Example sentences of "when they [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year the police inquiry into Suzy 's disappearance was briefly reopened when they searched a disused Army camp near Worcester . |
| 2 | Few could at this stage afford to be as choosy as Fox Milton & Co Ltd when they sacked a new dealer on the grounds that he was dealing with his old Chartwell clients , so enraging Chartwell Securities . " |
| 3 | DAMON HILL 'S hopes of a place in the top two of the Canadian Grand Prix were wrecked by his own Canon Williams team when they bungled a crucial pit stop . |
| 4 | Term started , and he was immersed in work ; he saw Emily only once , when they enjoyed a short walk together down the High Street . |
| 5 | Term started , and he was immersed in work ; he saw Emily only once , when they enjoyed a short walk together down the High Street . |
| 6 | All-Ireland Under-21 champions Tyrone made a convincing start to the defence of their crown when they overwhelmed a poor Monaghan side at Omagh yesterday . |
| 7 | AFTER an early penalty setback , Armagh responded when they scored a tremendous try through Tim Scott after an initial decisive break by left-winger Alex Graham . |
| 8 | There were six small bodies in all , three in the Thames near King 's Meadow , another in the Kennet , and a further two that the police found when they dragged a local pond called Clapper 's Pool . |
| 9 | When they crested a wooded hill shortly before sunset and saw cultivated fields stretching down towards a small village in the distance it took all her will-power not to beg that they stop there for the night . |
| 10 | The men had gone to the barn as a trio for a purpose , they stayed as a trio when they told a false story to the police . |
| 11 | Among the victims from the other boats , they counted , when they made a rough reckoning on the beach , thirty-three men . |
| 12 | Pro-ETA demonstrators had greeted King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia when they made a two-day visit to San Sebastián , in the Basque region , at the end of July . |
| 13 | Individuals have been trained to find their way through a simple maze , selecting white-painted passages and avoiding dark-painted ones by being given slight electric shocks when they made a wrong decision . |
| 14 | Just before the clock struck five the next morning , Gabriel and Coggan were walking to the hayfields past their mistress 's house , when they saw a surprising sight . |
| 15 | COLCHESTER confirmed their position as favourites to win the Vauxhall FA Trophy when they took a 3–0 lead in the first leg of their semi-final with Conference rivals Macclesfield , at Layer Road on Saturday , writes Peter Ernest . |
| 16 | Anyway when they had a good look at it the front half was an Escort and the back half was an Orion , half a stolen car . |
| 17 | Denis Smith says he enjoyed himself at Stoke especially in the early seventies when they had a good team … as a professional he wants Oxford to win but after the game will revert to being a stoke supporter … he says his young son also supports them |
| 18 | But when they had a closer look they saw that it was frozen solid . |
| 19 | Pumfrey , respecting the routine of the school , though there was little enough cause to , interviewed the teachers when they had a free period . |
| 20 | Sybil , up in Hampstead or with one of her many friends , kept the home fire burning and joined the gang when they had a special bash . |
| 21 | They were cleaned until you could see your face in them and fellows were so keen that when they got a new tunic , they would cut all their new buttons off , and put their old buttons on that were beautifully shined . |
| 22 | When they played a low grunt normally given in response to eagles , the majority of the monkeys looked up . |
| 23 | And when they played a high chutter , normally given in response to snakes , the majority of the monkeys looked down . |
| 24 | He also postulated that when they reached a certain length they fractured , producing several shorter lengths of shape-specific polymer which then continued to grow again as the potentization process was continued . |
| 25 | Wright 's sting was picked up by officials at Equity & Law when they noticed a sudden change in his lifestyle . |
| 26 | Two known meetings have so far taken place between both party leaders , with a whirlwind of protest from unionists when they issued a joint statement before the elections , while denying it reflected any form of electoral pact . |
| 27 | PLANNERS bungled when they designed a new bridge over a railway line — without leaving enough room for trains to pass underneath . |
| 28 | No it used to be just the sacks stop the dust and go down the back and I 've known the time what er , when they needed a regular gang of dockers , if they went to work on er , on er Monday morning with a dirty head bag on made of calico , they 'd have to buy the beer cos they had , if they ai n't got a clean head bag on or a cl clean skullcap , there used to be a little old calico skullcap they used to put on just to keep the dust out the hair and all like that . |
| 29 | Repairs to the Cages affected by the falling branch were completed and the Zoo 's formal admission of defeat came when they moved a Chilean eagle into the golden eagle 's old cage . |
| 30 | Frank and Danielle cut no corners when they converted a 19th-century lighthouse into a guest house |