Example sentences of "[noun sg] when he [verb] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It were a night like this when your mother went off , lass , and Jake near lost his mind when he knew she 'd gone for good . |
| 2 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence , and he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenging him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 3 | And he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenged him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 4 | He was stepping from the corridor 's linoleum to the chilly tiles of the main hall when he spotted what appeared to be a golden opportunity to redeem himself . |
| 5 | Mr Ashton provoked laughter when he said he had watched the programme because it was set in his constituency , and he had been to school with the father of Sean Bean , one of the stars . |
| 6 | The garage attendant , who almost called in a SWAT team when he saw me arrive that morning , had a few more palpitations when he watched me climb in the back seat and start peeling off my biker 's gear . |
| 7 | Picture to yourself the furore which they will make in the world when people read on the title-page that they have been composed by a seven-year-old child ; and when the sceptics are challenged to test him , as he already has been , imagine the sensation when he asks someone to write down a minuet or some tune or other and then immediately and without touching the clavier writes in the bass and , if it is wanted , the second violin part … every day God performs fresh miracles through this child . |
| 8 | Last year he reached a point when he knew he had to stop . |
| 9 | This was the furtiveness that could become fear : not owning up to a language he spoke , smuggling sausages into his bedroom , pretending he was out , plaguing the porters for a letter from his wife when he knew she did n't know where he was . |
| 10 | Setting out on the road , I could not help thinking of Mr Rochester 's despair when he found himself abandoned . |
| 11 | Solowka had a shock when he found himself berated by The Fall 's maverick frontman for having the audacity to share the same dressing room . |
| 12 | Tony gets under the bed when he sees him coming . |
| 13 | The motorist was allowed to go with a caution when he said he had no money . |
| 14 | Taylor , 22 , from Inverurie , said he first realised Murray was involved in drug-taking when he saw him stick a needle in his arm at the depot . |
| 15 | ‘ But the manager Allan Clarke was only keeping his word when he let me go to Portsmouth . |
| 16 | ‘ Fine by me , but wo n't Bryant smell a rat when he sees me walking out with all this ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It does n't mean a damn thing when he says we have low interest rates . |
| 18 | ‘ I especially liked the bit where Macaulay Culkin got covered in paint , and I cried at the end when he said he wanted his mummy for Christmas , ’ she said . |
| 19 | Ken 's answer when he knew he had met his match was to say : ‘ I 'm going to put you in my diary . ’ |
| 20 | She gave a similar answer when he asked her to open the automatic cash dispenser . |
| 21 | Independent councillor Derek McVickers sparked controversy when he said he understood Albert Dryden 's frustration at planning decisions . |
| 22 | ‘ I was much like Nick Farr-Jones after the World Cup final when he said he felt a sense of relief rather than anything else after we had won . |
| 23 | With a hint of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez , Carol brought the house down : ‘ He has a family/He has a home/He 's wearing some new shoes that he does n't quite own/He does n't have work yet/He 's trying hard to get/But he 'll give you his fortune when he has one to give . ’ |
| 24 | I shall never forget his expression when he saw me arriving on my bicycle with its empty pannier bags . |
| 25 | He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me approaching , but it was not hasty enough . |
| 26 | But his reminiscences , twice , thrice told , were lost on the dance-hall air as Erika walked away round the hall , affecting not to see Fritz who was standing moodily by the door , and giving a start of surprise when he asked her to dance . |
| 27 | One of the witnesses called today was Peter Simpson , a taxi driver who was waiting in a layby in Akers Way when he said he heard the sound of screeching tyres and looked to see two cars driving at speed , nose to tail along the road . |
| 28 | ( ITV , 8pm ) PC Stamp is n't licked yet he 's convinced that three brothers are looking for revenge when he sees them armed with baseball bats and no ball ! |
| 29 | The greyly persistent Detective Chief Inspector emerged like a turtle from his shell when he saw us arrive , and he 'd come alone for once : no silent note-taker in his shadow . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , he had cast the Marshal a grateful look when he saw him standing there as promised , watching with his big , slightly bulging eyes . |