Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [was/were] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , when I remarked it was strange that when a person was in trouble , one forgot at once any little grudge one had against them , so that bearing grudges must be only skin-deep , my friend disagreed : she thought the change of heart was because one was willing to be magnanimous when at advantage , having the upper hand . |
| 2 | ‘ When I discovered I was pregnant , it was at a time when I was very manic about the group , I felt it was my mission . |
| 3 | It rather shook me when I discovered I was pregnant by you . " |
| 4 | " When I discovered I was pregnant , Michael was more worried for me and what would happen at school and with my mum than anything else . |
| 5 | So I used to encourage his own poetry , and his ideas for poetic themes , even when I knew they were poor or did not interest me . |
| 6 | She helped me as well and when I saw you were ill I did for you what she would have wanted me to do . ’ |
| 7 | Yeah , we need to talk about this , because I mean when I saw he was upset by the treatment he got from I presume it was before , the way she dealt with him erm and he believed you know , he was big enough to be dealt with by the national accounts department . |
| 8 | Last night , film director Michael Winner said : ‘ When I heard he was ill my first thought was of AIDS because he was an active bisexual . |
| 9 | ‘ I must pay tribute to them for both Dominic Quinn from Banbridge and John Bailie from Lurgan told me to take my time with the horse and bring him back only when I felt it was right to do so . |
| 10 | All the horror of my childhood experience with the escaped convict had come back to me , just when I thought it was safe to forget it . |
| 11 | ‘ When I left it was open ended so that if things did not work out for me I could go back to playing Charlene . |
| 12 | She did n't look up when I said I was sorry I had been unkind , just went on opening drawers and dropping things and muttering ; I had begun to wonder if she had heard me , when she said , ‘ All right , all right , I 'm going just as soon as I can get my things together , I 'm not one to stay where I 'm not wanted . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ When I said I was tired she glanced sideways at the bed and hinted she was fairly tired herself . |
| 14 | She did n't believe me when I said I was sure it was because she was n't taking the carriage far enough over to the right , clearing the pattern selector . |
| 15 | All it wanted was a new cover , I said , and she almost looked convinced when I said I was sure we could reach a price that suited us both . |
| 16 | But Uncle Bill always took me on his knee and cuddled me when I said I was afraid of Captain . |
| 17 | David did n't believe me when I said he was black . |
| 18 | But when I started it was fifty-two and a half hours a week yes . |
| 19 | I had all these thoughts in my head but when I spoke it was just noise , just high-pitched noises came out . |
| 20 | When I awoke it was dark , and Fritz was at my bedside . |
| 21 | But when I awoke I was sane . |
| 22 | Just when you thought it was safe to watch another Wimbledon game … |
| 23 | Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the closet . |
| 24 | JUST when you thought it was safe to go back in the lending library , another Henry Miller novel is unearthed . |
| 25 | INDIGO GIRLS Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the folk club … |
| 26 | But , there again , just when you thought it was safe to write the Irish off … |
| 27 | And just when you thought it was safe to ignore Prisoner Cell Block H , Neighbours , Home And Away , Kylie , Jason , Dame Edna and Clive James — along comes another Australian export . |
| 28 | JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO STEP OUT , CATHERINE MOORE TELLS OF GIANTS , GHOSTS AND GHOULISH GOINGS-ON |
| 29 | And just when you thought it was safe to go out for the evening , let me remind you that Scotsport Extra Time is back after a week off . |
| 30 | Just when you thought it was safe to explore the inside of your owner 's washing machine , she slams the door shut and before you know it you 're hurtling through a 1200 spin cycle at 60 mph . |