Example sentences of "when she [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 She remembered incidents vividly and , when she wrote her books , she had their letters to each other and all his notebooks ( most of which are now in the Berg Collection ) , carefully dated between November '95 and June '97 .
2 Similarly Julian was nor afraid to put her own words and reflections onto the lips of Christ when she wrote her book .
3 She let it fall back into the water when she heard what John had told Larry .
4 His mother , from Newquay , Cornwall , was incensed when she heard what had happened in a letter written home by her son .
5 Mrs Bottomley , who was plainly furious when she heard what was going on , said : ‘ I am interested in management , not make-up .
6 When she heard them talking of home in her house it was as though it were a foreign country .
7 His nan 's abhorrence of the neighbourhood toms was legendary , and her punishment merciless when she heard them at it , raw-arsed and rampant , in the nightly flesh pit of the back yard .
8 They talked in this desultory fashion for a few minutes , then when she heard them bid one another goodnight she ducked quickly under her mosquito net and lay down without undressing .
9 She did n't attach any importance to it at the time and it was only when she heard we were interested in anyone who had seen Garland between Saturday and Wednesday that she thought it worth mentioning . ’
10 One youngster who loved to recite to him felt utterly rejected when she heard him remark that ‘ some unsuccessful applicants were no better than this child ’ .
11 She was deeply upset when she heard him say : ‘ Whatever happens I will always love you . ’
12 Lady Dawkins , who had never heard him speak before , surprised herself by her reaction when she heard him speak at the Albert Hall in January 1912 :
13 She had her back to him when she heard him pick up the mug .
14 It did n't occur to her that she would get a good shot in … fine aim had never been one of her strong points — so when she heard him shout her name behind her , her instinct as ever was to run .
15 When she heard him , Carolyn got up quietly , pressing the blankets down again to stop the cold air getting at Alan 's back .
16 When she heard him coming through she pulled the shower curtain more firmly shut and stretched her hand round the edge .
17 She swung round and marched along the path to where the boat was moored , and this time did n't make the mistake of turning back when she heard him laugh .
18 She 'd hardly reached the closet when she heard her father 's voice .
19 After a while when the sickness had subsided , she opened the door and was about to creep cautiously away , when she heard her father speak some words that halted her : ‘ Who 's to blame for the club nights , I ask you ? ’ he was saying .
20 Jenny , now happily married , cried when she heard her torturer was dead and said : ‘ I 'm relieved I will never again feel my stomach churn when a man with his silhouette passes me in the street ’ .
21 She took a deep breath , was about to go in when she heard her name .
22 ‘ Two days ! ’ she interposed , trying to lace her voice with sarcasm , furious when she heard her protest come out breathy and shaken .
23 But when she heard her children were being maltreated she came back a year later and fought to have them returned to her .
24 She had her back to the door and was standing at a filing-cabinet taking out more information she would need when she heard her assistant come back .
25 Leith 's thoughts were still suspended in mid-air , when she heard her name called .
26 Only when she heard her aunt 's familiar voice and had to fight a desire to burst into tears did Luce realise just how strung-up she 'd been .
27 FARMER 'S wife Mary Watson drowned herself when she heard her husband had only six months to live .
28 Alarm bells rang with Liz when she heard it tells the story of an ageing , boozy Hollywood star who falls for a young construction worker she meets in a clinic .
29 She knew panic when she heard it , and sheer panic was in Philip Arbuthnot 's voice .
30 And when she heard it yesterday , we played it back on there , she was going all shy you know ?
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