Example sentences of "was when " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the time that I was at MainMan , David had become more and more removed from us , but I figured that that was because he was so busy and that was the way it was when you had become a big star . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's all anyone wants , and the time to have thought of it was when you were rich . ’ |
| 3 | Time was when you could find an old millstone round the back of the shed at your local nursery and offer the owner 15 quid to take it away . |
| 4 | As we sat on her open decks in the fresh , warm air , we realised how sensible this was when passing the other 200-odd cruisers on the river : big and flat-topped like aircraft-carriers , almost hermetically-sealed and air-conditioned throughout ; most with television in every cabin , shops , disco and Muzak . |
| 5 | The only time I have ever been bitten was when running with a partner who was petrified of dogs . |
| 6 | And yet the process for fixing expenditure allocations seems to be as much of a shambles as ever it was when you and Mr Heath were so concerned about it in the late 1960s . |
| 7 | Occasionally , after refreshments — two would go in at two o'clock , two more at half past two , and so on — the only time you could have a natter with your colleague was when you left the station and you saw the sergeant going in for his refreshments . |
| 8 | Oh , you ca n't think how relieved I was when you phoned … ’ |
| 9 | The nearest Dovercourt came to real scandal was when some of the boys discovered the red light district of Harwich . |
| 10 | On awakening it will rise from five to ten beats a minute , and during the day it will rise gradually and may be up to ten beats higher at bedtime than it was when you got up in the morning . |
| 11 | TIME WAS when you judged people by how they dress . |
| 12 | Experience had taught him that it was when you stopped to catch your breath that things caught you . |
| 13 | On any model , when knitting the neckline , start with the second side of the neck with the carriage on the same side as it was when you started the first side of the neck . |
| 14 | Sorry , the only one I eh , I eh got this idea was when I first took this up I went into the hut in the town , and I picked up the booklets , you know that they have on the counter , and in one of these booklets it had that the vet 's were now I do n't know what I 'm , I 'm very lost for everything like this , but they 've kept and therefore if your animal needed , your pet needed treatment it would be done by the private vet 's and eh , mon the money would be re would be reclaimed by the vet from the R S P C A , and I think that gave to erm . |
| 15 | Erm , I understand that erm somebody from the unit has had talked to your group before , but it 's just as well to come and talk to you again because we 've changed the Local Government Unit , not the same erm , unit that it was when we were first introduced , we 've grown basically . |
| 16 | There 's no doubt about it , the government should do a lot more and I 'm sorry to leave on this kind of basic note , the thing what really got was when they were talking about the coal miners and I mean , I know that particular area quite well , where they , they said we 'll put some money in for training ! |
| 17 | By the time the bombs dropped it was too late because the plane had passed over , so it was when you were hearing the planes you were worried . |
| 18 | All I wanted to say was when you speak of ‘ collaborators ’ , you English do n't know what you are talking about . ’ |
| 19 | six months was down to the two three pounds under the weight I was when I started . |
| 20 | He found out what colour adrenalin was when he got home . |
| 21 | Did you see how nice the man was when he started to talk to Jason oh I 'll go and help you how friendly he was he was conning him , he was tricking . |
| 22 | ‘ The really frightening part was when you got to the top and suddenly started going down . |
| 23 | The first time was when you were at Poplar , in the boxing-booth — it must be seven years ago . |
| 24 | The only time I spoke to the cameras was when me and another woman were in the kitchen and we had to sort of make a conversation . |
| 25 | ‘ The hospitalization was when you and Mr. Willoughby knew each other ? ’ said Maximilian , motioning the stenographer to attend . |
| 26 | You knew how I was when you married me , and everything I do is as much for you as for me . |
| 27 | I thought — it was silly I know , but I thought perhaps seeing Aubrey had reminded you of Madeleine and that it was going to be as awful as it was when you came back from England after that holiday . |
| 28 | That 's it eighteen ninety four was when I was born . |
| 29 | Er er you see it was all , with me it was when I , at the time I went to work and er I had to leave work to have my baby you see . |
| 30 | It was er The village centre is about the same as it was when I was a boy , more busier of course , all the private houses that were on the front , you know , Street ? |