Example sentences of "when she [vb past] [adv prt] the " in BNC.

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1 It was a small back room at the back of the house , little more than a box , but when she pressed down the switch of the low-voltage nursery light she felt again a glow of maternal , proprietorial pride .
2 God , thought Madame , when she added up the night 's takings , one week I should write down who 's having who as well as who 's drinking what .
3 When she looked up the mountainside , as if searching for help there , I realized that she still had fear of me , little knowing the true state of affairs , and felt herself like an animal in a trap .
4 Her ma 's sewing bag was still in the cupboard and when she brought out the cotton and needles there was a lump in her throat .
5 When she took out the leather writing case , the child turned and cried , ‘ That 's Mama 's !
6 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 .
7 ‘ And when she came back the situation was reversed ?
8 My second brother and I , self-conscious teenagers of the Sixties , were sometimes embarrassed when she wound down the window of her car and addressed a shepherd or a forester in her clear , carrying , Edwardian accent .
9 NURSE Kim Leach seemed every inch an angel when she swept down the aisle as the Daily Mirror 's Bride of the Year .
10 She walked past him into the tiny hallway and picked up her bags , noticing with relief that he was n't around when she fled up the narrow wooden stairs to one of the three bedrooms , the one furthest away from his .
11 Her hands were shaking when she picked up the receiver and dialled the number of Sabrina 's flat .
12 He was amused to observe that she forced herself to be a blank when she picked up the bowl of pus and blood .
13 she heard when she picked up the phone .
14 Ven was her first thought when she picked up the receiver .
15 One of Stephanie close colleagues has been under gun guard , police guard for a week following death threats on the alleged kidnapper , as the net closed on him he phoned estate agent Jane the girl who helped prepare the second artist impression , Jane had met him face to face when he called at the office in Great Bar Birmingham days before the kidnap to collect details on several houses for sale , her blood ran cold when she picked up the phone on Wednesday February the twelfth to hear his voice again
16 The words rang flat when she fastened back the shutters .
17 When she switched on the light the little room exploded into a brightness so extreme that it hurt his eyeballs .
18 When she switched on the light her cosy mental picture was shattered by crude reality .
19 As soon as she drew up to the roundabout at the top of Woodstock Road , she found herself in traffic which stretched as far as the eye could see , and when she switched on the car radio , she discovered that the only sound it would make was an assortment of squeaks and crackles .
20 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 .
21 ‘ Great stuff , Miranda , ’ the thin fair man would say , when she handed in the transcript .
22 He was non-committal about her chances of complete recovery , and Sara felt a little sick and uneasy when she put down the phone .
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