Example sentences of "when [noun prp] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Stirling found out about the plan in which his unit was to be involved , he was even more furious . |
| 2 | Bryan Thomson 's match was already at the first tee when Patrick strolled up with the bag of clubs over his shoulder . |
| 3 | The situation changed , firstly when Andrew confounded medical opinion by playing again in December and then when Dawe pulled out of the semi-final match against Yorkshire after his club , Bath , had rearranged a postponed Courage League match at Rugby . |
| 4 | The bottle was in his hand when Nicandra came back from the kitchen . |
| 5 | When Bathsheba ran out of the house the previous night , Troy first replaced the coffin lid , then went upstairs to lie on his bed and wait miserably for the morning . |
| 6 | But in practice he found himself able to control the Residents only by appointing men he deemed to be sufficiently compliant , an expedient to which he resorted when Temple retired prematurely from the service in 1917 . |
| 7 | When Alison stepped back into the bedroom the slight drop in temperature immediately sought out the damp patches on her back and shoulders that she 'd missed with the towel . |
| 8 | Kolchinsky was waiting in the foyer when Whitlock got back to the hotel . |
| 9 | When Sarah got back to the attic bedroom in Newcastle Place the first thing she did was open the window , letting in damp , wintry air . |
| 10 | When Ben came back to the table he placed the fork with great ceremony to the side of Millie 's plate , saying , ‘ There you are , madam . |
| 11 | ‘ Thank you , ’ he answered , bewildered , and was even more surprised when Therese called down from the stage , ‘ Coming for coffee , Madge ? |
| 12 | When Creed stepped out of the service elevator he was n't alone . |
| 13 | She was hanging up the jacket of her plum-coloured suit when Rebecca came in through the outer door . |
| 14 | They were filming in the street , on Ealing Broadway when Ken jumped on to the back of a van . |
| 15 | ‘ Penny , we do not look upon divorce and remarriage in that way , ’ said Mark sternly , but — Sophia thought rather in the tone he used when Faustina jumped on to the table and began licking the butter dish . |
| 16 | So we were back before the firebox , exhausted and happy , and Laura had just shut down the kiln , when Edward came round into the yard again . |
| 17 | When Maggie glanced out to the mouth of the river she was amazed . |
| 18 | She had just taken a mouthful of the rather sour wormwood-flavoured wine when Anthony came breezily into the room . |
| 19 | When Tallis went quickly to the long-house , where Wynne-Jones had gone for extra safety , she found him huddled in a corner , shaking violently , his body wrapped in skins and his bird-feather cloak . |
| 20 | When Tallis looked back at the leader he was slowly sitting up , reaching for his sword . |
| 21 | In effect , his season appeared to be ending when Glamorgan went out of the NatWest quarter-finals . |
| 22 | When Ruth went down to the lower deck it was a hive of activity , with the strangest thing she had so far seen taking place . |
| 23 | When Nara came back with the milk , the calf had collapsed , exhausted . |
| 24 | There was no car in the warden 's reserved parking space , and when Reynolds walked openly into the entrance hall there was no one to challenge him . |
| 25 | Laura was still roughly chastising herself , and attempting to ignore the hard knot of unsatisfied desire still gripping her body , when Ross came back into the room . |
| 26 | When Tessa went out of the room to see if she could help Jannie the boys turned on Bob at once with all their usual wildness , jumping up and down in his lap , punching him in the chest , and trying to pull off his shoes . |
| 27 | Thus when Clarkson spoke movingly to the gathered World Convention of 1840 he was intended to symbolise continuity and provide in what he stood for a unifying focus . |
| 28 | Her teeth stopped chattering , and when Matthew came back with the tea and the whisky , he remarked that the colour had come back into her face . |
| 29 | When Julia looked again at the judge she could see the family likeness . |
| 30 | She had just finished breakfast when Alain drove up to the house and he was alone ; Marguerite noted that fact with some surprise . |