Example sentences of "when they [verb] a [adj] [noun] " 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 | When they reach a certain point in their development , the new forces of production lead to the creation of a new set of relations of production . |
| 7 | If you cut them back when they reach a manageable height they 'll retain their shape but will sprout a forest of shoots at the top . |
| 8 | ‘ Sorry , ’ said Pooley when they connected a few minutes later . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The talk , says Mimms , is that when they develop a new ground it 'll be built around the old boardroom . |
| 11 | If I was born in that period , I would be dead already , and you would n't need to listen to me But if you look at this as far as the medical profession and the insurance profession need each other , what happened to these people when they develop an infective condition ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | So the Aussies blend them together and , when they apply a little oak ageing too , the result is a lovely fat wine , mildly spicy , but with a streak of lime . |
| 14 | when they put a new roof on I think they pinched the ledge round the chimney , er |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Among the victims from the other boats , they counted , when they made a rough reckoning on the beach , thirty-three men . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | We discuss in Chapters 5 and 9 the experiences of BL with reorganising maintenance work when they installed an automated welding line for the Metro car . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Individuals of many bird species give alarm calls when they spot a dangerous predator . |
| 25 | Several hundred firefighters from throughout the country stopped traffic outside the Home Office when they staged an impromptu demonstration in support of their leaders . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | But when they had a closer look they saw that it was frozen solid . |
| 29 | Pumfrey , respecting the routine of the school , though there was little enough cause to , interviewed the teachers when they had a free period . |
| 30 | 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 . |