Example sentences of "when he [adv] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However when he temporarily withdrew from the race she switched to Bill Clinton . |
| 2 | When he finally returned to England in 1952 , an unreconstructed radical from the 1930s , he was appalled to discover that an acquiescent temper of mind , even Christianity itself , had returned to haunt a literary world he had once supposed forever cleared of the religious taint . |
| 3 | He had never seen that happen before , and decided to get it checked when he finally returned to England . |
| 4 | ‘ Sorry about no Berlin , ’ he said when he finally returned to the compartment . |
| 5 | When he finally returned to power , he was careful not to preside over the new Gaullist party , the UNR , in the same direct way that he had led the RPF . |
| 6 | When he finally returned with his mother , he avoided official menus and the tourist cuisine , eating instead the simple foods which are served in good private restaurants , homes and even on street stalls . |
| 7 | When he finally stepped into the group and asked to join there were murmurs from the trainees at the blue sash he wore . |
| 8 | We had just passed over a gaggle of eighteen-thousand-foot volcanoes , great slag heaps of ash with gaping vents pointed at the clear blue bowl of the heavens , when he finally shifted in his seat and leaned across me to look out of the window , blinking his eyes . |
| 9 | What would Changez make of his wife when he finally looked at her ? |
| 10 | The upper rooms were silent when he finally went to his own room , but before getting into bed he pushed his wedge of broken chair-leg under the door to keep the Bogeyman out . |
| 11 | But there 's no doubt this activity stood Alec in good stead when he finally came across the truly Unknown . |
| 12 | When he finally died of alcoholism , she returned to the only job she knew , dancing . |
| 13 | When he finally walked past her room to go to his she was ashamed and shocked at the disappointment that raced through her . |
| 14 | When he finally got on his feet , Roger seemed unduly keen , and I found myself unexpectedly on the defensive . |
| 15 | When he finally got in there were scenes with revolvers and bottles of rum ’ , Max Jacob , her night-watchman declared . |
| 16 | When he finally paused for breath , I said , ‘ Hold on a moment ’ and explained that , although obviously nobody wants to spend more than they have to on anything , in my case it was a matter of principle , because I wanted my husband 's funeral to be a personal affair in which he would be ministered to by his loved-ones , not strangers . |
| 17 | NIGEL HAD NOT SEEN KAREN IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS AND WHEN HE finally called on her she was cold . |
| 18 | When he finally arrived in Calcutta he was not of course allowed to stay with us at the Sisters , which puzzled you children , but he stayed with the Oxford Mission Fathers and came over every day to see us , until a kindly businessman heard about us and took us along to his palatial house until we could decide what next to do . |
| 19 | When he finally turned into Brunel Road and stopped to catch his breath the others were nowhere to be seen . |
| 20 | My father used to spend hours on the lavatory smoking and reading the paper ; when he finally emerged at my mother 's disgusted summons , a rich smell of shit and tobacco would sidle out into the corridor . |
| 21 | Or to worry about the thin but penetrating drizzle that greeted him when he finally emerged from the subway . |
| 22 | She smiled calmly back at him , her teeth snapping together when he just laughed in open disbelief . |
| 23 | Yet Ellcock , an intelligent man with strong views on the game , graciously allowed the Daily Mail to photograph him ‘ celebrating ’ at home watching Sky TV as Wayne Larkins hit the winning run in the Jamaica Test when he probably felt like crying again because he was not at Sabina Park to share the moment . |
| 24 | It was then that the Italian people began to understand what his intentions were ; and when he later referred to the need for the colonies to be protected from aggression , it seemed clear that war in Africa could not be avoided . |
| 25 | When he eventually embarked to be rowed out to the ship , ‘ it blew up just before he reached her , it appears that , if he had left the shore a few minutes sooner , he must have perished with the rest on board ’ |
| 26 | His choice had more than its share of steps and when he eventually arrived on a pleasant terrace overlooking the harbour , a pounding in his chest reminded him once more that he was middle-aged . |
| 27 | During his period at Newcastle and later in his career when he briefly played for Grimsby Town , Gallacher was known to drink with fans in pubs near the ground , and on more than one occasion a search party had to be sent to get him in time for the kick-off . |
| 28 | Elderly men clammed up when Barley asked questions in the presence of his assistant , who was felt to be too young ; men rushed howling from the room when he casually asked about circumcision in a sister 's presence . |
| 29 | Midst all this , Atherton , who had fought desperately hard for almost 4½ hours , made an allowable mistake when he wearily felt for a rare straightish and wider ball from Waqar . |
| 30 | Then , when he simply smiled in response , she added , ‘ It would serve you right if Jeff walked out on you . |