Example sentences of "when [noun prp] [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Olivier arrived she seemed somehow rejuvenated and filming continued . |
| 2 | I 'll never forget the sense of joy that came over our evening congregation when Edwin announced we had just exceeded our target of £200,000 . |
| 3 | And when Ward said it had n't the range , Gómez replied sharply , ‘ But I think it has . |
| 4 | Why when Mercutio assaulted you did you try to fight the enemy instead of Mercutio ? |
| 5 | It was a happy evening , and when Sophie left she asked , ‘ May I tell Joanna ? ’ |
| 6 | And when Hawkbit said he wanted to know who was Chief Rabbit , Bigwig bit him . |
| 7 | But when Andy announced he wanted to cool their relationship a little , Frances felt a panic and dread inside which caused her to lash out in unexpected anger . |
| 8 | When Neil refused they punched him in the face and dragged him to shops two miles away . |
| 9 | When Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room , flopped out on the sheets impregnated with his distinctive odour and slept fitfully until just after ten , when a hot slice of sunlight which had been working its way across the bed reached my face . |
| 10 | When Hari returned she saw that Craig was standing at the window looking out into the darkness . |
| 11 | When Nellie died we thought that the class would end but thanks to Elsie Simmonds with Kath Vigneux at the piano , we were able to carry on . |
| 12 | ‘ I saw the look on your face in the coffee-bar when Gavin said you 'd better beware of skeletons in your cupboard — frankly , it was a dead give-away that you had something to hide . ’ |
| 13 | When Celtic lost I knew how the players felt . |
| 14 | Early on within this game I th when Blackburn scored I thought this game would be taken away from 'em . |
| 15 | When Ivy went he took clerk with them down at as a witness . |
| 16 | When Maggie returned she found them locked in the strained silence . |
| 17 | When Dong returned he found the dead man was not heavy . |
| 18 | Dad 's first name was George , and he had already made it clear on several occasions that when Granpa retired he had no intention of taking over from him as he did n't want to leave his mates on the docks . |
| 19 | I always wanted to go but when Tito died I said to Arthur ooh it might be a bit risky . |
| 20 | When Hazel woke he perceived at once that it was morning — some time after sunrise , by the smell of it . |
| 21 | I want to see , I 'm I mean I saw Mr and erm Mr nodding when Martin said he wanted to give these figures to the Chief Exec and ask him to er get it sorted out . |
| 22 | The American Tour changed the qualification rule to one dictated by Ballesteros himself and then refused to change it again when Ballesteros realised he had got it wrong . |
| 23 | But when Ernest returned he sounded a little more hopeful . |
| 24 | Its chains slithered across the stone floor again , and there was a breathspace when Grainne thought it cowered . |
| 25 | When Clovis died he divided his kingdom into four . |
| 26 | ‘ I had ridden Ile de Bourbon for trainer Fulke Johnson Houghton in all of his home gallops and also won on the colt in the King Edward VII stakes at Royal Ascot but when Piggott asked me had the horse made any improvement from then and before the big King George race I had to tell him that I was unaware of it just in case he might want to take over . |
| 27 | Two female slaves were tending a small fire in a brazier in the antechamber , and when Burun entered they veiled themselves . |
| 28 | Now when Mr did your did you have an involvement in the decision to mount the operation at in September of nineteen eighty eight . |
| 29 | When Penry returned he smiled in approval to find her propped tidily against the pillows , covers drawn up to her chin . |
| 30 | When Carrington spoke he jumped , and a powerful aura of beer hung round him . |