Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [adj] when a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was disappointed when a move to the club fell through earlier in the season because I believe my style would be suited to the English game . |
| 2 | Times were not so hard for businesses then and I was grateful when a year of events raised £107,000 . |
| 3 | ‘ I was puzzled when a paper recently called me a ‘ bread head ’ . |
| 4 | Unsatisfied with this development , Edward even began to claim his sede vacante rights retrospectively : thus a benefice which was empty when a new bishop was appointed and was subsequently filled in the normal way by him , was sometimes claimed by Edward to be unlawfully filled , the patronage belonging by regalian right to the crown , even though the king had not exercised this during the vacancy of the see . |
| 5 | He or she was poorest when a child when the maternal family had most dependents , in early middle life after marriage and the arrival of young children and again in old age . |
| 6 | But it was she who was surprised when a man 's voice said explosively , ‘ What the hell are you doing here ? ’ |
| 7 | Thus all things were bearing an equal strain and we were westward-bound when a frantic signal from the rear gunner warned me that we were about to be attacked again , and my heavy-handed evasive action severed the aileron control repair . |
| 8 | So we were surprised when a local entomologist advised us to put sacking around our fruit trees or straw round their bases to encourage the insect . |
| 9 | Shopkeepers there were staggered when a particular brand of noodles sold out within days — until they discovered its high score in the barcode points stakes . |
| 10 | The glamour of Monte Carlo was renowned so they were overjoyed when a troupe was summoned from England to appear in a special show for Prince Rainier 's father at the Opera House . |
| 11 | If it were clear when a party has formed an intention to incur legal obligation , if a person did commonly define the obligation he desired to assume in terms which left little doubt as to its nature , it would be unnecessary , and indeed merely foolish , to require an additional test of that intention . |
| 12 | It was unfortunate when a zoo lost an eagle , so why did he feel so pleased about it ? |