Example sentences of "[adv] when [noun prp] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were in the kitchen together when Caroline said I should meet Colin . ’ |
| 2 | I 'd denied it all when Doreen confronted me , but she must have confided her suspicions to the word-processor and left the floppy disc on her bedside table . |
| 3 | Only when Harry warned her that he might collide with a passing vehicle if she continued to do that , did she finally desist . |
| 4 | As a result I undergo a bout of conscience , taking the short rod only when Odd-Knut assures me that we will eat whatever we catch , and that we will probably not catch anything . |
| 5 | He was so involved in these thoughts that when the school finally loomed into view he failed to notice it and only when Tock poked him in the side did he look up and see the gigantic sight . |
| 6 | He and Sarah fell about laughing , especially when Nora said she thought it clever rather than funny . |
| 7 | But when morning came she still had to keep a firm hold on her feelings , especially when Joanna pressed her to describe her evening with Giles . |
| 8 | Swan felt very much at a disadvantage , especially when Amaranth told him that she had promised to go to The Times/Sunday Times party with Charles , who had left them for a moment to have a quick word with Peter Riddell of The Times . |
| 9 | So when Jane asked him for a loan , he snapped back : ‘ I think my first duty is to look after myself ! ’ |
| 10 | So when Glenys says it 's good , it was pretty good , and when she does n't say it was good , it was pretty bad … |
| 11 | So when Branson contacted her to see whether they could resume negotiations , Wilson agreed . |
| 12 | Thus when Hollar asks him to smuggle his thesis out of the country and proposes a solution to Anderson 's ethical objections ( " But if you did n't know you were smuggling it " ) , his determination to preserve his negative face is demonstrated by the fact that he interrupts Hollar 's proposal in order to uphold the maxim of quality at the expense of the maxim of agreement ( 'smuggling implies knowledge " , ( p. 56 ) ) . |
| 13 | Now you see why I 'll be quite content to slip away when God calls me to go . ’ |
| 14 | For just when Gabriel thought he was rid of the devil-man , he saw them arguing at a distance , father and daughter ; Izzie pointing back towards the cart , Lucie shaking his head ; Izzie tugging on his arm , pleading , and her father pushing her away . |
| 15 | A lot more people got in , and at St Paul 's , just when Alice thought it was impossible for more to get in , five did . |
| 16 | Former first team captain Peter Crossley , now fixtures secretary and holder of the coveted Golden Duck award , insists that once when Smith rang he laid the phone down , did the week 's shopping and returned 90 minutes later . |
| 17 | His hat-trick was completed seven minutes later when Donnelly found him from midfield , and he made no mistake beating the lonesome figure of Keeley . |
| 18 | But I ca , honestly when Pete phoned me up and like , I was getting so worried ! |
| 19 | It was after 9 a.m. when Nowak drove him through the gates , past the guards , and into the vast underground car-park . |
| 20 | She had n't gone far when Alain joined her , and he simply matched his pace to suit her own , saying nothing at all . |
| 21 | Yeah and we 've seen some different erm they had I think it was actually waiver paper as well when Murdoch bought it , and for a while he honoured the political content and then he decided he was gon na do major changes , and this may all sound familiar to you but erm the effect that that had I mean not only on the , on the , on the end up being this side , but also on erm the Mirror because it meant that Page Three Girls were in on the Daily Record in Scotland erm it was , it was quite profound I mean there 's a broader argument here as to whether you you should get pampered to those possible denominator to taste erm it 's interesting that the Daily Sport and the Sunday Sport which are two I do n't know if they have anything like it in Japan , but they 're a bit like the National Enquirer erm it 's all made up baseball there 's a sad proportion of erm journalist stories of fantasy land stuff erm along with erm photographic content and er copy content which probably |
| 22 | Well when Tony pretends it sort of gets the ball rolling . |
| 23 | The fit had frightened Edward , and he would n't leave Anna 's side even when Ma told him it was time for bed . |
| 24 | His title " Button " stuck even when Harvard shifted him into an administrative role ; he was obviously too intelligent to remain a runner . |
| 25 | Genoa never really looked like overcoming the 3–2 defecit from the first leg in Italy even when Iorio gave them the lead in the 39th minute . |
| 26 | He continued to go forward and even when Hodkinson caught him flush on the jaw with a straight right , it did n't stop his forward march . |
| 27 | She had been undaunted even when Henry said he 'd wager that she dare not stay alone in the Lodge while he and Lettice explored the woods outside . |
| 28 | Even when Guy left her for the few seconds it took him to remove his own clothes , his murmured words of love and praise still warmed and reassured her . |
| 29 | She did n't seem too pleased even when Gloria gave her both pots of jam . |
| 30 | Twelve months ago when Graeme joined us I had hoped that we could generate enough business to justify an extra man . |