Example sentences of "when i [vb past] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | When I deciphered one I would announce it to all and sundry . |
| 3 | Well er I had a lot of friends here and there , and when I 've had a lot of photos to develop for them , and then when I got everything done , you felt a sigh of relief at getting it all done . |
| 4 | When I got one |
| 5 | Father Abbot , here is a strange saying , for she came to me when I was not seeking her at all , when I knew nothing of her . |
| 6 | And my answer always was that I could not expect too much when I expected nothing at all for I never thought that anyone whom I could love , would stoop to love ME . |
| 7 | Having interviewed my fair share of criminals and oddballs , ranging from murderers to men with silver foil round their heads claiming protection from the moon 's beams , I thought I had a well-developed instinct for sensing a nutter when I met one . |
| 8 | I was a student in London but I was at home on this occasion when I met someone in the park . |
| 9 | But when I rejected everything of this sort to set myself to one purpose , my soul was absorbed with love for my Maker . |
| 10 | Then , just when I had everything nicely rounded off what did this ungrateful creature of mine take it upon herself to do ? |
| 11 | And when I had nothing else , I had my children — and all that I did , I did — and continue to do — is for my children . " |
| 12 | When I had nothing on at all he sat on the floor beside the bed with his cheek resting on one arm and watched my face while he caressed me . |
| 13 | It got broken when I dropped everything last night . |
| 14 | First thing next morning I was going to fire off a letter , I thought , when I heard something . |
| 15 | I was walking away from the post office when I heard someone running after me . |
| 16 | And just when I thought everything was changing for the better . |
| 17 | And then , when I said nothing and kept on driving , she said , ‘ If you do n't stop , I 'll jump out . ’ |
| 18 | When I said something of the sort , Dr Kepepwe explained that most of the original staff of the hospital were serving with British troops in Operation Total Tartary , in Murmansk , Usbekistan , the front in the Caucasus , and the new revolutionary area opening up round Lake Baikal . |
| 19 | It was a hot day , and I think I must have been half asleep when I noticed something very strange . |
| 20 | When I bought something I 'd say it was less than it really was . |
| 21 | I was telephoned at home as soon as it happened and when I arrived everyone was here , police , fire brigade , the gas board and the bomb squad . |
| 22 | ‘ Normally , when I hit anybody with that punch they do n't get up , but as Ruddock was getting to his feet I just kept watching him and I could tell by his eyes that he was hurting bad . |
| 23 | So when I did one I sort of |
| 24 | when I did everybody else and erm I , I |
| 25 | After that I searched high and low for a new teacher , and when I found one I had to start from scratch . |
| 26 | I first felt like that when I slashed somebody . |
| 27 | ‘ I was getting to the point of putting it behind me , but when I conceived everything changed . |
| 28 | However , the time came when I wanted something bigger and better . |