Example sentences of "when i [vb past] to " in BNC.

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1 It was the worst day 's work of my life when I succumbed to your charms .
2 But when I drove to London to collect her as we 'd arranged , I found that she 'd had a phone call less than an hour previously to say that Barney was ill .
3 ‘ Heaven knows , when I agreed to this I 'd no idea it would cause such anger — ’ She gave Peter a reproachful glance .
4 I was told that I would be given the money when I got to Singapore .
5 When I got to London Chrissie was no longer working in the shop .
6 When I got to the classroom , I found there were only about six students in the class , and we chatted idly until the lecturer arrived .
7 When I got to the part of your letter about masturbation , I went to my room and masturbated .
8 However , when I got to Liverpool on Thursday and saw the state of the ground , instead of thinking about such horses as Laura 's Beau , Rubika and Cool Ground as the major chances , suddenly it was the good-ground types such as Docklands Express who re-entered calculations .
9 I did phone him when I got to Rio a couple of months later .
10 When I got to my feet I wiped a mixture of snot and blood from my nose and looked around .
11 When I got to higher ground , I sat on a long , flat slab of white rock in a salmon-pink sea .
12 Later , when I got to Bristol I was prescribed the vitamins and mineral supplements such a diet needed , but to even start to get used to it was a formidable struggle .
13 Lo and behold , when I got to court , this old lady was there and I felt so ashamed and so sorry for her .
14 When I got to my room they 'd already brought in my things and Karen , she 's my key worker , she helped me unpack .
15 When I got to the first rehearsal she announced , ‘ You 're all going to be in the Command Performance . ’
16 When I got to my feet he took the injured arm in both his hands , told me to shut my eyes and start counting .
17 I can not say that my school days were particularly happy ones and I was not sorry to leave when I got to the official leaving age , which was fourteen in those days .
18 But when I got to be twenty-one , I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years .
19 He replied that there was n't , but that I should have asked for Operations when I got to Porto .
20 When I got to the house Ted was singing a pub song and he practically bundled me into a cupboard to discuss his favourite subject — Dad .
21 When I got to the theatre next day someone had laid a dirty red carpet from the dressing-room door to the spot where I normally changed .
22 The ambulance came and I was filled with delicious brandy but was instantly sick when I got to Imtarfa Hospital .
23 I did n't really understand then but when I got to about five my mum and dad told me .
24 But I was okay when I got to the first tee . ’
25 Michelle added : ‘ She looked a bit of a sight when I got to the station but she 's always trying on my clothes .
26 I fell in love with snooker when I was about fourteen , but when I got to about sixteen or seventeen , I started travelling around and playing in junior competitions and realized that I was very good .
27 In fact I cried when I got to the top , but I think that that was just a release of emotion .
28 And when I got to the clinic everyone was in a mess because half the domestic staff had disappeared , walked out without a word .
29 I collected what I needed , and when I got to the counter I found that she and her neighbours were discussing the train accident .
30 ‘ So where were you when I got to the house ?
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