Example sentences of "[coord] when he [vb past] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | We went out for a meal , and when he took me home he wanted to come in . |
| 2 | He was a young er man er who was just er a young boy , he was promoting records and trying to get into the business and , and er he remembered me well , and when they found out that I was n't easy to , to reach , no-one knew where I was , he was able to track me down and when he told me that er I had this big hit record , I thought it was someone playing a joke on me , because here in America , they have a television show called The Blue Bird , where they play jokes on people and , and tell them things , and then they videotape you and then there 's a funny reaction that this is a big television show . |
| 3 | This teacher was always making me sit on his knee , and when he asked me questions like ‘ What is the square root of five thousand six hundred and seventy-eight and a half ? ’ , which I could n't answer , he tickled me . |
| 4 | Yet he had photographs of her in every jacket pocket , and they fell out of books at the wrong time and upset Eva ; and when he asked me about Mum , Dad and I had to go into another room , away from Eva , as if we were discussing something disgraceful . |
| 5 | As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling . |
| 6 | And when he passed me I did not like to look at his face because it was dark like the shadows of the hill , and when he reached the door he laughed and I did not like to hear him laugh , and when he reached the yard he stopped because Beuno was there and he said to him , ‘ She 'll be all right now . |
| 7 | And when he passed me , I think Charlie feels guilty cos when he passed me he said alright I just did n't say anything . |
| 8 | Mr. Golding usually had a smile and when he saw me would say , ‘ Goin' to help me today , then Arthur ? ’ |
| 9 | His hair came right down over his face but his eyes gleamed through it , and when he saw me he grinned a wide toothy grin , like one of those gibbons Vern was so neurotic about at the zoo . |
| 10 | I gave a cry , and when he saw me , he stepped back in sudden surprise . |
| 11 | He was obviously embarrassed at his lack of preparedness and when he saw me glance involuntarily at my watch he grew more agitated , pulling his pipe from his mouth and putting it back in again , tucking the hammer under his arm , rummaging in a large box of matches . |
| 12 | He was carrying a gun , and when he saw me , he fired . |
| 13 | He just leaned on me and when he caught me with a left hook I was given a standing count . |
| 14 | ‘ And he tried to put his tongue in my mouth and when he pulled me in the doorway he — he unfastened the front of his trousers . ’ |
| 15 | But when he saw me , he stepped back , with a look of wonder on his face . |
| 16 | The response from the crowd was fantastic , but when he introduced me I was hardly conscious of their cheers . |