Example sentences of "[noun sg] when they [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Guernsey made short work of the opposition when they won the event on home soil in 1990 . |
| 2 | Terry and Ian Whelan were six miles out to sea off Southport 's coast when they dropped the compass . |
| 3 | Two ducks were flying over their favourite pond when they heard the sound of a hunter 's gun and turned tail to flee . |
| 4 | It was grey daylight when they crossed the moat of the Château Franc and besides himself only Astorre , Nicholas saw , had tried to keep the iron back and square shoulders of duty . |
| 5 | The ARFU 's decision has still yet to sink in with many rugby traditionalists but Channel Ten displayed instant commitment to their new deal when they televised the tickertape parade live throughout Australia . |
| 6 | Did you see a , the holiday programme when they picked the winner of that holiday the |
| 7 | The Orcs found the Iron Rock when they overran the Worlds Edge Mountains , establishing their own domain over all the peaks between Mad Dog Pass and Fire Mountain . |
| 8 | He kept it for a talisman , taking it with him in his pocket when he married Maria Filippa , and on the boat when they crossed the ocean to New York . |
| 9 | The heads of government had regional integration in mind when they formed the Caribbean Community ( Caricom ) in 1973 . |
| 10 | CMJ must surely have had this in mind when they invited the Reverend Jesse Jackson to address the convention a mere four days before the country went to the polls . |
| 11 | The Whig reformers had their own political views in mind when they described the typical Scottish politician as a man whose position was secured by extensive bribery of a small venal electorate concerned only with individual advantage , or , alternatively , by the politician ignoring the true electorate and placing reliance upon nominal and fictitious voters who had been added to the freeholders rolls in the counties . |
| 12 | Striders continued their total domination of the local athletics scene when they won the Panasonic Northern Ireland League for the 18th consecutive time at the weekend . |
| 13 | Burglars caused havoc when they raided the Eastfield Community Help Organisation 's headquarters at Burnside , Scarborough , in their search for money . |
| 14 | The rain was still drifting across the distant mountain range when they left the hotel , blurring their outlines , obscuring the lough . |
| 15 | Scotland broke Manchester 's winning run when they lifted the award for the quarter ended March 31 . |
| 16 | There were barely 300 people in the Royal Albert Hall when they opened the morning session against the more experienced Australian pairing of Cahill and Kratzman . |
| 17 | There were barely 300 people in the Royal Albert Hall when they opened the morning session . |
| 18 | No mercy was shown by the New Zealand selectors to the old guard when they picked the squad to tour Australia . |
| 19 | The Tories lost control of the council when they lost the by-election , and last night they lost their housing hopes . |
| 20 | Both she and Ross were in a very sombre , quiet mood when they left the hospital . |
| 21 | However , the Government made it plain that they intended to go back into the ERM when they judged the moment to be right . |
| 22 | The first form talked about it more than any one else , of course they squealed with laughter when they saw the poor Mary Lou Manselle and Gwendoline , all falling victims to the same spider , jolly clever spider said Irene , it means the only three people in the form that it that would be scared of it , I take my hat off to that spider , ca n't think why it chose my desk said Mary Lou , no , that was a shame said Gwendoline , poor Mary Lou it must of been an awful shock for you when you saw it , I wonder who put it there ? |
| 23 | The opposition her public career provoked — as a single woman speaking about sexuality — showed that despite the gains made by repeal feminism , women still risked censure and social ostracization when they crossed the boundaries from the private to the public sphere . |
| 24 | Mr Mentiply had already departed for his lunchtime imbibition at the Greyhound Inn when they reached the bungalow . |
| 25 | They thought they would get a warm welcome when they offered the money to the charity-funded hospice in Milton , Cambs . |
| 26 | The glacier ends in a cliff that calves small icebergs that head seaward , grind to a halt when they hit the sand base of the river and dissolve in tears at the indignity of it all . |
| 27 | Yet the All Black confidence and ability to dominate had sunk so low that the three minnows all had parts of the match when they outplayed the All Blacks with embarrassing ease . |
| 28 | However , the National Development Group for the Mentally Handicapped ( 1977 ) provided a major lead when they recommended the creation of Community Mental Handicap Teams ( CMHTs ) . |
| 29 | People living near the crash scene paid no attention when they heard the engine of the aircraft cut out in mid-air . |
| 30 | Ltd. following an amalgamation when they became the second largest cement firm in Britain , and it was incorporated into the A.P.C.M. combine in 1900 . |