the door of the aircraft he saw the flight of metal steps leading to the tarmac . |
| 15 | Jim was sitting in the middle of the back seat and on the edge but he did not utter , even when Patrick squeezed between two juggernauts with inches to spare . |
| 16 | It was after a tiff , when Charley went to sea , that she found employment in Devonport 's ‘ Royal Hotel ’ . |
| 17 | Tony and I reckon that when Matt goes to heaven he 'll have his nose in an Ordnance Survey Map and he 'll be saying , " If I remember rightly there should be an old bloke around here with long grey hair and a grey beard and a long white nightie on . |
| 18 | As an example , when Ellis died in 1962 , a newly-recruited TDC guard received $256 per month with fringe benefits such as uniforms , and can not have been highly regarded in a society which measures status by money . |
| 19 | Since the England manager acted as one of Ward 's referees when he applied for the York job , it was no surprise when Taylor turned to one of his trusted lieutenants to take charge of England 's Under-21 squad for the end-of-season international tournament in Toulon . |
| 20 | Now he has his leg in plaster … and is under strict orders from wife Angela to stay calm when Christie bids for glory again today in the 200 metres . |
| 21 | It is said that when Christie moved into the new mill he took the machinery with him and this must have included the scribbler and carder. with the " Devondale " piercing machine , the slubbing Billy and spinning Jennys . |
| 22 | When Philippa arrived outside the pub she almost felt ashamed of her approval and excitement and admiration of the evening before . |
| 23 | No one was ever convicted of Edward 's murder , though when Mortimer fell in 1330 he was accused of procuring the king 's death . |
| 24 | When Nicandra came into the morning room , the air was stilled for a moment . |
| 25 | Faced with a deficit of 522 , Boycott and Gatting fell in successive balls with the score on 2 ; , Gooch and Gower put on 120 , but when Gower went for 54 Gooch found little company . |
| 26 | When Nizan returned to France in January 1935 , he returned not disillusioned , chastened perhaps , but above all convinced of the necessity to become involved in the great moral crusade of the next few years , the struggle against fascism . |
| 27 | When Nizan returned to France in January 1935 the political landscape had been transformed . |
| 28 | They went to bed and when Lavinia woke in the night it was Timothy Gedge she thought of , not her lost child . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , it was no more than Scotland deserved for perseverance , and a fitting punishment for the obstinate Maltese when Nevin squeezed in a third goal in the 85th minute to ensure Scotland 's opening victory of this World Cup campaign . |
| 30 | When Heatley went to Peoria , culture methods were yielding 2 U ml&sup/minus1 ; ; with these changes and new mutants of the mould , yields up to 900 U ml&sup/minus1 ; were obtained . |