Example sentences of "[adj] when i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She was very understanding when I ended the relationship , and we still remained great friends . |
| 2 | ‘ I was 17 years old when I committed the offence for which I was sentenced to die , and I did n't even start thinking and caring about my life until I was at least 20 . ’ |
| 3 | He was always vague when I brought the subject up , so I never pushed it . |
| 4 | It was dark when I left the farm : about five o'clock on a late December day , the light gone early and the stars beginning to show In a frosty sky . |
| 5 | As a conservator in Europe , involved with the treatment of stone and marble affected by the ravages of twentieth-century pollution , I was delighted when I saw the great marble buildings at Agra seemingly unaffected by such problems . |
| 6 | I was dismayed when I heard the Home Secretary 's statement . |
| 7 | I remember being thrilled when I got the first whicker of recognition from my horse and most people feel happier and more confident riding a horse they know — even if it is n't well behaved ! |
| 8 | I was horrified when I found the book expanding and expanding . ’ |
| 9 | And you must understand : to appreciate the pessimism I feel today you would need to have been present when I formed the optimism. , |
| 10 | I think I 'd been expecting something good when I reach the village — a bed for the night , perhaps — but the place was deserted . |
| 11 | Just three of the qualities I possess that will be invaluable when I get the inevitable call to take up Football League management . |
| 12 | It was 5 a.m. when I hit the M1 after leaving Lee at the flat and dropping Max off at his pub , and was quite tired when I reached the cottage at around 7.30 this morning . |
| 13 | Oh I do n't know actually it it was it was quite dramatic when I left the band because I went into variety you know and er some of those put bands are something else , cos some of the guys were sort of semi pros like just come from the mine shaft you know . |
| 14 | ‘ So you keep on saying , but can you blame me for being sceptical when I recall the sort of facts you apparently deal with ? ’ |
| 15 | Both my parents were addicts , so I get so angry when I see the way that drug users are portrayed . |
| 16 | The woman wore a dress that seemed very short when I recalled the picture through the next few years : broad shoulders , a straight skirt that hung the way it did — I know now — because it had some rayon in it . |
| 17 | I mean it was cursory , it became cursory when I saw the bloody pile of stuff that I 'd got to read , and I thought , ‘ Well I 'll you know we 'll skip that and I 'll just say what a wonderful lot you are for doing so much . ’ |
| 18 | But it was very premature , and I 'm very I was very sorry that they 'd taken this step , but very , very pleased when I saw the result coming out , and I 'm do congratulate them on their common sense there that they were prepared to put the opting out aside and were looking seriously and sensibly into the tertiary college consultations . |
| 19 | I was really pleased when I got the job . |
| 20 | I too have lost fish — two Sailfin Mollies , three guppies and a Scissortail ( which committed suicide , unnoticed when I took the cover off the tank ) . |
| 21 | • Sherman emerged from his sonic Orbitarium but looked flustered when I mentioned the album , denying any participatory interest in the Hughes-Coughlan partnership . |
| 22 | The points I 'm making , I should add , are not particularly political points , erm I get a little worried when I hear the sharp division between productive and unproductive occupations . |
| 23 | She could n't have been asleep when I lifted the ledger from her lap and scanned its pages : she must have been watching me all the time . |
| 24 | I think I was dry when I touched the side . ’ |
| 25 | I think I must make the ordinary orders to costs , well what I will do is erm doctor must I think pay the costs of the appeal against the order of master erm both here and below on the other hand the defendant seems to be able to bear the costs of the appeal against the September order , that 's the order , that 's the order of , is that Mr ? , er sorry when I say the doc doctor bears the costs must er in fact he must , right , it is the August , that 's the August decision both , both before erm the taxing officer and on this appeal and er the , I dismiss the defendants appeal against the September board with costs |
| 26 | ‘ I made a conscious decision to go out as much as possible when I had the baby , ’ she says , ‘ because I knew the walls would close in on me if I did n't . |
| 27 | But he 's made me believe them ; it 's the thought of him that makes me feel guilty when I break the rules . |
| 28 | I was therefore surprised when I heard the hospital on the radio today saying that this case was a very isolated incident . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You must 've been surprised when I answered the door . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I was astonished when I read the press release which bore no relation to the real recommendations in the report , ’ said its assistant director , Ms Anne Hueghan . |