Example sentences of "[conj] when [pers pn] [verb] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm here to be made love to when you need to , or when you think I need to , just to cover up . |
| 2 | The committee became so unnerved at the thought that the club premises might be under threat that when I said I knew how to deal with these bounders , but it could only be as chairman , they swallowed it hook , line and sinker . |
| 3 | Okay so what did I have here so that when I differentiated I got X ? |
| 4 | My father was always very distant with me — so that when he died I felt I hardly knew him . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | Well , it 's a lot better than when you saw me last time ! |
| 7 | There were alot of helicopters going overhead and when they came I have never seen children move so fast . |
| 8 | and when we moved I think we had a new insurance policy to cover and the others became mine . |
| 9 | But it put too much pressure on the relationship , and when it finished I realised that he 'd resented what I had done . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | And when I got I says to here , I 'm sick of having to out all them cigarettes . |
| 12 | And when I decided I did , I noticed you did n't like me . " |
| 13 | And when I did I behaved like a damned fool . |
| 14 | Then I had no excuse not to audition for plays , and when I did I found that I enjoyed it . |
| 15 | And when I did I found I could n't concentrate on my work at all . |
| 16 | Anyway , you know I have my good days and when I do I like to get up and sit by the fire for a while . ’ |
| 17 | And when I arrived I wouldn't 've been surprised if my name had n't been on the list but it was there . |
| 18 | The walk was scheduled to depart from Green Park Tube , and when I arrived I found a group of thirty or so walkers already tapping their feet . |
| 19 | Erm I would like to formally second Mr because I followed a situation where the previous minister had baptised anyone and when I arrived I discussed with the session what our policy on baptism was and we concurred that we should follow the nineteen sixty three law but apply it under grace and with the spirit of God in mind and we had some very difficult situations when people said to me no I have no time for God in my life but I want you to baptise my baby . |
| 20 | And when I say I asked for more polenta , you will know that we were dealing with an intake situation of Road to Damascus proportions . |
| 21 | If I take a bus into town during my lunch break to do some shopping I have to remember to throw away the bus ticket or he 'll ask me where I 've been , and when I say I 've been shopping , he 'll say he does n't believe me . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | And when you found I 'd had your heir , you 'd have brought me home fast enough . " |
| 24 | You 're the bait for the jackal , and sooner or later he 'll come for you , and when he does I intend to be there . ’ |
| 25 | I loved my father , and when he died I felt something I loved had been taken away from me . |
| 26 | And when he came I said what are you doing here ? this is Wednesday . |
| 27 | She lay in her room and waited for him , and when he came I did not listen , but when he left I heard . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | I loved her , and when she died I felt as if every light in the world had dimmed . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ And when she noticed I had two other children with me she laughed and said she knew what a handful they could be . ’ |