Example sentences of "have [verb] a [adj] [noun] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems to even out in the long run , although sometimes one has to give a wry smile when a customer dithers over one of ‘ hers ’ and one of ‘ mine ’ — then chooses ‘ hers ’ . |
| 2 | Combining fluorescence microscopy with a transmitted light contrast enhancing technique has proved a useful method when considering the dispersion of fluorescent material through a specimen . |
| 3 | How does she manage to go out on a training run the same day as she has run a major marathon when most other competitors are sitting with their feet up savouring the rest ? |
| 4 | He 'd had a real pimple when he arrived , but during the time he took to find and bribe an official to provide the documents , the blemish had healed , . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'd been asking why she 'd taken a clerical job when she 'd had an art training and she said it was all she could get at first but after a while she 'd managed to wangle this daytime class . ’ |
| 6 | Having suffered a rare whitewash when they met in last season 's Asian Open qualifiers , the world champion was relieved to clinch a 1-0 lead in their Humo European Open quarter-final . |
| 7 | The dazed expression had almost left her face and I wondered if she might not have had a slight stroke when Celia abandoned her , and was now recovering . |
| 8 | I thought Clarke should have scored a second goal when he went through . ’ |
| 9 | Lancashire might easily have lost a second wicket when Nick Speak backed up too far . |
| 10 | He was about to return the compliment by suggesting that she might have lost a little weight when she leaned across and helped herself to another jam tart . |
| 11 | A year earlier in the World Cup meeting in Rome , British sprinting had received a tremendous fillip when Allan Wells , running for Europe , won the 100 metres , with tiny Ernie Obeng who , though representing Africa , lived in Britain , coming second . |
| 12 | Earlier in the month Aquino had suffered a political setback when the Supreme Court on June 5 quashed charges of " rebellion complexed with murder " against Senator Juan Ponce Enrile and 22 other alleged participants in the December 1989 coup attempt . |
| 13 | The effects of Esther 's stroke were not obvious at first , which made the doctors wonder if she had suffered a second stroke when they found later that she had a very severe left hemiplegia . |
| 14 | And they had suffered a great loss when John Crabb , their notable leader , had been captured by the English on his return from his ill-fated venture to the Tay and Perth in support of Mar . |
| 15 | Kirkup ‘ a Socialist , I suppose ’ had made a similar appeal when Labour was in control . |
| 16 | He said that the country had surmounted a crucial test when price controls were lifted for most goods in January . |
| 17 | He had a client who thought he had missed a fabulous bargain when he refused to buy a paste cross from an impoverished Russian aristocrat . |
| 18 | that telly was mine but I 've got a lovely picture when I used to have it in the kitchen . |
| 19 | But you was with it all the War , even before the War , and then when the War came , and of course you 've got a fair amount when the War came on you see . |
| 20 | Funny I 've got a sweet tooth when it comes to like chocolates and things like them |
| 21 | My dear Mary had had a truer idea when she called Victor ‘ The Modern Prometheus ’ . |
| 22 | I had gone a few paces when there was a loud crashing explosion behind me . |
| 23 | Blagg had tried a brief smile when Maxim flashed the torch on himself for identification , but did n't speak . |
| 24 | It was announced on Sept. 12 , 1989 , that the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC , had ended a long-running dispute when it agreed with various Indian groups that skeletal remains would be returned where evidence linked them to specific tribes . |
| 25 | The homœopathic Pharmacopoeias officially advocate ten succussions as the number to use when preparing C potencies , but I believe they have missed a small point when interpreting Hahnemann 's reasons for change . |
| 26 | " She 's a dirty old faggot , but she 's got a good heart when you know where to look for it . " |
| 27 | And also , he 's got a short memory when talks about political , things like that ! |
| 28 | St Aubyn 's had a good reputation when my father decided to send us there . |