Example sentences of "[adj] night when [art] [noun sg] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 It was a pity , that ; he would have liked to have heard her groan again , perhaps even to cry out as she had that night when The Man had played his games with her .
2 They could n't put a cloth over it , you know , like I had that night when the Corporal rushed , parang drawn , into my room at the O. T. X-Ray .
3 Anxious to be seen as having made all the right decisions , she added with a little pride , ‘ There were n't no need for a nurse , 'cause I looked after the mistress myself … stayed up all night when the fever took her … mopped her brow and talked nice and low ‘ til she come through it .
4 News of this reached Gawthorpe and a watch was set up , but one night when the vigil had become somewhat relaxed the Chickenley men managed to saw part way through before being disturbed .
5 MERSEYSIDE 'S battle against car crime reaped rewards last night when the region revealed figures almost four times better than the national average .
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