Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb past] [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He re-locked the drawer , stood up , and that was when someone switched on the main light . |
| 2 | It 's the smaller things that get you down — like when I went out the other day to buy a dress for my god daughter 's birthday . |
| 3 | " But is it really likely , sir , that the call was intended to delay the finding of the body and to give the killer time to replace the keys ? admittedly Mrs. Bidwell could be expected to be first in the Biology Department this morning when she put out the clean coats . |
| 4 | You know when we came back the next Saturday as we 've gone through the front door , he 'd gone to the Little Chef for breakfast because there were n't any crocks left to u , to use |
| 5 | The Ruffians ' ( 4th XI ) season drew to a close on Saturday when they took on the third team 's opposition at Aldershot . |
| 6 | His most productive bowling season was 1952 , when he chalked up the first of his five successive championships . |