Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I ran into the kitchen the oven was lying on the ground and thought she had done it . |
| 2 | I watched the clock ticking away as I approached , and when I passed through the finish line I held my arms up to heaven and with my eyes closed said ‘ Thank you god . |
| 3 | When I inquired after the baptism he said he had been mistaken , it had been yesterday , but that there would be another in a few days and , anyway , who needed a baptism to enjoy themselves ? |
| 4 | By then the noise of the avalanche had died away , only the echoes of it reverberating across the valley , and when I shifted into the driving seat and looked back , the road behind us had ceased to exist . |
| 5 | I was not to attend St Stephen 's until years later , when I lived in the parish ; but meanwhile I had attended Tenebrae more than once , and had indeed found it beautiful and moving , with the abrupt strepitacula somehow reinforcing the effect . |
| 6 | Teaching young children the right from wrong , and why the police are there and , accepting them as friends , like we did when I lived in the village . |
| 7 | When I played with the Lego I built a bridge . |
| 8 | When I played in the Wimbledon final , I knew that I had certain kinds of weaknesses . |
| 9 | When I knocked at the door , Mr Rochester 's old servant , John , opened it and recognized me . |
| 10 | Therefore , it was not surprising that when I intervened on the hon. Member for Newham , North-East he was a little coy about referring to his party 's record on unemployment . |
| 11 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 12 | I was often to think of them when I reflected on the career of Portia Forbes . |
| 13 | When I got on the edge of the road I said to them , ‘ Who 's winning ? ’ |
| 14 | Anyway , when I got on the scales I 'm ten stone three . |
| 15 | ‘ You were holding up the kiosk when I got off the train , were n't you ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I saw you there when I got off the airport bus . ’ |
| 17 | When I got off the bus she was at Hackney Cen Central with all her friends . |
| 18 | I wept a little as I climbed the creaky stairs , and when I got into the attic I knelt down beside the bed , put my hands together and prayed . |
| 19 | He seemed disappointed and I soon saw why when I got into the main hall . |
| 20 | I could then plot that precise position again when I got into the studio as the spot for a camera and , by Jove , he was always right . |
| 21 | When I got into the ring I was fortunately unaware that he was a Services champion . |
| 22 | Mr Lighten 's wife Anne , 53 , told the inquest : ‘ When I got into the house I smelt gas and noticed a noise in the garage . |
| 23 | he 's out , oh you ran up and I thought he was going to die when I got into the |
| 24 | When I got to the classroom , I found there were only about six students in the class , and we chatted idly until the lecturer arrived . |
| 25 | When I got to the part of your letter about masturbation , I went to my room and masturbated . |
| 26 | When I got to the first rehearsal she announced , ‘ You 're all going to be in the Command Performance . ’ |
| 27 | I can not say that my school days were particularly happy ones and I was not sorry to leave when I got to the official leaving age , which was fourteen in those days . |
| 28 | When I got to the house Ted was singing a pub song and he practically bundled me into a cupboard to discuss his favourite subject — Dad . |
| 29 | When I got to the theatre next day someone had laid a dirty red carpet from the dressing-room door to the spot where I normally changed . |
| 30 | But I was okay when I got to the first tee . ’ |