Example sentences of "[vb past] when [pers pn] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grandson Richard had quite long hair , which also helped when it was time to climb up on to the shoulder . |
| 2 | If anyone needs to be convinced about the need to release the money for grants , it is the hon. Gentleman 's right hon. Friend , Commissioner Millan , who is now attacking the additionality rules that he defended when he was Secretary of State for Scotland . |
| 3 | Azhag 's career of carnage began when he was chieftain of a small Orc tribe from the Troll country . |
| 4 | Joan and Michael Ramsey moved to a house in Newnham , not far from where he lodged when he was vicar of St Benet 's eleven years before : 3 Wordsworth Grove . |
| 5 | He was reluctant but it came in the end : ‘ I 've been thinking ; if Alfie really was coming here it 's possible he would have taken the short cut like we did when we were boys . |
| 6 | They know there 's no way I can play as I did when I was No 1 in the world but hopefully with more matches which will give me more confidence , they will see me play good tennis ’ . |
| 7 | The Secretary of State for Education and Science sits on the Treasury Bench , treating us over this Bill just as he did when he was Secretary of State for Health . |
| 8 | ‘ As chairman of the community services committee I believe I should go to see all the community centres in Belfast as Seamus Lynch did when he was chairman . ’ |
| 9 | And Simon made his mouth hang open , like Marie 's did when she was con fused . |
| 10 | Perks appeared when it was time for the 11.54 to arrive . |
| 11 | Paul Glenfield 's remarkable run on the river continued when he was runner-up with a 4 lb 8 oz chub and a few bits taken on bread . |
| 12 | I just do n't know what was wrong with it , I 've work , Jason said Ja we a subject turned to what he wore in bed Ja and Jason said nothing , right but he said when it 's winter I wear my t-shirt and the pants and I cuddle up to my glow worm and we was all taking the mickey out of his glow worm , right so I 've come home and I read the paper and I 'll see glow worm in it , so I cut it out and give it to him and he stuck it up in the factory ! |
| 13 | Though her voice sounded normal , Shiona was aware that she was feeling awkward again , just as she had when they were upstairs earlier . |
| 14 | We were — ’ I thought up a good lie quickly ; they 're the best ones ' — remembering all the times we had when we were students . |
| 15 | He goes out and talks to the lions every morning from the back of a land-rover , and they all have names , just the way the dairy herd had when we were children . |
| 16 | The early experience of ESAs that I had when I was Minister for Agriculture , Fisheries and Food showed the policy to be important , helpful and constructive . |
| 17 | Erm distinction made when you 're sort of talking about audiences th the sort of participating audience where we interact and there 's the one where I sort of talk to you and you 're passive that . |
| 18 | There they spend the summer in a state of suspended animation , sustained by the fat reserves that they accumulated when they were caterpillars . |