Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] [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 | And if , when I turn my Mac on to upload this article , you hear James Brown screaming : ‘ Fellas , I 'm ready to get up an ’ do MAH thang ! ’ do n't fret . |
| 7 | When I ran my spear in for the kill . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | When I reach its head the man in charge goes away to conduct a transaction involving cardboard boxes . |
| 10 | When I reach my goal weight I am extremely proud of myself . |
| 11 | Oh , how I do like those lines , and when I repeat them now it brings back so many happy memories of that scamp of a grandfather of mine . |
| 12 | When I introduce myself to a class that I am working with for the first time I frequently begin by asking them to sit close by me on the floor and listen with their eyes shut to the sound of a pair of Indian bells struck together . |
| 13 | I mean even when I smoked I did . |
| 14 | These , when I passed them , I saw to be sitting or kneeling beside cradles , rocking them , or singing , or gazing intently . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ I did n't see any sign of him when I passed his house , ’ said Ianthe . |
| 18 | ‘ Question is not if I shoot someone , but when I shoot someone , ’ says John . |
| 19 | ‘ I did n't know about Bella when I married her ; and I was an innocent abroad where women were concerned . |
| 20 | ‘ Keith is a lovable character and I knew about his work , lifestyle and temper when I married him . ’ |
| 21 | Of course I did n't think it would be Terry when I married him . |
| 22 | ‘ I would have died for you when I married you , and now you laugh at my foolishness in marrying you ! |
| 23 | ‘ You were n't like this when I married you . |
| 24 | When I married my wife Mary , however , I planned to stay at home for a while . |
| 25 | ‘ When I married my husband , I knew the legends , the stories , the whispers . ’ |
| 26 | When I married I left the classes but now , all these years later , I joined them again . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It looked rather clumsy but , when I swung it , it felt quite light . |
| 29 | Let when I tell you Edna , I s , I do sing you see so I sat for . |
| 30 | When I confront him with his omissions and lies he just looks sheepish . |