Example sentences of "when [noun] [vb past] of the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | When Thucydides spoke of the allies who urged Sparta to go to war , he was thinking of Corinth above all . |
| 2 | Ludens now craved for these sessions , and had even instantly , when Irina spoke of the cottage in Wiltshire , decided he would have to move there , reorganise his life , and set up house next door . |
| 3 | Some very optimistic people thought that the war would be over in a couple of weeks and these hopes were reinforced when news came of the invasion of Normandy . |
| 4 | Ironically the biggest cheer came when news broke of the downfall of Mr Patten , Conservative chairman , to the Liberal Democrats . |
| 5 | The next moment she was gone and when Anne learnt of the devastation of the city she could understand Maureen 's rage at her innocent question . |
| 6 | When Frederick learned of the breakdown of negotiations , while at his court at Fulda in June of 1170 , he solemnly repeated his oath never to recognise Alexander . |
| 7 | When master-manufacturers talked of the danger of communism which lurked behind any limitation of the absolute right of employers to hire and fire at will , they meant not social revolution but merely that the right of property and the right of domination were indistinguishable , and a bourgeois society must go to the dogs once interference with property rights was permitted . |