Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [prep] the [noun] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end I got to the state when it might happen three or four times a day . |
| 2 | I got into the sport when my wife wanted a flight . |
| 3 | I happened upon the tannery when I walked east along the coast towards the beginning of the Akrotiri peninsula . |
| 4 | erm , first twelve weeks pregnant so should I mark at the bottom when she types . |
| 5 | I turned off the road when I drew level with the Brigadier and his Officers , and placed myself on the right of Mills Roberts as the Brigade swept past to the tune Highland Laddie . |
| 6 | There is some evidence , though not very much , of occasions when the plaintiff or husband acted or refrained from acting in a way in which they might not have done but for their expectation of inheriting the deceased 's property : I refer to the occasions when the husband refrained from selling his building land , and refrained from taking a job in Lincolnshire which would have made it impossible for the plaintiff to continue caring for her mother and the deceased , and the occasions when the plaintiff instructed solicitors at her own expense in connection with the boundary dispute … and the expenditure of time and money on the house and garden and on carpeting the house , when the deceased had ample means to pay for such matters . |
| 7 | I indicated to the Bishop when I agreed to take the canonry that he did n't possess the personal qualities I require in my subordinates . |
| 8 | I remember at the Uni when we used to give we used to put stamps on people , you know , |
| 9 | and er , it was bad enough the , the last one , erm , and I started with the Corporation when they opened at Turlings in that , that was in nineteen forty eight |
| 10 | There was a beautiful avenue of mimosas I saw at the Gezira when we were walking round . |
| 11 | " Do not stray from the path " , said a notice I saw in the Cheviots when I was walking the Pennine Way . |
| 12 | Last year I was given a beautiful blue pot hydrangea which I planted in the garden when it finished flowering . |
| 13 | so that he would n't upset himself by barking , that 's why I tapped on the window when I saw you . |
| 14 | Cos I looked at the timetable , I looked at the timetable when I , when I caught it over there , |
| 15 | Anyway , I will risk it , not because I want to give the fish a chance ; I do not believe in giving any fish a chance , I go to the races when I want to gamble . |
| 16 | I shout at the car when I 'm getting cut up |
| 17 | I went on the road when I was 19 , I needed to come off the road so I knew who I was . |
| 18 | Another day I went into the Siq when the sun was setting and the air was already chill . |
| 19 | All I do to the Tokais when I get them is put five springs in the back , take the tremolo arm out and tighten all the screws at the bridge and raise the action . |
| 20 | I mean as regards I agree with the woman when she was saying about she wanted to tell her husband about what happens when he comes home from work , but I think she wo n't need all those bulletins to tell him what 's happening , she can tell him the latest bulletin before he comes in the door , could n't she ? |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | Last term , all through the Coronation festivities , all through the exams , I longed for the holidays when I would see her . |
| 23 | I reach for the dictionary when I want to know how I should use it . |
| 24 | I stayed at the Claremont when I was down doing and I ca n't remember where it is on the street . |
| 25 | For what 's is worth , as a motorist , I may tell you I 'm thirty years standing , and I explained to the people when I phoned your office up , I 've had thirty years standing as a driver , I check my oil , I check my water , I lost no compression , no water . |
| 26 | ’ Whit dae ye dae wi' the papers when ye 've read them ? ’ |
| 27 | What would you do with the hydrogen when you 've got it ? |
| 28 | ‘ What do you do with the ghosts when you 've got them ? ’ |
| 29 | Low-voltage lights are a good idea as you wo n't get an electric shock from them , even if you cut through the cable when digging . |
| 30 | One day , she came out to the perimeter fence ; another , she came into the kitchen when they were making me some food . |