Example sentences of "[noun sg] when he [vb past] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy . |
| 2 | I could not like him , in fact my whole body trembled with disgust when he touched me , but I had to protect him . |
| 3 | I felt such a fool when he picked me up like that . |
| 4 | The garage attendant , who almost called in a SWAT team when he saw me arrive that morning , had a few more palpitations when he watched me climb in the back seat and start peeling off my biker 's gear . |
| 5 | I do n't know where he is , I 'll smash his head in when we get home , taking care to use the rolling-pin , then I can tell the judge I was just rolling out the sausage plait when he took me unawares . |
| 6 | The old man answered my knock and his big face split into a delighted grin when he saw me . |
| 7 | The last time I 'd made for the bog he 'd broken my back when he caught me straight between the shoulder blades with a loaf of bread . |
| 8 | MR K. Bailey , of Shipley , West Yorkshire , had music running through his head when he sent me a ‘ well done ’ letter , for he attached a verse he 'd composed especially to mark my 40th anniversary and he told me to sing his words to an old song named Marjie … |
| 9 | All at once I was gusted along , and really felt : a heartbeat when I saw him , a warmth when he touched me ; I smelt the flowers he bought me and the spicy perfume he put on his skin . |
| 10 | I can not recall an occasion when he asked me for help before . |
| 11 | I 'd listened to my father when he told me how to act with the top players , and there was n't a blade of grass I did n't know at St Andrews . |
| 12 | I lost me prescription when he gave me , and we 've been away . |
| 13 | ‘ But the manager Allan Clarke was only keeping his word when he let me go to Portsmouth . |
| 14 | He never said another word until the end when he told me he would be going out at 8 AM with the same four-ball and he would see me then . |
| 15 | I shall never forget his expression when he saw me arriving on my bicycle with its empty pannier bags . |
| 16 | He beat a hasty retreat when he spotted me approaching , but it was not hasty enough . |
| 17 | Even so , the overbearing Purvis looked at his watch when he saw me and said ‘ Good afternoon ’ . |
| 18 | One of the speakers that evening was Gordon Gissing , so I had no hesitation when he told me about his visit to a picturesque narrow ( metre ) gauge system in East Germany , and offered to give us a talk on it . |
| 19 | I told your chap when he questioned me . ’ |
| 20 | He always raised his hat when he saw me . |
| 21 | Most of the CBC staff took their lunch at the hotel cafeteria , with Emile and Margaret presiding , and I often joined Ira Dilworth at his table when he waved me over . |