Example sentences of "when you [vb past] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His face was smiling and , when you tapped the head , it rocked on a concealed axle so that he seemed to chortle at the absurdity of human antics . |
| 2 | ‘ You should have ambushed the beast when you had the chance , ’ croaked Ferd . |
| 3 | ‘ You should have smacked him a good one when you had the chance ! ’ |
| 4 | Respondents were asked the further question , ‘ What did you do when you had the problem for some time ? ’ |
| 5 | When you had the nightmare , I assumed it was because you 'd had a lot of men without ever reaching any kind of genuine ecstasy with them . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But , despite my perhaps allowing you to believe that , when you had the effrontery to talk incessantly about your lunch with him over dinner … ’ |
| 7 | You 've got all the same things in common , you 've all got a baby and you were all under-age when you had the baby and most of us done exams . |
| 8 | Rain said : ‘ But when you had the gun you did n't stop the fight . ’ |
| 9 | The heroes you have kind of linger on from a prior period when only a few records passed through your life , when you had the time to get fixated , spend weeks living inside a record . |
| 10 | You should have gone back to the optician when you had the eye infection , as this was clear evidence that there was something wrong . |
| 11 | Now the sides of the hold and the , the chains used go down , they did n't have wires they had chains go down and with a big ring on the top and then when you 'd the door out , knock the pin out and the door would drop down the mud and cos the ship would come up because she got two side tanks on er a tank each side to bring the ship out of the water . |
| 12 | Which is more than you ever were with me — until , of course , that last day at the office when you took the lid off and let it all boil over — all the things that had been bugging you . ’ |
| 13 | Just when you thought the Guercino anniversary celebrations were all over , along comes Richard Feigen 's celebratory exhibition ( until 20 April ) at his New York gallery . |
| 14 | That supply will be determined by , not current market prices but prices of a year ago when you made the planting decisions right . |
| 15 | ‘ From tomorrow , Sarah , I should like you to wear your hair in the style in which it was dressed when you attended the service at the Foundling Hospital , ’ he said , forcing the smile which gave him a jovial reputation . |
| 16 | You cut your own throat already when you wrote the script for Connie 's disappearance . ’ |
| 17 | Er how old were you when you left the school ? |
| 18 | It was just going from one to the others , if you got fed up you just , when you left the school you put your name in them all and |
| 19 | When you left the door open the wind just blew |
| 20 | Occasionally , after refreshments — two would go in at two o'clock , two more at half past two , and so on — the only time you could have a natter with your colleague was when you left the station and you saw the sergeant going in for his refreshments . |
| 21 | ‘ When you left the army . |
| 22 | And so from then on , when you left the Bar , it was ‘ Goodnight , Mother ’ , ‘ Goodnight , Mother ’ , from all the Boys . |
| 23 | If , when you left the machine , you had already knitted the first row of the cycle , when you return you 'll knit two more of the same row , making a total of three . |
| 24 | There is nothing more frustrating than finding that you ca n't make your hair look the way it did when you left the salon . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I still think it was a black day for British boxing when you left the ring , ’ said Huw . |
| 26 | When you ate the cheese , you understood the joke . |
| 27 | Who soothed the finance people when you annexed the equipment you needed ? |
| 28 | ‘ For instance , when you asked the official you met to find you some film-makers to talk to , he rung me up and spoke to me for the first time for years . |
| 29 | This is something that you will have discussed with the minister when you arranged the wedding and may vary according to religion and/or ceremonies decided upon . |
| 30 | When you felt the fever , felt lightheaded , your hands trembling , your eyes hot ? |