Example sentences of "when [noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Genoa never really looked like overcoming the 3–2 defecit from the first leg in Italy even when Iorio gave them the lead in the 39th minute . |
| 2 | The bus took a very long and roundabout route to Linby , through a dozen tiny villages and hamlets , but Cheryl thought the journey was worth it when Jessica handed her the promised signalling flags . |
| 3 | This figure was painted in the same syrupy pastel shades as the rest of the crucifix , but when Zen tapped it the head resounded not with the dull thud of plaster but with a light metallic ring |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't see what difference it makes , people 's ages , ’ he said when Carrie told him the girls in her class thought this odd . |
| 5 | I was pleased to see his grin varnish when Mala gave him the vicious edge of her tongue for ignoring the Ardakkean request for discretion , causing the FedPol squad to visit Vadinamia . |
| 6 | When Stephen told me the name of the submarine captain , I recognized it . |
| 7 | He showed no surprise when Blanche told him the number plate of the car was false , and Nowak emphasised he did not want the police to press charges if the driver was found . |
| 8 | ‘ Gosh , she has got it bad , ’ Anne said when Maureen showed her the letter . |
| 9 | When Marian uncovered it the wound was raw and open and the flesh around it inflamed . |
| 10 | He had been working at the Council depot as an attendant when Joe offered him the job , and he had been very pleased to make the change . |
| 11 | ‘ He gave me twenty dollars when Sheridan shoved me the other evening . ’ |
| 12 | Jean Reece-Carlton made no comment when Christina showed her the suite . |
| 13 | The truth of the matter is that Picasso was almost certainly aware of tribal art when Matisse showed him the piece which he admired , but that he was still not taking it very seriously and only ‘ discovered ’ it for himself during his now legendary visit to the Trocadero . |
| 14 | Leo had chuckled when Barbara told him the story of Hubert 's conversion . |
| 15 | The expression on Hurley 's face when George told him the news was reward enough in itself , but there was an altogether different reaction from the DIA when Coleman reported in about El-Jorr and his key role as the DEA CI fronting for Eurame . |
| 16 | Moisture in the pitch made the toss an important one , and when Gatting won it the bowlers did their stuff beautifully . |
| 17 | Tyndale was nervous , and , when Vaughan offered him the King 's promise of safety if he returned to England , he expressed his fear that the promise might be broken on the persuasion of the clergy , who would affirm that promises made with heretics need not be kept . |
| 18 | Roirbak experienced a moment of panic , sure it was one of Penumbra 's staff , arrived too soon before he could work anything out , when Mellissa informed him the visitor was Leila Saatchi . |
| 19 | Now , when Paul told her the truth , her first thought was that she wished she had got herself an extra gown , while she was at it ; in fact she had been unable conveniently to carry any more , or would have done so . |
| 20 | More controversy followed when Leeds showed him the door following an incident at a North Wales training camp . |