Example sentences of "[prep] the house when " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went right through the house when he arrived home but there was no sign of Gwen ; nor of anyone else . |
| 2 | They were in a bedroom at the left side of the house when I joined them . |
| 3 | It was seven and the night nurse had already begun her round at the other side of the house when he slipped downstairs . |
| 4 | I had to heave the old hag out of the house when I got married . |
| 5 | Damages are equal to the difference in the value of the house when vacant and when occupied . |
| 6 | They were all sitting on the stone terrace at the back of the house when she opened the garden gate and started up the path . |
| 7 | The hon. Member for Broxtowe ( Mr. Lester ) holds the attention of the House when he speaks on foreign affairs , and rightly so . |
| 8 | Although neither my hon. Friend nor I were Members of the House when Mr. Thorpe was a Member , we both remember that , as my hon. Friend said , he was a ’ dashing figure ’ in the politics of the 1970s . |
| 9 | I omitted one fact : there will be sadness on both sides of the House when the right hon. Gentleman no longer is a Member of the House , following his distinguished service . |
| 10 | Holmes is happy having the freedom of the house when we are out . |
| 11 | With that settled , they were back by the outbuildings near the house when she again remembered her car and thought she had better find out where it was garaged before she again forgot to bring it up . |
| 12 | ‘ We found them behind the house when we moved in . |
| 13 | Anthony was riding his bike behind the house when the dog escaped from a back yard and pounced . |
| 14 | He had some notable furniture and possessions , most of which he sold with the house when he moved into The Milebrook . |
| 15 | Outside it was already dark and a squall of rain burst into the house when Peter opened the door . |
| 16 | He behaved as if he had n't seen Marie , and the girl went into the house when Jenna stared at her forcefully . |
| 17 | And so they pi they we came into the house when everyone was asleep . |
| 18 | Less chance of being spotted from the house when we break cover . ’ |
| 19 | Although requiring formal approval from the House when it reconvened in January 1993 , the size of the Democratic majority in the new House meant that its adoption was considered to be a foregone conclusion . |
| 20 | It would have been an education to have been in the House when the Minister spoke . |
| 21 | McQuaid always drank a bottle of whiskey in the house when he came . |
| 22 | Francesca would n't have him in the house when she knew he was on something . |
| 23 | He was only just back in the house when he heard his Mum draw up in the car . |
| 24 | It seems that other young men came to stay too — I suppose it must have been a very welcome extra source of income — and I understand that Great-Grandmother Tallentire was criticized for allowing young men to stay in the house when she had daughters . |
| 25 | So long as he was a Member of Parliament he could not be arrested for debt , but bailiffs were in the house when he was taken mortally ill . |
| 26 | ‘ But see to it that you do n't go too far , and try always to be in the house when you think you might be needed . ’ |
| 27 | Sheila and John think the burglar must have been in the house when they returned from a night out . |
| 28 | It may be contended that members of parliament wish to ask questions in the House when major aircraft accidents occur and so it is necessary to have a particular minister to give the answers . |
| 29 | Two days later they were alone in the house when the shop bell jangled . |
| 30 | She was actually in the house when the bomb dropped on the other side of the road and she was flung down two flights of stairs and the piano on the other side of the room here bears the scars of the bombing . |