Example sentences of "[adj] when [pron] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I still think of this when I rip up an old vest for a piece of silver-polishing rag . |
| 2 | But the pitch was wet when I picked up a swag against them at Bradford . |
| 3 | She would pretend to be frightened when he jumped out , would call out to him to be careful when he crept along an overhanging branch and hung , skimming the water . |
| 4 | It was dark when we took up a position among thick briars and long grass . |
| 5 | ‘ People from the UK are astounded when they walk down a cookie aisle in the US , as it may be 60 feet long . |
| 6 | Right from the beginning , we argued that the revolutionary process in El Salvador could only be carried out through a popular war in which the incorporation of the civil population is essential When we take over a village or settlement and the enemy forces are ousted … we begin the work of consciousness raising about the situation of the country together with the work of organizing the local population . |
| 7 | A fortnight after she had made this earth-shattering discovery she was amazed when he stuttered out an invitation to the cinema . |
| 8 | Sigibert 's eastern troops were furious when he patched up a peace with Chilperic . |
| 9 | It 's nice when you pick up a guitar , knowing it to be a company 's idea of what a first electric should be like , and finding that they 've got it just about right . |
| 10 | No one was really surprised when he checked out a week later after an argument about drinking beer in his room . |
| 11 | Both women had been surprised when he turned up a second time . |