Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun pl] when he " in BNC.
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| 1 | His dedication and expertise with Delta were finally rewarded after eleven years when he was promoted to leader of Squadron B , with sixteen men under his command , but while he was on assignment in Libya his wife and five-year-old son were abducted by Arab terrorists in New York . |
| 2 | The man who had the responsibility of marking Chris Waddle managed to get forward throughout the game , the first time after 12 minutes when he stole into the box to rattle the Wednesday woodwork . |
| 3 | David Manderson gave Scarborough the lead after six minutes when he intercepted an off-target Dave Logan shot and clipped the ball over keeper Andy Collett . |
| 4 | Connolly who grabbed the opening try after 10 minutes when he kicked through following good work from Griffiths . |
| 5 | A quality innings of 46 from Crowe ended after 135 minutes when he had to play a Lewis leg-cutter and the ball carried to second slip Hick , who lunged forward to reach and hold it . |
| 6 | Leading scorer Graeme Sharp put Oldham in front after 29 minutes when he headed home a Mark Brennan free-kick . |
| 7 | Florjancic put the game beyond the reach of West Ham after 63 minutes when he raced onto Lombardini 's through ball and easily rounded Miklosko . |
| 8 | Only the thickness of the crossbar prevented Booth from scoring after five minutes when he turned on a Paatelainen pass . |
| 9 | Yet it took a brilliant save by Martin to keep Hearts out after 27 minutes when he went full stretch to grab McLaren 's header from a Derek Ferguson corner at his left-hand post . |
| 10 | His study was interrupted after two years when he was posted abroad and he rejoined OU three years ago . |
| 11 | But as I say he was the most conscientious removal man and after two years when he came in he was so upset . |
| 12 | Le Tissier made up for his earlier error after 72 minutes when he crashed home a 30-yard a left-foot volley but his team could find no way back . |
| 13 | Ed Stafford , 37 , had bee married for six years when he divorced in 1982 . |
| 14 | He 'd been off drugs for six months when he died in that fire . ’ |
| 15 | He himself had been an American citizen for twenty-eight years when he replied otherwise to the adjutant 's inquiry . |
| 16 | Two risings under Henry VII followed attempts to levy taxes ; in 1489 the earl of Northumberland lost his life at the hands of a force of rebellious Yorkshiremen when he was trying to collect the subsidy granted that year , and in 1497 the levying of a tax for a war with Scotland led to a more serious revolt in Cornwall . |
| 17 | Perhaps Bidault , on a visit to the US , gave the best idea of French intentions when he said that Marshall Aid would make it possible for France ‘ to avoid the abandonment of French positions ’ and even where there were the generous intentions that the US had hoped for , one way or another they always seemed to be frustrated . |
| 18 | O'Connor consumed by emotion , burst into tears in front of thousands of delirious supporters when he consolidated his marvellous recovery against Freddie Couples with a No. 2 iron to five feet at the last . |
| 19 | Leonard Coote , President has a record of service to the Association extending back in excess of 30 years when he was first elected a branch representative . |
| 20 | Introducing his Bill , Fisher voiced the opinion of liberal educationalists when he told the House that the schools would ‘ continue the general education ’ of the elementary level , and would give ‘ in addition vocational bias , the force of which will be graduated according to the age and occupation of the pupil ’ . |
| 21 | In the same Lockean spirit , Davenport reaffirms the relevance of non-limbic associations when he asks |
| 22 | Another of the better northern horses , Jimmy FitzGerald 's Sapience , got a taste of future assignments when he had to plough through two miles of softening ground in the Jockey Club Cup . |
| 23 | In fact he had only been away from the town for one period of six years when he was at university in Aberdeen . |
| 24 | Boltanski photographed each of 143 pupils when he visited London in September and he is testing the way in which art is created by its context by also sending the portraits to the pupils ' parents in return for the fee which would have been charged by the school photographer . |
| 25 | He was tall and broad and muscular ; he had a large , square face , a thickly built nose and lips that allowed a glimpse of white teeth when he smiled . |
| 26 | Ross admits to being a little disappointed at the level of basic skills when he arrived , adding : ‘ A lot of the mistakes were down to the mental approach and lack of concentration , but , having said that , the attitude and determination of the players has been excellent throughout the season . ’ |
| 27 | It was awkward , too , from the sales point of view , that Richard had been aboard one of these barges when he got knocked over the head . |
| 28 | And underneath the story started : Gallant young Dr Kit Masters , Oxford Boxing Blue , beat off a gang of three Blackshirts when he found them attacking an old man who ran a tailor 's shop . |
| 29 | In fact , I now know of three occasions when he did use a double . ’ |
| 30 | He later abandoned this practice , except for the tedium of commissioned replicas when he was court painter , even though it was almost universal at the time . |