Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] when [pers pn] come " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You were spying when you came up here the other day , were n't you ? ’ said Sugden looking through the contents of my handbag . |
| 2 | Well it was raining when they came . |
| 3 | Well that 's the way I was treated when I came home . |
| 4 | I can not give over any of the powers that I , as a Member of Parliament , elected by the citizens of Aldridge-Brownhills — and each of us elected by our respective constituents — was given when I came to this Parliament . |
| 5 | I was fuming when I came home ! |
| 6 | Astrid was laughing when she came running up , coat and scarf flying , shopping bags like gibsails billowing , her pretty mouth with little teeth making her seem to shine all over . |
| 7 | And the young one was listening when she come to us . |
| 8 | Helen Kaumi was threatened when she came face-to-face with two thugs after being woken by noises at her home . |
| 9 | that 's what I was told when I come here . |
| 10 | And that 's where I was lying when I came round just now . |
| 11 | It 's lying in the same direction as it was flying when it came down — north-east to south-west . |
| 12 | Mr Tholen is a governor and trustee of Yarm School and says : ‘ The one thing the area was lacking when I came was day education for boys . |
| 13 | Lee is typically miffed ; he liked playing the acoustic guitar , and the soft textures it gave off , but then he was beat when it came to playing lead breaks . |
| 14 | ‘ The dressing room was buzzing when we came off . |
| 15 | Fei Yen was sleeping when he came in . |