Example sentences of "[noun sg] when [pron] [verb] [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 It was an arm 's length away and raising its head to hook at him with the horn that was already dark with his father 's blood when he discharged his second barrel .
2 I was rather disappointed with slip stitch when I bought my first machine .
3 1991 was a milestone for the Hastings Machine Knitting Club when they presented their 10th ‘ Accent on Design ’ Seminar , which included many special features to mark this important anniversary .
4 The problem with my files would have been solved if I had been using an IBM machine — but they were way beyond my price range when I bought my first computer .
5 ‘ I suppose I really understood what was at stake when I got my first glimpse of the castle , ’ she admitted , unable to disguise a rather wry smile .
6 And he could break that record when he makes his 500th appearance for the Anfield giants against Chesterfield in the Coca-Cola League Cup this week .
7 If you drive down to the course that needs to be your transport when you get your first assignment .
8 Some garages will adjust your car free of charge when it has its next service .
9 It requires great restraint not to smother children with good intentions , to endure those looks of disappointment , and to banish feelings of guilt when one puts oneself first .
10 And it was n't a shock when I got my first hit record because I was trying for that all our lives and so she backed me all the way .
11 STARTLED is the unsuspecting visitor when he meets his first restaurant bill in one of the chic capitals of French-speaking Africa .
12 But Ally McCoist put the Scots back in the game when he hit his 13th international goal in the 13th minute .
13 The Fawlty Towers star nailed his colours firmly to the mast when he married his third American wife this week in a secret ceremony in Barbados .
14 Often a son or daughter will have been on the brink of a promising career when they developed their first symptoms .
15 Ironically the same Jim Carty was Devenish manager when they captured their sixth senior championship in 1985 .
16 So they 're telling you what their needs are , how concerned they are about it and what they wan na do about it because they 're more inclined to take your advice when they see you second time round , because telling is n't selling .
17 MARK JAMES ( right ) enjoyed another red letter day on the European Tour when he scored his second victory of the season here in Tenerife .
18 Elation returned after 27 months ' drought when he won his first ranking tournament at the Mercantile Credit in Bournemouth last January .
19 For a while she thought that her visions had been a delirium , but then fell into an exhausted sleep when she received her sixteenth revelation in a dream which reassured her and made her deeply ashamed of her doubts .
20 In the light of that , I am not clear where the Labour party will stand on this aspect of the Bill when we debate its Second Reading next Tuesday .
21 ‘ Every seat was sold out for every performance when we did it last year . ’
22 I was even more impressed with the jacket 's performance when I wore it next to my skin — it has an antibacterial finish to the fleece which makes it suitable for this purpose .
23 If Bill 's leg went according to form he should be back in town for his first follow-up clinic when I started my second all-day shift with its row of free evenings .
24 In Wessex Dairies Ltd v Smith [ 1935 ] 2 KB 80 Smith breached his duty of fidelity by canvassing his employers ' customers during his last day of employment when he made his last milk round .
25 Presumably it 's also a lot to do with isolation , a lot to do with the fact that there was no one to talk to about the sexual experiences you were having and the only surrounding attitude was one of , ‘ This is something which should n't happen ’ , whereas the situation when I had my first sexual experience was one where I knew other people who were gay whom I could talk to .
26 Platt provided the perfect answer when he completed his first hat-trick after 67 minutes and soon the energetic Palmer notched a fourth .
27 I was deeply imbued with the historic and cultural spells of this monumental structure when I took my first walk round the cloisters of the inner courtyard , whose first-floor gallery , open to the sky , is beautifully panelled and wainscoted .
28 Even if you have been made the target of naked literary abuse , it will make satisfying reading when you play your first sell-out show at Wembley !
29 Peter Jones , 32 , of North Road , Darlington , qualified for the certificate when he gained his Third Dan in Shoto Kan karate at an event held at the Primrose Holly Holiday Centre on the outskirts of Scarborough .
30 It was identified on the surveillance radar when it made its first position report and was cleared to continue to the BN non-directional beacon .
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