Example sentences of "when i [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | when I ran to catch the bus from school |
| 2 | When I paused to read the memorial to Jose Rizal , hero of the revolution , I turned round to find about 50 little children in a semicircle watching me open-mouthed . |
| 3 | I indicated to the Bishop when I agreed to take the canonry that he did n't possess the personal qualities I require in my subordinates . |
| 4 | Even so , it set up a security precaution that had occurred to me when I 'd seen the cylinder . |
| 5 | I found that out when I 'd pressed the bell and no one came . |
| 6 | When I 'd checked the pin positions in the morning I 'd decided that it was going to be someone already under par who would be in a position to win next day as opposed to someone coming through the field , because I just could n't see anybody scoring well . |
| 7 | ‘ Tell the despatcher we 've stopped and are going back , ’ he said , when I 'd relayed the messages . |
| 8 | Crawled until I could see the arrow only because it was pale against the bark , and knew I was already further away than when I 'd taken the last bearing . |
| 9 | For a second I relaxed but another thought struck : Had I refixed the boards behind me when I 'd fled the turret during the storm ? |
| 10 | ‘ And when I 'd parked the car I had an overwhelming urge to kiss you . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I said that when I 'd finished the Shaw book , I 'd disintegrate , ’ he told me . |
| 12 | When I 'd finished the first prayer and turned to face him , I saw that he was kneeling . |
| 13 | When I 'd left the horse in the yard and gone in for breakfast I found both Mackie and Sam Yaeger sitting at the table with Tremayne , all of them discussing that day 's racing at Nottingham . |
| 14 | When I got to know the two men well I got a visual image of these judgements — Lenin , solid and stocky , advancing at an even pace , and the slight figure of Bukharin galloping off in front , but always needing to feel Lenin 's presence . |
| 15 | It was one of the medical records clerks who first mentioned the sponsored walk to me when I had visited the hospital to give a lecture to some of the nursing staff shortly after I had started my maternity leave . |
| 16 | Twenty years ago I walked along it , half hoping to find a lost domain , and when I had crossed the small brick bridge over a stream I suddenly saw Wood Dalling Hall sailing like some proud ship above hawthorn hedges and ancient meadows , as beautiful and as Norfolk as could be . |
| 17 | When I had eaten the first course of cabbage , and the second of meat pudding , potato and carrots , I poured cold water into my used billycan and put it on the lighted stove . |
| 18 | When I had reached the front , the first thing I saw was Granpa lying on the pavement , his head propped up on a box of apples and his face as white as a sheet . |
| 19 | Like when I had to carry the garbage out — because of my bad back , the girls helped me with my duty and it was all right with the counsellors because of my back — it was n't special treatment . |
| 20 | When I had paid the farmer off , I started my car , my remaining outpost of another century , and drove along a road which led close to the lake . |
| 21 | ‘ When I had to send the Women to fetch you every step of the way , child — and pick you up every time you fell ? |
| 22 | When I had passed the lochan earlier , there had been no sign of it . |
| 23 | When I had got the whole lot home I had a think . |
| 24 | Quite evidently when I had performed the various therapies I had n't performed them properly . |
| 25 | When I offered to pay the cost of the taxi they smiled and said : |
| 26 | My last memory of Robert W. Service was his staunch refusal when I offered to write the story of his life . |
| 27 | ‘ However , when I managed to make the break I was not going to give it away . ’ |
| 28 | But when I began to fathom the extent of British editorial obedience to America 's New York Times and NBC-TV , I got scared . |
| 29 | I was very pleased er when I came to put the book together to find that er most of er most of the actual walks corresponded with what was on the paper , which was nice , so I did n't have to waste much time . |
| 30 | When I came to read the letter , I was even more surprised . |