Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun] when a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CHILDREN fled in terror when a gala fireworks display went horribly wrong in Larne on Friday night . |
| 2 | These came to light when a couple brought the album in for valuation without knowing the artist 's identity . |
| 3 | The case , coinciding with the treatment of the subject of serial killings in a number of recent films , came to light when a man told Milwaukee police on July 22 that he had been threatened by Dahmer but then escaped from his apartment , where police later found numerous dismembered bodies . |
| 4 | Veronica Sive 's interest in photography began at university when a friend suggested she ‘ look carefully through the lens ’ . |
| 5 | SUPERMAN Derek Kaye leapt into action when a trailer loaded with a car ran over his godson — and lifted it clear with ONE hand . |
| 6 | It was Marcus Judge who had created the Brotherhood and selected likely candidates for it , and it was Marcus Judge who decided upon punishment when a man 's work was unsatisfactory , when he was guilty of negligence , dishonesty or — worst crime of all — treachery . |
| 7 | The Croatian youngsters dived for cover when a starting gun was fired during a police dog display . |
| 8 | A TAXI ride home ended in violence when a man was attacked by two people with whom he shared the cab , a court heard . |