Example sentences of "when he [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's what I thought it was at first but when he said it the next time it sounded different , it was nymph , rag nymph , that 's what he called me . |
| 2 | Yet when he saw her the next day and attempted to speak to her she told him to leave her alone and ran off into the prop-room . |
| 3 | MR K. Bailey , of Shipley , West Yorkshire , had music running through his head when he sent me a ‘ well done ’ letter , for he attached a verse he 'd composed especially to mark my 40th anniversary and he told me to sing his words to an old song named Marjie … |
| 4 | Peter even received a hand-written reply from Mr Major when he sent him a copy of his book , saying it would come in ‘ very useful ’ . |
| 5 | She had obviously forgiven him now for all those cruel but necessary things he had said when he dropped her the year before . |
| 6 | ‘ But unfortunately for him when he told me a bit about what was on the disk I had a blinding flash of inspiration . ’ |
| 7 | I was shocked when he told me the truth . |
| 8 | I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy . |
| 9 | When he told her the truth it sounded like cruelty . |
| 10 | Blanche plugged in the electric kettle and spooned coffee into the percolator while she listened to the sergeant 's account of his afternoon , swearing softly when he told her the news from the forensic labs . |
| 11 | They had no level of communication at all , and a bus ride with him was an ordeal rather than a pleasure , for she had to rack her brains to reply to his remarks about the weather , the town 's football teams , the cinema , his headmaster , and so forth , but nevertheless when he wrote her a note saying : |
| 12 | Then , with their pack gaining the upper hand , Rugby once again benefited from Mr Lander 's judgment when he awarded them a penalty try . |
| 13 | It was Chief Fyvie who first introduced me to the fine travelogue books of H.V. Morton when he loaned me a copy of ‘ In Search of Scotland ’ . |
| 14 | Shae leaned against him , dizzied by the mental pictures he was creating , and when he kissed her the touch of his lips sent a scorching heat right through her . |
| 15 | Now , they smiled , standing with fingers entwined , bodies touching , and even when he left her the smile would remain and she would save her tears until his train was out of sight , trying not to think of the brave goodbye that might be their last . |
| 16 | He even put his arm around my shoulders when he wished me a merry Christmas . |
| 17 | You need some fresh air , he said to Dolly when he brought her a cup of tea , and he pulled the top window frame down a little . |
| 18 | When he brought her a whisky , mixed with lemon and sugar and hot water , she was in bed . |
| 19 | They looked back at him with the bright eyes of rats in old people 's faces and when he asked them a question . |
| 20 | When he touched it the doors swung open instantly and with a disconcerting noiselessness . |
| 21 | so that when he sees you the next time , he 'll double check that . |
| 22 | So I was not surprised when he rang me a few weeks later to say that Dorothy was in hospital . |
| 23 | A BEER-loving juror astonished a judge when he slipped him a note asking : ‘ When is it dinner time ? ’ |
| 24 | All the same it was hard to restrain her pleasure when he called her the following evening . |
| 25 | He was right next to the linesman when he called him a name and he deserved to go . |
| 26 | ‘ I reckon Hatton was right when he called you an old woman , Cullam . ’ |
| 27 | When he did it a second time , I put the light out . |
| 28 | But when he handed her a cup of coffee and sat down opposite she saw that his face held the cool , ascetic look of a lawyer rather than the heated sensuality of a lover . |
| 29 | When he handed her the cocoa she looked up at him and said , ‘ Only three weeks to Christmas . |
| 30 | The advice sounded incomprehensible to her but when he handed her the phone receiver back , the car man said , ‘ OK , I 've got that . |