Example sentences of "he [was/were] [adj] when [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He squared the ball into the centre where Kenny completely mis-kicked and he was relieved when the ball wobbled slowly into the empty net to put United two goals up . |
| 2 | Perhaps Mr can confirm whether he was present when the county planning committee considered on I think three or four occasions , the er the various range of projections . |
| 3 | It is no defence for the director to say that he was absent when the play was performed , unless he can take advantage of the special defence that he did not know , and had no reason to suspect , that the performance would involve the use of the offending words or behaviour . |
| 4 | Client particulars given to the firm after the deal is executed to put in the contract note do not identify the intermediary 's client for this purpose ; he was unidentified when the deal was done . |
| 5 | He was surprised when the girl asked him for threepence . |
| 6 | In a way , he was glad when the doorbell rang commandingly just as he had got the eggs in the pan . |