Example sentences of "when they entered the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they entered the house one of the brothers reached for the bottle of whiskey and poured four large glasses for the first time that day . |
| 2 | When they entered the room they found it to be in a state of confusion . |
| 3 | Snow had come very early in the year , but all of October had been so intensely cold that no one was really surprised to see such a heavy fall , although there had been no sign of it when they entered the hall . |
| 4 | When they entered the front room , Father Poole sat down wearily on the nearest chair . |
| 5 | Corbett urged him to keep quiet and was more than relieved when they entered the narrow , winding , rutted streets of Leith and made their way to the small market square . |
| 6 | The two former East Germans were the butt of jokes when they entered the tiny 594cc car in one of the toughest tests for both man and machine . |
| 7 | Most women had tried to become pregnant for two or three years , and most ( 412 , 82% ) had never been pregnant when they entered the study . |
| 8 | When they entered the jungle again , the Moi several times spotted banteng , but what few traces of seladang they found proved to be cold trails . |
| 9 | Outside , the rain which had been falling when they entered the building seemed to have eased . |
| 10 | When they entered the mouth of the tube containing one of the odorants , they were shocked . |
| 11 | Both in Latin , they received much admiration when they entered the wider world . |
| 12 | He leaned forward and kissed her cheek , which , from being cold when they entered the coffee-bar , was now glowing pink . |
| 13 | I am not sure who is more demoralised by that — the local people , who frequently complain that they do not get a quick response when they need help , or the local police , who attend the crime in an attempt to do the good job that they intended when they entered the police force , knowing that they are likely to be pulled in all directions to answer calls on a blue line that has been pulled far too thin by the Government 's demands . |
| 14 | Retaining only a dozen men to accompany the vehicles when they entered the grounds , he divided the remainder into two parties and dispatched them to cover the area north of the perimeter fence . |
| 15 | When they entered the kitchen May 's voice came from another room , calling , ‘ I 'll be there in a minute , Frank . ’ |
| 16 | Although the three individual defendants had either signed or had been made aware of undertakings of confidentiality when they entered the employment of the plaintiff , counsel on behalf of the plaintiffs did not rely upon such undertakings before the judge but relied upon general implied principles of law in this area . |