Example sentences of "when [indef pn] [vb past] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was not feeling in her sunniest humour as she wondered if she was going to have to wait all day tomorrow for her summons , when someone rang her doorbell . |
| 2 | She was in the middle of making a salad dressing when someone rang her doorbell . |
| 3 | She was studying the menu outside a restaurant when someone called her name . |
| 4 | She was back at her car , stowing her purchases , when someone called her name . |
| 5 | She was about to do the same with the contents of another file when something made her pause , hair prickling at the back of her head . |
| 6 | Trevor bought her a huge bunch every Friday , the florist made it up specially for him , and she often bought them herself as well , when something caught her eye : carnations , roses , freesias , lilies , pockets of scented air in the corners of rooms — and flashes of colour , violet iris , scarlet tulip , golden mimosa shining on the dark polished furniture . |
| 7 | Maggie was listening to it when something nudged her leg . |