Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb past] [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | At erm , summer camp , when I came last year as well , there were sisters , and the oldest one was about twelve , the next one was about ten , and the next one was about eight and they they were half cast , I 'm not qu quite sure , the their mother was sort of , she 's dark , she 's sort of half cast , and they 've got , they all very very attractive girls , with such lovely hair , just corkscrew , it 's really lovely , and they come out the erm , swimming pool and they bring their their erm , shampoo and their conditioner with them , and do I ca n't just see this the family look . |
2 | ‘ When I arrived last night , ’ he said , ‘ all the lights were on . |
3 | ‘ I did n't win anything when I entered last year , so I adapted the recipe then heard I was in the North of England finals . |
4 | Tina McGuffog , 46 , a planning enforcement officer , found the seven-year-old mare , Gala , dead in a field beside her home near Twynholm , Kirkcudbrightshire , when she returned last Wednesday afternoon . |
5 | Alison , who looked after Beatrice and Eugenie since they were babies , denied a rift with Fergie when she quit last month . |
6 | When she went next door she would go into the bathroom just to see where he kept his flannel and what kind of toothpaste he used . |
7 | When she woke next morning , she knew at once that Water Gypsy was on the move . |
8 | She listens to him more than anyone , and it was his will which prevailed when she composed last year 's Christmas speech , in which she made it clear that she would never abdicate . |
9 | American Ghosts and Old World Wonders [ Chatto ] is a collection of pieces she was writing when she died last year , but , with the exception of the opening story , I doubt this volume will secure her many new converts . ’ |
10 | When she awoke next morning it was raining . |
11 | Great big sign on it , because people will , you know , I mean Tesco 's when we went last night it was packed , no you probably did n't see it |
12 | No , well they 've actually done something this time , the accountant 's going to be there , I mean when we went last time they just said we know nothing about running a hall , we bought you here to tell us and charged us for the privilege . |
13 | He said : ‘ When we played last time we did n't have any problem , but here they tried to unsettle us because they were really frustrated . |
14 | AT the Annual General Meeting of the company held on 16 June in Dublin , chairman Donald P Brennan said : ‘ When we met last year I outlined the company 's plans for rationalisation in both the crystal and ceramics businesses and for the restoration of Waterford and Wedgwood brands to profitability . |
15 | Was that had we and I know we mentioned it when we met last time , but was that really we 're including in E O work with the unemployed . |
16 | I do n't th I think when we spoke last week , erm referred to the fact that er ethnic minorities erm |
17 | Barney took us to the airport , and when we arrived next day in Hong Kong , it was warm and sunny . |
18 | The comics come from all over the world and there were people queueing up to see it when we opened last Saturday . ’ |
19 | a lot about that when you went when they went last year . |
20 | Members of Darlington Health Authority praised ‘ fantastic ’ waiting list cuts when they met last week . |
21 | Only when they captured last season 's Royal Liver League crown did prospects of All Ireland glory come into the equation . |
22 | The BMA 's understanding when it left last Wednesday 's talks , he said , was that that no longer applied . |
23 | Racal proved this conclusively when it announced last spring that it was planning to sell off part of the Vodafone mobile telecoms operation . |
24 | ‘ The Michelangelo computer virus that received worldwide attention last year is expected to cause even fewer problems this Saturday than it did when it struck last year , a team of IBM researchers said ’ . |
25 | Reputedly in poor condition when it surfaced last year ‘ glossed and cleaned up ’ was one description the painting has been consigned from the Wernher Collection at Luton Hoo , Bedfordshire . |
26 | The Ren & Stimpy Show , featuring possibly the most deranged comic duo in years , became an instant cult hit when it appeared last autumn in pilot form on cable channel Nickleodeon . |
27 | He then ended up on the floor twice at Fairyhouse and Punchestown before he ran against championship class when he filled fifth place behind General Idea in the Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas . |
28 | He did so , and when he woke next morning felt refreshed and encouraged . |
29 | ‘ Because I choose to ; now tell me what your lover said when he returned last night . ’ |
30 | Goalkeeper Alan Main fumbled a Glynn Snodin corner and , in the process , allowed Baird to scramble home his tenth goal of the season after John Robertson had failed to connect when he got first bite at the cherry . |