Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is n't good , I think , when everyone eats the same thing .
2 I did not find any improvement in actual dollars spent on maintenance when I compared an object-oriented system written in 350,000 lines of C++ with a comparably complex product written in 1.25 million lines of C code .
3 When I received an unexpected invitation , I do n't know how , to deliver the opening address of an important conference on Germanic studies at Göttingen dedicated to ‘ Controversies ancient and modern ’ , I chose to raise this issue , which seemed so crucial to me .
4 When I ask the fat ladies at the drop-in centre what is the one thing that would do most to improve the estate they say ‘ get rid of the kids ’ and they are only half joking .
5 Hopefully when I get a new tank set up , I will have more success in numbers by going by the book .
6 And when I get a first-class degree , which I hope to do , I 'll be forgiven because I 'll bring status to the family .
7 alright well I 'll have a I 'll have another chat with when I get the flipping chance and then
8 Just three of the qualities I possess that will be invaluable when I get the inevitable call to take up Football League management .
9 I was doing some mental arithmetic , counting up what was in my wire basket , when I got a great dig in the backside .
10 Not even when I got a new baby was it .
11 I remember being thrilled when I got the first whicker of recognition from my horse and most people feel happier and more confident riding a horse they know — even if it is n't well behaved !
12 oh I , I 'd never , I I realize now from six weeks ago when I got the damn things
13 Most of them broke when I peeled the real leaf off the chocolate which I 'd painted on — not quite up to Mum 's standards of patience and perfection , but who ever saw lots of perfect leaves ( not on a tree ) anyway .
14 I 'd just turned on to York Way when I spotted the two city gents who 'd been drinking in the pub .
15 When I announced the Green Paper last July , the hon. Gentleman said that he would examine our proposals carefully .
16 I 've really had to work hard to get where I got to and when I fight a black guy , I know that he 's had to do the same thing , I think : ‘ Well , he 's had it as hard as me ’ and little zest goes out of your punching , I just want to beat him on points .
17 I was just going to look through it to find out what was happening in the passage when I saw a fishy eye fixed in the centre .
18 At about three o'clock in the afternoon , I was standing at the door of the inn when I saw a blind man coming along the road .
19 One day I disturbed three separate males and was feeling thoroughly frustrated and incompetent when I saw a magnificent bull , silhouetted on a ridge against the setting sun , a graceful , powerful body with a great sweep of spiralling horns .
20 I think , because I had been working on Armchair Theatre , I was used to a certain style of drama , so when I saw the first Doctor Who script my first reaction was , after the first half hour , all we were left with was a lot of hairy-chested cavemen jumping around , grunting and going ‘ Ug ’ .
21 One survivor says : ‘ When I saw the first bomb fall , I knew that it was going to be a bad day for America ’ .
22 I mean it was cursory , it became cursory when I saw the bloody pile of stuff that I 'd got to read , and I thought , ‘ Well I 'll you know we 'll skip that and I 'll just say what a wonderful lot you are for doing so much . ’
23 When I saw the awful shape that was coming towards us out of the fog , my blood turned cold .
24 I was just going to the exit door when I saw the young girl s standing at the second bedroom , crying .
25 My eyes were immediately attracted to the table and my mouth started watering when I saw the home-made cakes and jam tarts laid out on a white lace tablecloth .
26 As a conservator in Europe , involved with the treatment of stone and marble affected by the ravages of twentieth-century pollution , I was delighted when I saw the great marble buildings at Agra seemingly unaffected by such problems .
27 When I saw the potential ability of so many of my opponents and how young so many of them were , I realised that I would have to devote more time to practice than there was in a day just to become a moderate professional .
28 When I saw the next auberge coming up , I drew in to the side of the road , put on my raincoat , and walked along to it .
29 When I saw the red dress , I knew that was the one I wanted .
30 But those gloomy musings ended abruptly when the skim dropped me near the pod was berthed — and when I saw the shadowy figures around it .
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