Example sentences of "when he [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he failed to muster enough backing for a secret ballot Pawar announced his support for Rao who was then unanimously elected as leader on June 20. nation |
| 2 | When he failed to promote any women into his first cabinet he insisted he would only appoint on merit . |
| 3 | Another deaf man , a David Bedwell who had partial hearing , enlisted in the Army Service Corps as a driver , and his deafness cost him his life when he failed to hear three challenges as he was approaching the gates of a barracks . |
| 4 | Robert Dakers , 44 , had not counted on the Home Office cancelling his parole licence for previous offences when he returned to face three charges of handling stolen goods . |
| 5 | When he sought to justify National Socialism generally — the creed of the rubber truncheon and the dagger from the little shop in Park Street — he was still apt to do so by the incongruous example of Thomas Carlyle . |
| 6 | Campese dismissed the matter , but when he chose to put less confidence in the cover on the field and deliberately knocked down Peter Winterbottom 's pass , Bevan should have taken that as an admission that the so-far impregnable ‘ Gold Wall ’ was about to be breached . |
| 7 | He told how Stephen began draining petrol from the car , but when he had filled two plastic bowls petrol was still flowing . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Instantly she defended herself , just as she had when he had made that accusation before . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 ? " |
| 12 | When he had ventured some distance into the forest , Little Billy stopped and stood quite still , listening . |
| 13 | When he had gathered enough information to feel in command of an issue , he required peace and quiet to order his thoughts , assimilate the information within the framework of his part-instinctual , part-rational world-view , and reach a decision . |
| 14 | Two years after that , when he had saved enough money , my Mum went as well and I was left in the care of my grandmother , Anita Morrison . |
| 15 | He remembered the feel of her tears on his own face , and covered his eyes in the Caffè Gambrinus ; in shame for all those years ago when he had provoked such outrage in her , but in sweetness too , for jealousy was a sign of love , every woman knew that . |
| 16 | When he had turned two corners and gone about a quarter of a mile , he gave Dann the pistol . |
| 17 | The Headmaster had decided that he would retire when he had completed 21 years at the School ; the Chairman of Governors had recently celebrated his 80th birthday , and was considering his future commitments ; the Bursar had also decided to retire : it seemed that there would be a new team at the top to take the School on from its 475th birthday . |
| 18 | Consequently , when he had found suitable accommodation , his wife and children had also gone back to England . |
| 19 | Alan gave it back to him , but when he had had two mouthfuls he let it drop . |
| 20 | He had lied to Evelyn when he 'd denied any idea of what the ransackers were looking for . |
| 21 | Robert Lowell has transcribed Eliot 's account of another such meeting in his Notebook : " You speak , " he said , when he 'd talked two hours . |
| 22 | Everything had been shattered when he 'd brought another dimension into the situation , tried to force something she did n't want , something she did n't think she could ever face again … |
| 23 | Not only did he find this crude form of seal unsuitable for his normal still wines , but when he began to produce sparkling wines the total inadequacy of wooden pegs for imprisoning the carbonic gas was such that he set out to discover a more efficient seal . |
| 24 | On the other hand , perhaps the youth was just plain stupid and had n't realised what would happen when he started waving that placard about . |
| 25 | He had given it up for his very inferior car when he started courting Big Brenda out of the Biology lab — Biological Brenda , as Preston called her , who gave them lessons on sex , and no doubt Sam as well . |
| 26 | Antenor de Santa Cruz , commander of the Amazon , spoke on behalf of the military when he pledged to fight any defence of the ‘ environment and minorities ’ and to ‘ occupy the [ Yanomami ] area , rather than giving it up . ’ |
| 27 | When he suggested using this story in the programme , the producer told him it was too silly and far-fetched , and viewers would never believe it ! |
| 28 | Sebastian was the best lover I 've ever had , and when he wanted to start this stuff — well , I thought , what the hell ? |
| 29 | He had tried all his usual lines , Paul , Garvin , others , the ones he always used when he wanted to get official policy reversed or amended , and he had got nowhere . |
| 30 | He had been brought up to call Mrs Naulls " Nanna " but had had more luck with her than with Dadda when he wanted to change this mode of address . |