Example sentences of "[pers pn] was [adj] when a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was disappointed when a move to the club fell through earlier in the season because I believe my style would be suited to the English game . |
| 2 | Times were not so hard for businesses then and I was grateful when a year of events raised £107,000 . |
| 3 | ‘ I was puzzled when a paper recently called me a ‘ bread head ’ . |
| 4 | He or she was poorest when a child when the maternal family had most dependents , in early middle life after marriage and the arrival of young children and again in old age . |
| 5 | It was unfortunate when a zoo lost an eagle , so why did he feel so pleased about it ? |