Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But once , to test this , when I offered him a smoky bacon crisp and said , as he crunched greedily into it , ‘ I did n't know you liked smoky bacon , ’ he sprinted into the bathroom and washed out his mouth with soap , screaming from his frothing lips that he would burn in hell . ) |
| 2 | But I could make no sort of impression upon him … when I visited him a second time , the fear of death was gone , and with it all solicitude about religion . ’ |
| 3 | When I called you a pompous , self-opinionated bully I meant every word ! |
| 4 | My eyes were shut most of the time now as I blundered round the park and when I opened them a red mist swirled . |
| 5 | He greeted her very warmly and blushed in the sweetest way when she gave him a sisterly kiss . |
| 6 | She carefully left enough of her father 's original hair tonic in the bottle so that when she gave it a good shake the whole thing still looked reasonably purple . |
| 7 | ‘ I must confess I 'm pretty sick about it all , ’ he said seriously , then when she threw him a startled glance he suddenly grinned . |
| 8 | When we gave it a tightfisted 52% in Issue 79 , our main bone of contention was that it was ridiculously overpriced . |
| 9 | He even put his arm around my shoulders when he wished me a merry Christmas . |
| 10 | So I was not surprised when he rang me a few weeks later to say that Dorothy was in hospital . |
| 11 | When he did it a second time , I put the light out . |
| 12 | Sarella turned in time to catch Marc 's worried glance following the reckless path of the jeep , but then he turned , and she could almost believe she 'd imagined that fleeting expression when he gave her a cynical smile and said , ‘ If it 's proverbs he wants I could have swopped him a more appropriate one . ’ |
| 13 | With a hard swift kiss , he levered himself upright and Hilary stared unashamedly at his magnificent body , then grinned cheekily when he gave her a wry look . |
| 14 | My only other memory of that period was Schultz 's , the sausage-maker — a Saturday night treat for us , especially when he gave us a toothless grin and slipped an extra sausage in free . |