Example sentences of "when he [vb past] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everything here fed his masochism — as he had known instinctively that it would when he applied for a similar position in the English coalfields some years before , only to be told that he was not mature enough . |
| 2 | In the 1912–13 season Harry was awarded Representative honours , when he played for the Southern League in all three inter-league fixtures against the Football League , the Scottish League and the League of Ireland . |
| 3 | A CHEF who cancelled the final stage of a £20,000 sex-change operation when he fell for a pretty blonde announced yesterday : ‘ She 's worth every penny . ’ |
| 4 | When he asked for an artificial leg for his newly amputated right leg he was told not only that he could n't have one , but he 'd also have to give up his existing left false leg , which he 'd had for six years . |
| 5 | But one can sympathise with Mr Justice Henry , the now redundant Guinness judge , when he called for a radical re-appraisal of the way big fraud cases are handled . |
| 6 | South African President F W de Klerk ducked out of the row when he arrived for a three-day visit to Britain . |
| 7 | When he reported for the necessary swearing and documentation , the local recruiting officer and his staff were understandably disappointed that Harold could tell them nothing about what his duties were to be . |