Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My 100 metres time did n't improve at all that year , and it took me until September to better my indoor 200 metres best outdoors when I ran 21.6 seconds at Woodford Green . |
| 2 | When I get four weeks ago . |
| 3 | On one occasion , I was cycling with my wife at Whipps Cross when I saw two 14-year-olds with their bicycles . |
| 4 | It helps to put that in a smaller bracket , when I go three times that , minus that . |
| 5 | It was much later on in my thirties and on one occasion even later than that , when I met two men who at different times became very special to me . |
| 6 | I made this very mistake of criticising the course during one of my medical placements , when I spent eight weeks on a busy medical unit . |
| 7 | When I thought five minutes were up I decided to give him another five . |
| 8 | When I left twenty minutes later I felt I had come off with rather the worst of the bargain but another of my father 's aphorisms came to mind : shnorrers no choosers . |
| 9 | What I meant was when I said five proposals |
| 10 | ‘ When I reached eight tries I realised I was in with a chance of records and the lads helped me as best they could . ’ |
| 11 | Erm when i started fifteen years ago , it was an intake of about twenty five er lads at a time , we 're now down to about unfortunately eight or nine craft apprentices . |
| 12 | When I started six years ago I did n't know , shall I still be living when this project is completed ? |
| 13 | When I retired four years ago , I decided I would like to help and encourage other people to paint , and hopefully get as much pleasure form the hobby as I do , and since that time I have been able to meet up with groups of friends and pass on to them the knowledge I have gained through the pages of your magazine . |
| 14 | When I arrived ten minutes before her at one stop ( advance means a few minutes ahead as well as two months ) I found that two ladies in wheelchairs had positioned themselves at the foot of the stairs and were pleading with everyone to let them stay and shake hands with Mrs Thatcher . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's just that when you get two things happening like that , people say there 's going to be three , do n't they ? |
| 16 | When you 've twenty engines what will that be ? |
| 17 | When you sell 10 Kiefers , it becomes questionable whether you are refining or decimating your collection . |
| 18 | ‘ When you left two weeks ago , she was very unhappy . |
| 19 | On the main when you knit two colours in a row ( that is Fair Isle ) you are able to thread both colours in one row with one pass of the carriage . |
| 20 | ‘ I thought we played some good stuff against Oldham but when you concede three goals you obviously have problems — if you score three at home you should run out winners . ’ |
| 21 | Anyway , we only have to get 8 more points to beat Stoke City 's record 17 points in a season ( and that was when you got 3 points for a win ) . |
| 22 | ‘ When you have 36 holes in one day as we did , the bag can weigh a ton ; your legs feel like lead . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ When you score three goals away from home you expect to take three points . |
| 24 | For example when you buy two 3″ ( 7.5cm ) butterflies and a 4″ ( 10cm ) juvenile Emperor Angel . |
| 25 | Owen Anderson kicks off by telling you the physical changes that occur when you run 26.2 miles . |
| 26 | That led to TV appearances on Carrott 's Lib and Saturday Night Live , but her career took an unexpected turn when she spent 16 months with Robert Lindsay in the West End musical , Me And My Girl . |
| 27 | When she returned two hours later , pausing to unhitch her skirt , which had caught on the wire safety railing , she could hear Nathan cursing angrily . |
| 28 | Her mother went to a nearby shop and when she returned 15 minutes later , Kathleen was nowhere to be found . |
| 29 | Who cared what Anpetuwi meant when she had three tables to clear , four people waving at her , and a growing list of drinks to remember when she got back to the bar ? |
| 30 | She could n't even feel a pulse when she laid two fingers beneath the angle of his jaw . |