Example sentences of "when we [vb past] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we went down the south of France we saw lizards like that on the walls . |
| 2 | When we went out the sun had come out and the horses ' coats shone like black silk . |
| 3 | ‘ All I can say is that when we brought in the Wheel yesterday there was no sign of the Scapegoat . ’ |
| 4 | When we looked out the sea-gulls did seem to be weaving in and out and making rather strange but happy sounds — almost as if they were a bit tipsy — and as it turned out , such was the case . |
| 5 | The first was only 18 months ago when we took on the New Zealand Emerging Players XI . |
| 6 | Mr Ellis added : ‘ When we took over the line the state of the locomotives was not as we would have wished so we have embarked on a rebuilding process . ’ |
| 7 | Video producer Rob Small reveals : ‘ When we took down the lighting rig at the end of the shoot soot from the candles left black patches on the ceiling . |
| 8 | Which means — since I did n't know about all that when we drew up the contract — there will be a surcharge . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ And I could n't see , so we could n't do any more the things we used to — just little things , like watching the sunset , or laughing at a holopic when we turned out the lights in bed , or me reading a poem to her . |
| 10 | He recognised himself , but did not recognise me when we switched on The Railway Children some months ago . |
| 11 | I expect you remember being taken and fetched each day — some four or five miles — sometimes by me and sometimes by Ruth Donnison — and how you used to fume when we picked up the Khin Zaw 's children who were always late . |