Example sentences of "when i [vb past] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was a big disappointment to me that when I applied for the news editor 's job , I did n't get it .
2 When I went for the bread-soda she was patting his headache away , and the scones must be cooked by now . "
3 When I went for the paper this morning there was this dog , two dogs actually , but one
4 A young man wearing a yarmulka skullcap and sitting astride a roaring tractor wiped his brow with his arm when I asked for the location of Um Al-Farajh .
5 I dropped it when I left for the realm .
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