Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] when [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Follow up data for the 18 patients who were alive when the 1988 report was assembled have been obtained from the most recent inpatient assessment at Harefield Hospital ( 1991–2 ) , where all but one patient are reviewed in depth each year or more often if problems arise . |
| 2 | Shopkeepers there were staggered when a particular brand of noodles sold out within days — until they discovered its high score in the barcode points stakes . |
| 3 | Soviet officials were relieved when the Iranian government replaced this extremist plan in July 1982 with the view that a settlement of the situation around Afghanistan should be based on ‘ the principles of Islam and non-alignment ’ . |
| 4 | Queen fan club spokeswoman Jacky Gunn said : ‘ Freddie 's fans were incensed when the Olympic committee dropped the song . |
| 5 | It was obvious that the visiting backs wanted to run the ball with what crumbs came their way but were foolhardy when an attempted break out of defence ten metres from the line resulted in a five-metre scrum . |
| 6 | ‘ So you were present when the old woman died , is that right ? |
| 7 | Thus all things were bearing an equal strain and we were westward-bound when a frantic signal from the rear gunner warned me that we were about to be attacked again , and my heavy-handed evasive action severed the aileron control repair . |
| 8 | A day or two later she was to receive another surprise so far as animals were concerned when the ginger kitten , more adventurous than his brothers , found his way into the cabin where the Dalmatian was suckling her pups and joined in the free feast . |
| 9 | Negotiations between the Republic and the Vatican languished ; many Spanish bishops , including the primate , Cardinal-Archbishop Segura of Toledo , made little attempt to conceal their hostility to the Republic , Segura himself being eventually declared persona non grata by the government ; and in May 1931 Catholic sensibilities were outraged when the Provisional Government appeared unwilling to crush an outburst of church-burning and anticlerical violence in Madrid and several southern cities . |
| 10 | A FAMILY were terrified when the estranged husband of their neighbour burst into their home wielding a knife . |
| 11 | So we were surprised when a local entomologist advised us to put sacking around our fruit trees or straw round their bases to encourage the insect . |
| 12 | So few of us were surprised when the other evening three strangers entered the Saddle Bar and ordered portions of the stuff . |
| 13 | But suppose the paternal grandfather were dead when the eldest grandson was born ? |
| 14 | Their misery was complete when the previous night vandals had visited their camp site and caused considerable damage , including slitting the Cartwrights ' tent . |
| 15 | Although a handful have been preserved , BR 's attempt to emulate the success of the D200 project was short-lived when the selected example suffered a terminal breakdown . |
| 16 | Unsatisfied with this development , Edward even began to claim his sede vacante rights retrospectively : thus a benefice which was empty when a new bishop was appointed and was subsequently filled in the normal way by him , was sometimes claimed by Edward to be unlawfully filled , the patronage belonging by regalian right to the crown , even though the king had not exercised this during the vacancy of the see . |
| 17 | She was relieved when the New Year arrived and things returned to normal . |
| 18 | Hastily she sat down , and was relieved when the tall doctor took a seat safely distant from her own and reached to the table that separated them to pour her a long drink of the invitingly iced fruit juice . |
| 19 | This week , the ageing lothario was horrified when a cloth-capped pensioner pursued him down a street , wreathed in smiles and waving an autograph book , The Rolling Stone coldly ignored him , appalled at being associated with a gummy grandad and perhaps being all too forcibly reminded of his own advancing years . |
| 20 | She knew she was late when the blue door was closed . |
| 21 | Bessie , of Eshwood Sqaure , Newport , Middlesbrough , was alone when a young burglar tried to kick in her door on Monday night . |
| 22 | Overall , the number of truly adherent isolates ( defined as those which attached to >40% of the cells ) in the control group compared with the colitis groups ( one of 23 control versus 15 of 101 colitics ) was not significantly different ( χ 2 =1.84 , p=0.18 ) ; similarly , no difference was evident when the ulcerative colitis patients were analysed with respect to disease activity . |
| 23 | Already trailing two matches to one in the series the situation was dire when the English duo stepped onto the 16th tee one down to an American duo comprising the U.S. Open Champion , Curtis Strange , and the U.S. P.G.A . |
| 24 | Paula , mother of Nicola , 4½ , and Richard , 2½ , was pleased when the local council made the playground in the town park more child-friendly . |
| 25 | Also in Dublin recently was SINEAD O'CONNOR , who was shocked when the local bloodbank refused her kind offer of a donation . |
| 26 | Celtic manager Liam Brady was furious when a Scottish TV commentator claimed Mowbray would not play again this season . |
| 27 | On another occasion , Gordon was outraged when a Supreme Court judge released some prisoners because the magistrate had incorrectly described ‘ theft of cattle ’ as ‘ cattle stealing ’ on the charge sheet . |
| 28 | Minton was surprised when the young man revealed an already developed interest in the opera , but it was perhaps this that first made Minton recognise in Bowler possibilities that were not in Ricky . |
| 29 | In fact time went so quickly that Shelley was surprised when the crowded room fell silent , and the sound of the church clock in the square drifted through the little café . |
| 30 | He had orders to give , and he gave them , swiftly making his rounds , and was ready when the first dragon-ship turned its baleful golden jaws to the land and ran towards him . |