Example sentences of "[noun sg] when [pron] see [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had just checked into the hotel and come down to the sunken terrace when I saw armed men running in a crouched position by the swimming pool . |
| 2 | One of Minister Patten 's officials was now quoted by the Observer as fearing that ‘ Ripa will hit the roof when he sees these documents . |
| 3 | A QUICK-thinking driver released his seat belt and jumped into the passenger seat when he saw another car about to smash into his door , a court heard . |
| 4 | Well I suppose at the , one of the best things , best examples of the difference was that my wife when she saw this house , knew that it was a house in which she could be happy , in which her tastes and , could spread themselves , erm rather than her tastes having to be curtailed by lack of space and lack of accommodation , erm , the fact that I had a garage which was essential er next to my house instead of some er quarter or twenty minutes ' walk away from where I lived as happened in London also made a terrific difference to comfort , erm the fact that there was a garden instead of a few windowboxes and a couple of tubs , all these things I think made one appreciate the fact that you 'd come , not only into a new town , but into a new way of life probably the fact that we had a staircase inside the house , which was the first time that we 'd had a staircase between our bedrooms and our living rooms |
| 5 | The boys had been out on their bikes with a friend when they saw two men shooting into the brook . |
| 6 | The pilot of a puma helicopter flying between the Magnus Oil platform and another platform when he saw two bombers ahead of him . |
| 7 | Constable Dale Buckingham had just collected the car from the scene of the raid , in Bristol , and was taking it to his police station when he saw two men he suspected of being involved in the raid , and stopped . |
| 8 | Isabel could have bitten her tongue when she saw one corner of fitzAlan 's mouth kick up . |
| 9 | I get a bad feeling when I see this thing in action . |
| 10 | Police Constable Harry Evans is driving along a country road when he sees strange lights in the sky and an object larger than a bus hovering in the road ahead of him . |
| 11 | ‘ He ran for cover when he saw this scruff on the doorstep , ’ said Andy . |
| 12 | I nearly bit my lip when I saw that header from Fairclough looping into the top right hand corner from the McAllister free kick . |
| 13 | How many times she had felt a lift of excitement when she saw that sign and knew that Riverstown was only ten minutes away . |
| 14 | In fact , a rather strange expression crossed her face when she saw Jessamy standing there , as if she was n't in the least pleased to see her . |
| 15 | I start edging round the table when I see little Darius gleaming in the doorway . |
| 16 | On one occasion , I was cycling with my wife at Whipps Cross when I saw two 14-year-olds with their bicycles . |