Example sentences of "[noun sg] when [pers pn] be [verb] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I see , ’ the Doctor went on with a harder edge in his voice , ‘ that you are the sort of hypocritical egomaniac who talks about betrayal when he 's condemning thousands of his own people in Haiti and millions in Africa and elsewhere to living the lives of mere insects ! ’ |
| 2 | It was just too much for the American girl when they were faced one day with yet another torrential downpour . |
| 3 | In a Swedish study , patients with IBS treated with eight sessions of ‘ supportive psychotherapy which could be performed in any physician 's office ’ had fewer symptoms and psychological and physical disability compared with a control group when they were seen 3 months later . |
| 4 | ANDRE AGASSI was given a helping hand last night in his bid to retain his Wimbledon title when he was elevated five places above his world ranking to No 8 seed for the Championships , which begin next Monday . |
| 5 | INVESTORS who piled into North West Water when it was floated three years ago are on the crest of a wave . |
| 6 | Table-toppers Rhyl lost their 100 per cent record in the Manweb Cymru Alliance when they were beaten 3-2 at Gresford in September . |
| 7 | Did your Gary Sprake also dive right over the ball when you were leading 1–0 in the cup final : - ) ) ) |
| 8 | BJORN BORG 'S hopes of a return to his former glories received another setback when he was beaten 6–3 , 6–7 , 7–6 by Venezuela 's Nicolas Pereira in the second round of an exhibition event in Houston , writes John Parsons . |
| 9 | Mr Hill said : ‘ Mr McGregor appreciated something was not right but had no more time than a split second to begin to look round the corner of his chair when he was struck two extremely heavy blows to the base of his skull and the back of his neck by this defendant wielding a heavy fire extinguisher . |
| 10 | Ju I thought you were talking about the tombola when you were saying fifty pence a strip , sorry . |
| 11 | In the late 1920s W. Embden , professor of physiology at the University of Frankfurt , found that German miners produced 20 per cent more coal when they were given 7 grams a day , decidedly a harmful dose , of sodium hydrogen phosphate . |
| 12 | Of the 16 funds that made up our Global Strategy umbrella fund when it was launched five years ago , no less than four have come first in their respective sectors over this period , according to Finstat . |
| 13 | Strachan said : ‘ It came as a big surprise when I was told six weeks ago my name was being put forward . |
| 14 | Labour accused him of mis-using a public building when it was revealed 300 Conservative women attended a coffee morning at 11 Downing Street , organised by his wife Rosemary . |
| 15 | Three times in succession they have fallen in the semi-finals , and Beenhakker 's departure became a formality when they were thrashed 5-0 by Milan at San Siro last season . |
| 16 | Brett weighed a mere 1lb 5oz and was as short as a watchstrap when he was born seventeen weeks early . |
| 17 | France put future prospects before personal glory when they were beaten 4–1 by Germany in the play-off for the bronze medal . |
| 18 | Ulbricht died in office when he was gone eighty , did n't he ? ’ |