Example sentences of "[adj] when we [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When we dragged Cpl Edwards out of his seat the back of his head had been blown off — but I still thought he would be OK when we got him to hospital . |
| 2 | Medau Blue featured large when we quizzed you on your views and the National Display Team wore Medau Blue at the last Reunion . |
| 3 | Fiona 's mother was shocked when we informed her of Paul 's criminal past . |
| 4 | Perhaps we should not be too surprised when we find ourselves in the new world of quality primary care . |
| 5 | The guy was probably dead when we tipped him into the shaft — we just assumed he was at the time though the older I got the less sure of that I was — but even if was n't , he must have been killed when he hit the bottom ; it 's thirty metres at least . |
| 6 | Alone in bed I wondered for the first time whether the girl had been truly dead when we threw her into the river . |
| 7 | Bad when we meet someone at the station , but unbearable when we are seeing them off ; not present when we are departing ourselves , but unbearable when arriving in London , if only from a day in Brighton . ’ |