Example sentences of "when [pron] did meet " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I found out what was going on I persuaded the colonel to go for a little holiday — and then , ’ he continued angrily when Hilary snorted derisively again , ‘ when I did meet you , I could n't believe my eyes . |
| 2 | When we did meet a dog , we always stopped to chat with the owner — if the dog would let us ! |
| 3 | I planned and connived whilst at Ludlow but never , even in my wildest dreams , did I envisage that , when we did meet , it would be in such dire circumstances ! ’ |
| 4 | There was still the possibility that when they did meet outside , it would be a beginning , and not the end that neither wished for , but both half-expected . |
| 5 | He was perfectly amiable to her on the few occasions when they did meet ; sometimes she even felt that he liked her . |
| 6 | It took Russell almost three weeks to call Ellen for a date and when they did meet he was 45 minutes late . |
| 7 | When they did meet , Eliot was wearing a black tie but seemed " unusually relaxed during the meal , almost gay at times " . |
| 8 | In fact , I did n't know until recent years that it was a person at Philips Records who in fact mentioned DeFries to David , and when he did meet DeFries , Angela was very much in favour of David moving from me to him . |