Example sentences of "when he [verb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | She had obviously forgiven him now for all those cruel but necessary things he had said when he dropped her the year before . |
2 | I was shocked when he told me the truth . |
3 | When he told her the truth it sounded like cruelty . |
4 | Blanche plugged in the electric kettle and spooned coffee into the percolator while she listened to the sergeant 's account of his afternoon , swearing softly when he told her the news from the forensic labs . |
5 | Shae leaned against him , dizzied by the mental pictures he was creating , and when he kissed her the touch of his lips sent a scorching heat right through her . |
6 | Now , they smiled , standing with fingers entwined , bodies touching , and even when he left her the smile would remain and she would save her tears until his train was out of sight , trying not to think of the brave goodbye that might be their last . |
7 | When he touched it the doors swung open instantly and with a disconcerting noiselessness . |
8 | When he handed her the cocoa she looked up at him and said , ‘ Only three weeks to Christmas . |
9 | The advice sounded incomprehensible to her but when he handed her the phone receiver back , the car man said , ‘ OK , I 've got that . |
10 | When he hands me the keys , |
11 | She went to see Mr Bailey , the manager of the factory , and she was surprised and happy when he gave her the job immediately . |
12 | The Court of Appeal held that he had appropriated the goods for the purposes of theft when he showed them the goods and invited them to buy . |
13 | ‘ See , I got to thinkin' about what the chink said when he showed you the firebombs . |