Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [vb past] back the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But when I went back the next day , I was told the two shops were no longer connected . |
| 2 | When she came back the next day the stripes had been dyed her natural brunette , but badly , so that her hair still seemed striped , hence her nickname , Bunte . |
| 3 | ‘ And when she came back the situation was reversed ? |
| 4 | The words rang flat when she fastened back the shutters . |
| 5 | Edith was already up , and had awoken him with her cries of woe when she drew back the heavy plush curtains to discover grey skies and drizzle . |
| 6 | When they got back the little house was empty . |
| 7 | When they got back the airport hotel seemed like home but his money was running out . |
| 8 | When he looked back the gas-bag was roaring , a spherical furnace illuminating the early dusk . |
| 9 | When he got back the house looked empty . |
| 10 | She would send him off to some lecturing engagement with butter and other rations to give his hostess , and when he came back the rations would be found as a soggy mess in his pocket . |
| 11 | The watchman went to tell the local Chief and when he came back the body was gone . ’ |
| 12 | It was a fatal move , of course , because when he turned back the leprechaun had gone . ’ |