Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [vb past] [vb pp] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Erm , so Jan had these butties , she said oh I made them lovingly last night , tuna , mayonnaise and onion and er she said trust Viv to ring today like when I 'd made these butties ! |
2 | When I 'd completed this process I turned to the mirror to look at myself for a last time . |
3 | I promised myself a break with the crossword when I had written three pages . |
4 | Yet , when I had finished three pages , they ‘ were all right ! ’ |
5 | When you had pulled five handles there was an article produced . |
6 | When you had recovered substantial damages against the hawker , you would have instructed your attorney to sue in the ecclesiastical courts for a divorce a mensa et toro . |
7 | When she had recovered some composure , she covered his body with her shawl and sat down beside it with her children by her , hoping a neighbour would hear of her plight and come to help her . |
8 | At last , after another million years persuading David she would be all right when she had taken some aspirin , she was alone , in her own flat . |
9 | When she had bought some food in the local grocer 's that morning people had been excited . |
10 | Only a few hours later and Fabia was wishing with all she had that she had touched wood when she 'd made that statement . |
11 | When she 'd regained some degree of composure , she asked , ‘ Have you had any further thoughts as to where Mamma 's ‘ appropriate ’ place might be ? ’ |
12 | ‘ Well , ’ she said , when she 'd caught enough breath to speak , ‘ I am the keeper of the skylight carnival and I can let you see it . |
13 | When we 'd finished that night Dad gave us tuppence to go the first half at the Queen 's Hall . |
14 | They began to drift into amiable silence when they had asked each other questions about their children and the schools , and the plans they had for their holiday in Ireland . |
15 | When they had reassured each other , Kalchu put the calf down by her side . |
16 | In the opinion of the deputy judge the operation of that Part , concerned as it was with giving the authorities powers to secure compliance with or detection of evasion of the Act , came to an end when they had secured sufficient evidence to justify a charge . |
17 | When they had killed three sheep and roasted them in the middle of the street and ridden off with the rest of the flock , and the cattle and the horses and the hens , we buried the dead — we were at it for most of a day — and then we went off east into Arkaig . |
18 | Prospective owners were required to put down an initial deposit of £50,000 , which seemed fair enough when they had received 1,400 applications and at a time when the prices of exclusive cars were rising to the stratosphere . |
19 | When they had gone some way from here , the Garda received a radio message , stopped and turned around . |
20 | The last time this had happened was in Belfast , when they had cornered that PIRA bastard in the cellar . |
21 | Reviewing women at between 22–28 years after the index pregnancy ( when they had had abnormal glucose tolerance , but reverted to normal tolerance afterwards ) , he found a 50% prevalence of diabetes and 25% of abnormal glucose tolerance , whereas the controls had rates of 7% and 3% . |
22 | He and his wife Charlotte had been in their early forties when they had married six years before . |
23 | When they had finished several hours later I felt confused and sat outside the room to smoke a cigarette while the Sergeants deliberated . |
24 | When they 'd heard that name , they knew they must take the place . |
25 | It was as pained and as lost-even now , as he came to kill her — as it had been when they 'd faced each other in the street . |
26 | He told how Stephen began draining petrol from the car , but when he had filled two plastic bowls petrol was still flowing . |
27 | When he had filled that side , he turned the page over and continued to make notes , completely disregarding the pencil sketch that had been begun . |
28 | Instantly she defended herself , just as she had when he had made that accusation before . |
29 | When he had said these things they all replied that they prayed God to preserve him through long and happy years , and four of the most honourable among them rose and kissed his hands , and the Cid bade them take their seats again . |
30 | When he had gone some distance from the houses he met a mysterious little girl , who suddenly.appeared from behind a rock , and said , " Why are you weeping , my brother ? " |