Example sentences of "when she [verb] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a small back room at the back of the house , little more than a box , but when she pressed down the switch of the low-voltage nursery light she felt again a glow of maternal , proprietorial pride . |
| 2 | God , thought Madame , when she added up the night 's takings , one week I should write down who 's having who as well as who 's drinking what . |
| 3 | But when she got there the ferryman was not around . |
| 4 | When she looked up the mountainside , as if searching for help there , I realized that she still had fear of me , little knowing the true state of affairs , and felt herself like an animal in a trap . |
| 5 | Her ma 's sewing bag was still in the cupboard and when she brought out the cotton and needles there was a lump in her throat . |
| 6 | When she took out the leather writing case , the child turned and cried , ‘ That 's Mama 's ! |
| 7 | ‘ And when she came back the situation was reversed ? |
| 8 | In her imagination , when she came home the sun would be shining . |
| 9 | My second brother and I , self-conscious teenagers of the Sixties , were sometimes embarrassed when she wound down the window of her car and addressed a shepherd or a forester in her clear , carrying , Edwardian accent . |
| 10 | In some cultures the mother proceeds to the status of a matriarch , when she takes on the authority of mother to the whole extended family or tribe . |
| 11 | And your Mum ca n't afford toilet paper for her pussy , so when she slides down the banister and says like blurgh , la blah la blah loo ! |
| 12 | NURSE Kim Leach seemed every inch an angel when she swept down the aisle as the Daily Mirror 's Bride of the Year . |
| 13 | He was amused to observe that she forced herself to be a blank when she picked up the bowl of pus and blood . |
| 14 | she heard when she picked up the phone . |
| 15 | One of Stephanie close colleagues has been under gun guard , police guard for a week following death threats on the alleged kidnapper , as the net closed on him he phoned estate agent Jane the girl who helped prepare the second artist impression , Jane had met him face to face when he called at the office in Great Bar Birmingham days before the kidnap to collect details on several houses for sale , her blood ran cold when she picked up the phone on Wednesday February the twelfth to hear his voice again |
| 16 | Her hands were shaking when she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of Sabrina 's flat . |
| 17 | Ven was her first thought when she picked up the receiver . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , fashion pundits were speculating last night that although Anne is likely to splash out on a new outfit , she will be wearing an old hat when she walks up the aisle . |
| 19 | When she switched on the light the little room exploded into a brightness so extreme that it hurt his eyeballs . |
| 20 | When she switched on the light her cosy mental picture was shattered by crude reality . |
| 21 | As soon as she drew up to the roundabout at the top of Woodstock Road , she found herself in traffic which stretched as far as the eye could see , and when she switched on the car radio , she discovered that the only sound it would make was an assortment of squeaks and crackles . |
| 22 | ‘ Open your eyes , ’ he commanded huskily , and when she did so the look on his face set her blood racing . |
| 23 | When she did so the church was a blur of colours and streakings of light . |
| 24 | ‘ Great stuff , Miranda , ’ the thin fair man would say , when she handed in the transcript . |
| 25 | He was non-committal about her chances of complete recovery , and Sara felt a little sick and uneasy when she put down the phone . |
| 26 | When she tried again the door gave suddenly as if it had decided of itself to let her in . |