Example sentences of "and when [noun] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when Changez embraced him in the street I thought I heard Anwar 's bones cracking . |
| 2 | Collinson 's first garden at Peckham was a modest one , but from there he took nosegays and potted flowers to grace his City window , and when Kalm visited him in 1748 he remarked on the many rare American plants already established there . |
| 3 | The King was on the floor , and when Sapt pushed him with his foot , he did not move . |
| 4 | Last summer Hutton scored a record 1561 runs in the North Yorks & South Durham League , as well as 700 in cup matches , and when Durham took him on their tour of Zimbabwe last February he made 143 against their national ‘ B ’ side in Harare . |
| 5 | This demonstrated expertise in dealing with nationalists seemed to mark Mountbatten for the job , and when Attlee offered it to him he was sufficiently aware of how much he , and no other , was wanted to attach extraordinary conditions to his acceptance . |
| 6 | Only a tall man in the peak of condition could lift it , and when Alexei stood it on its point , it reached to his chin . |
| 7 | I 'm not quite sure whether that was a pat on the back or what but anyway erm and when Martin offered you for a drink I actually took it as a cup of tea actually so |
| 8 | He passed the day skulking around cafes , and when Georges met him by chance later on he confessed he 'd been beaten up in his flat because he 'd agreed to do a favour for someone and it had gone wrong . |