Example sentences of "when they [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True , bolder challenges to orthodoxy , especially when they touched upon the role played by the party , provoked fierce resistance . |
| 2 | ‘ The commission has consulted a lot of people but only listened to what they said when they agreed with the commission , ’ one source said . |
| 3 | So when , when they sold off the buildings , they made us no inclination that the was gon na farm it , he was in another job ? |
| 4 | The Wallabies knew there was high interest in Australia when they prepared for the semi-final and final matches . |
| 5 | Joints and fissures are probably enlarged partly by the abrasive effect of stones scoured into them by the waves and partly by the pressures generated by the waves when they break against the cliffs . |
| 6 | A few decades later they became even more remote when they passed with the whole of Mesopotamia under the control of the Parthians . |
| 7 | Bridget too had a similar experience : " The other girls had mixed feelings , some of them were happy for me but some thought I was a slag and a tart and that I did n't know who the father was , and they were bitchy towards me when they passed in the corridors . " |
| 8 | I think the interest that people have in those areas show that there is that hunger for a deep personal kind of faith , which they do n't usually find when they worship in the churches . |
| 9 | How did the people here feel when they heard of the raid ? |
| 10 | Despite the darkness and unannounced approach , the raiding party found the Armstrong chiefs , Mangerton , Gilnockie , Whithaugh and the rest , awaiting their arrival at Langholm , their ‘ capital ’ , with some hundreds of their very tough riders assembled , a significant indication of their excellent information system in this wild Border country ; and when they heard of the descent on Dacre 's castle of Gilsland , they appeared to take it for granted that they would go along . |
| 11 | They were really afraid when they heard about the dangers of uranium . |
| 12 | When they heard about the accident , the men looked for the brown envelope at once . |
| 13 | As Miller related it to his mates later , they were both asleep when they drove through the gates . |
| 14 | Within the next 18 months to two years , this will change as the first wave of line cards are installed that support ISDN directly , with the result that residential customers should get a more enthusiastic response when they enquire about the technology . |
| 15 | In addition , since the CAB did not succeed when they pressed for the extension of legal aid to cover representation at industrial tribunals , there simply is no other organisation able to take on this work . |
| 16 | He 's just got inside the house when they knocked on the door and asked to breath-test him . |
| 17 | Alternatively , he could always have chatted up one of the drivers of Middleton & Co. 's waggon , asking if there was a bit of spare room for an extra body when they left for the King 's Arms in Holborn on a Sunday evening or a Monday morning . |
| 18 | When they staled in the yards it quickly froze . |
| 19 | Is it your understanding then that the bill makes some acts of doctors lawful when they respond to the signing of a directive , but does n't make lawful what you did thinking it was perfectly good medical technique ? |
| 20 | Hi , I have n't advertised myself but I 'm aware of friends who have and the biggest problem seems to be that when they respond to the ads and then they meet the gentleman in question who 's described themselves as six feet two who 's blonde and extremely handsome |
| 21 | Mrs Hollidaye had asked when they went over the fields to fetch the creamy milk from Home Farm . |
| 22 | The visit to the Brewery Company presented no problems , and they were in and out of the office within half an hour ; when they went into the chop-house on the stroke of twelve , they were the first customers . |
| 23 | However , when they went into the field to try him , he was vicious and unmanageable ; and reared up when anyone endeavoured to mount him . |
| 24 | When they went into the dining room , Stephen 's mother joined them . |
| 25 | Some 2,500 out of over 8,000 workers began taking the masks when they went into the forest to cut wood , collect honey or fish . |
| 26 | Eva tolerated them since they paid for Dad 's thoughts and therefore her dinner , but when they went into the bedroom to chant I heard her say to Dad , as she put on her yellow silk blouse for that brilliant evening , ‘ The future should n't contain too much of the past . ’ |
| 27 | Everyone had gone except this boorish man and his sleazy dirty place , and the poor old decrepit cleaner , who did n't seem particularly dismayed at the sight that greeted their eyes when they went into the room where the reception had been held . |
| 28 | When they went into the room , Steiner was standing at the window gripping the bar and looking out . |
| 29 | When they went down the road the air was getting pleasant . |
| 30 | The Letter of 1027 reports that he visited Rome to pray for the redemption of his sins and the security of his subjects , and tells how he had negotiated with the pope a reduction in the sums paid by English archbishops when they went for the pallium . |