Example sentences of "[noun] when he [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pronouncement which proved to be news to his own personnel department when he made the first anguished inquiries . |
| 2 | I want to end by saying that we need now to f go over this hurdle of liberation make sure that the vast majority of black South Africans who are deeply angry and I saw this anger because I was in South Africa when Chris was assassinated and this anger was turning into rage and the country was on a knife edge it could have blown up , the country would have burned had it not been for the diplomatic achievement of , of enormous stature by Nelson Mandela when he addressed the whole nation and in a sense seized power informally from white and black and the country managed to survive that but if that anger turns into rage again then the country could burn and I do n't say this to be dramatic but just to warn that in those moments when the media and so on do n't explain the situation well do n't forget our people because they have had to cope with this situation . |
| 3 | Paul had the technical know-how to copy Edison 's Kinetoscope when he realized the American inventor had n't covered all the necessary patents , to make his own camera when Edison cut off the supply of films and produce a film projector , the Theatrograph , within two months of hearing about Lumière 's invention . |
| 4 | There was the gleam of a Marat in his eyes , and his eloquence took on a Satanic ring when he invoked the rising wrath of his colleagues against the festering scum that by cowardice and sloth had reduced the British Empire to a moribund thing , in peril of annihilation . |
| 5 | Former Scarborough striker Steve Norris will be out to repeat last month 's scoring feat against his old side when he netted the only goal at Saltergate . |
| 6 | Midfielder Dino Baggio added a second from another corner just before half time and substitute Fabrizio Ravanelli killed off the Portuguese side when he hammered the third shortly after coming on midway through the second half . |
| 7 | His inward half of 33 was fine golf and contained only one lucky break when he missed the 16th green but scrambled down in two when it would have been much easier to take three . |
| 8 | A smile tugged at his lips when he remembered the dead peonies falling at his feet and Sweetheart 's totally unexpected laughter . |
| 9 | In 1899 he lost his much-loved daughter , Josephine , and this sad event may have been in his mind when he wrote the emotive story , They . |
| 10 | Constable Campbell , lately arrived from Keppoch near Oban , and youngest of the ‘ B ’ Division force , was already running over the evening 's instructions in his mind when he left the temporary barracks , a Methodist Chapel , and set out to patrol his beat . |
| 11 | On June 13 Theo Mitchell became the first black politician to win a major party nomination for a statewide office in South Carolina when he secured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination with 59 per cent of the vote ; Mitchell was to face Republican incumbent Carroll Campbell . |
| 12 | Alejandro , fed up with Raimundo 's laziness and his exorbitant whining demands , was put in such a good mood when he saw the black eye that he agreed that Perdita could take over the breaking of little Tero . |
| 13 | Michael Whitaker , denied victory earlier in the day because of a timing mix-up , finally made his breakthrough when he won the Royal Windsor Horse Show top cash prize . |
| 14 | And Belgium international striker Marc Wilmots made the tie safe when he scored the only goal of the night after 62 minutes . |
| 15 | White clinched a quarter-final place when he potted the last red and colours to the pink in the deciding frame . |
| 16 | BANBRIDGE youngster Peter Mulligan set a possible British record when he won the junior gents barebow category in yesterday 's NI Indoor Target Championships at Craigavon Leisure Centre . |
| 17 | WORLD junior championship relay gold medallist , James Baulch , equalled his recent Welsh indoor record when he won the 200 metres in a stylish 21.65 in the indoor international against Scotland at the Kelvin Hall , Glasgow , last night . |
| 18 | He was a pleasant , rather ordinary lad with two good A-levels and an unaccountable wish to become a forensic biologist when he had the bad luck to begin to work under you . |
| 19 | Philip was accordingly proclaimed king , and received proof of divine approval when he routed the Flemish rebels at Cassel within two months of succeeding . |
| 20 | James IV first occupied the high ground of Flodden , but moved to Branxton hill when he realised the English were outflanking him , eluding Scottish patrols on a drizzly day . |
| 21 | He was wearing this brace when he won the 1966 German and Dutch grands prix in the Tyrrell Matra . |
| 22 | He then outlined to the Prior his experience in Ettrick Forest when he visited the Pictish village . |
| 23 | She was bearing down on him like a bull in full charge when he jumped the wide steps and with a cry of terror threw himself against the front door of the house . |
| 24 | Keith Waugh was armed with only the vaguest canine knowledge when he took the first steps along his career path . |
| 25 | He was dipping his heavy aching head into a basin of cold water when he heard the sharp knock on the door , and was soon admitting Chief Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis into his bedroom . |
| 26 | The preacher overstepped the mark when he called the Royal Mail to a halt on the moor near Bagshot . |
| 27 | His look of annoyance abruptly changed to a delighted smile when he recognized the young cavalry officer . |
| 28 | The need for the court 's inherent jurisdiction to be invoked on this basis was evidently established to the satisfaction of Cazalet J. when he gave the local authority leave to apply on 24 January 1992 . |
| 29 | RISING stars in the world of industry and commerce were praised by the Duke of Westminster when he presented the annual BNFL award in the Chester and Deeside Young Enterprise Scheme . |
| 30 | — FAST-improving Darren Bunn , of Middlesbrough , equalled his pb when he won the preliminary boys 1500m in 4 mins 54.6 secs , over nine seconds clear of his nearest rival . |