Example sentences of "when [pron] was [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had assumed , when she was told that Mills ' murder had been checked thoroughly for any spying connections , that the enquiry had at least had the semblance of efficiency , if not diligence . |
| 2 | Dines only admitted the charge when it was proven that guns found in his car had fired the shots . |
| 3 | Hunt overtook Lauda to win the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama , the fourth of the championship , but then the season-long wrangling and arguing started when it was ruled that Hunt 's car was 1.8 cm ( 0.7 in ) too wide and he was stripped of his points , Lauda being promoted to first place . |
| 4 | When it was decided that Mr Brown would soon be fit to go home , sister contacted the warden of the flats in which he lived to discuss arrangements with her . |
| 5 | A frisson of concern ran through the staff when it was discovered that items have only been routinely fumigated against pathogens since the 1950s . |
| 6 | But this question was quickly resolved when it was discovered that Coggan much preferred moving to York and not London . |
| 7 | Thus when it was discovered that Jock Houston had a criminal record he was immediately moved from London to Manchester , and replaced in Shoreditch by Charles Wegg Prosser , a law student with an impeccable background . |
| 8 | The speech came generally as a surprise , and many presumed , when it was announced that Hitler would speak , that he would report the capture of Stalingrad . |
| 9 | When it was confirmed that Len Seager had broken his neck a meeting was called with all relevant parties to discuss the case . |
| 10 | There was commotion in the hall when it was realized that Lenin 's heir had been adulated for so long against Lenin 's own better judgment . |
| 11 | Then when it was realized that things had taken a turn for the worse and somebody was going to get killed the vicar stepped in and bought them all ice-creams . |
| 12 | That fact carried much weight with the laymen even when it was emphasised that Black was not responsible . |
| 13 | Australian businessman Alan Bond shot to international prominence when it was revealed that Sotheby 's had lent him the money to purchase van Gogh 's $53.9 million ‘ Irises ’ . |
| 14 | Built during a period of architectural optimism , when it was assumed that technology would triumph , it had been laid out in a series of oblong paved courtyards , surrounded by long , low , concrete-faced buildings , remarkable solely for their brutalism . |
| 15 | But when the word reached him , and especially when it was seen that Lord Grey himself was with the party , thereafter I can not be sure . |
| 16 | On another Parliamentary occasion , when it was alleged that cases of motor banditry were being grossly exaggerated in the press , reference was made to ‘ such trivial acts as the pulling down of shutters of an empty kiosk and stealing cigarettes and sweets ’ which were contrasted with what was called ‘ real crime ’ . |
| 17 | The idea that p53 may be an essential component of the apoptotic pathway suffered a set-back when it was found that mice without any p53 gene were viable . |
| 18 | On two occasions , once in 1980 and once in 1982 , the DTI failed to act when it was told that Barlow Clowes was apparently dealing in investments without a licence . |
| 19 | When it was suggested that Bill Pertwee might be a useful addition to the cast , Ken was consulted and took part in the audition , such as it was . |
| 20 | When it was suggested that estimation might be a useful skill when shopping in the supermarket , she replied , ‘ Yes , but we are not in the supermarket now ’ . |
| 21 | When it was learned that Stratford was convening a provincial council to oppose or denounce this annulment , he and other bishops received writs of prohibition forbidding them to do so . |
| 22 | It was quite a shock to everyone when it was known that Mr Wilson had died ; he who had always seemed so solid and enduring . |