Example sentences of "when i [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | When I turn in the saddle and point it out to him with vigorous gestures , his curiosity is aroused . |
2 | When I ran into the kitchen the oven was lying on the ground and thought she had done it . |
3 | I watched the clock ticking away as I approached , and when I passed through the finish line I held my arms up to heaven and with my eyes closed said ‘ Thank you god . |
4 | When I inquired after the baptism he said he had been mistaken , it had been yesterday , but that there would be another in a few days and , anyway , who needed a baptism to enjoy themselves ? |
5 | By then the noise of the avalanche had died away , only the echoes of it reverberating across the valley , and when I shifted into the driving seat and looked back , the road behind us had ceased to exist . |
6 | I was not to attend St Stephen 's until years later , when I lived in the parish ; but meanwhile I had attended Tenebrae more than once , and had indeed found it beautiful and moving , with the abrupt strepitacula somehow reinforcing the effect . |
7 | Teaching young children the right from wrong , and why the police are there and , accepting them as friends , like we did when I lived in the village . |
8 | When I played with the Lego I built a bridge . |
9 | When I played in the Wimbledon final , I knew that I had certain kinds of weaknesses . |
10 | Suppose that I have a sudden impulse to settle when I retire in the village where I was born ; but reality breaks in , I recognize that I had better remember it not as a nostalgic vision but as I indeed saw it before experiencing the city , admit to myself that it will have changed beyond recognition , try to anticipate living in it not as I am now but as an old man who no longer easily makes new friends , try to see myself through the villagers ' eyes as already a stranger who may no longer deserve a welcome . |
11 | Another says : ‘ I pray best when I sit before the Blessed Sacrament , or look at the Crucifix without saying anything — just being with the Lord . ’ |
12 | When I sit in the room with it , he wrote , it 's like sitting in a room with a corpse . |
13 | He knows that the knickers I wear when I sit in the saddle are not the smartest articles of underwear in my wardrobe . |
14 | He regains his strength when I sit upon the bed beside him ; he reaches for me , he kisses me violently . |
15 | When I refer to the ‘ Popular Purgatory ’ I am referring to the Purgatory which is most widely known — the place referred to in Roman Catholic teaching and which is said to be arrived at after death . |
16 | And when I refer to the erm primary road network defined in the T P P . |
17 | When I knocked at the door , Mr Rochester 's old servant , John , opened it and recognized me . |
18 | Therefore , it was not surprising that when I intervened on the hon. Member for Newham , North-East he was a little coy about referring to his party 's record on unemployment . |
19 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
20 | I was often to think of them when I reflected on the career of Portia Forbes . |
21 | When I get onto the pavement I just sit there with my feet in the road . |
22 | Sorry for whinging , but when I get onto the computer and it says ‘ 8 new messages ’ I think Oh goody ! |
23 | But when I get to the other side I ca n't get onto the platform cos of this other gate . |
24 | When I get to the end I stop and have a look round . |
25 | " When I get to the bend I 'll stamp . |
26 | ‘ I 'll have a look at that when I get to the house . ’ |
27 | I have to I h I when I get to the office , I 'll h I 'll h I 'll have a look a bit closer . |
28 | When I get to the township , three women have already prepared the bread dough in a bucket . |
29 | Is there any signal when I get to the van ? ’ |
30 | When I get to the road , with St James 's Park beyond , as fresh and green as an early summer salad , I stop and turn . |