Example sentences of "[adv] when [noun prp] had [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only when Marcella had relaxed sufficiently to sit back in her chair and release her tight hold on the dog did he risk intervention : ‘ We came to talk about the Garlands . ’ |
| 2 | The receptionist had opened up readily enough when Ruth had opened up her purse . |
| 3 | And so when Luke had brought home a copy of the People 's Charter and read it aloud to her she had listened ; considered ; believed . |
| 4 | Even when Liz had come over for Mr Harding 's funeral , which had taken place just over a year ago , Laura had n't felt able to explain all of the difficulties she had faced . |
| 5 | Edward , brooding , remembered a summer long ago when Helen had brought back a schoolfriend and he had felt pushed aside , abandoned . |
| 6 | In Pakistan in 1983–4 he took over again when Willis had to return home sick and gained two creditable draws , after which he was officially appointed to lead England against the West Indies in 1984 , at the age of 27 . |