Example sentences of "[conj] when [pron] [verb] me [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McAllister , who had put the doll down , and was now fetching out her work basket to embroider pansies on some fine lawn dresses made for the bazaar by the aforesaid ladies , said , ‘ I did n't mean to become involved , you know , but Matey has been so kind to me — when not slave-driving me , you understand — that when she asked me to accompany her I had not the heart to refuse , and strangely , after I began to work for the bazaar , I found that it was most rewarding . ’ |
| 2 | Well , it 's a lot better than when you saw me last time ! |
| 3 | Leslie was disturbed to hear of this latest small trauma : ‘ It distresses me , ’ he wrote , ‘ to think of you being chivvied about in the way you are ; after all , the army supports me , and when it moves me thinks a wee bit about me . |
| 4 | ‘ So I watched you for a while , and when you saw me watching , and you looked nervous , as though you thought me a criminal , about to steal all the stock , it amused me to tease you , try and discover why Donal thought you special . |
| 5 | He was obviously embarrassed at his lack of preparedness and when he saw me glance involuntarily at my watch he grew more agitated , pulling his pipe from his mouth and putting it back in again , tucking the hammer under his arm , rummaging in a large box of matches . |
| 6 | My mother was a woman of great piety and orthodoxy ; and when she allowed me to look into her forest depths I found them good . |
| 7 | But when they saw me walking out of the sea , they welcomed me warmly with cries of astonishment and delight . |
| 8 | But when he lets me switch it on |
| 9 | I feared that , but I must always have wanted it too , because when you had me dismissed from that job — Oh , I hated that , I hated not being able to see you any more , but I thought it was you I hated . |