Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [verb] i [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , you were n't overly concerned about my feelings when you interviewed me the other day , were you ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm not sure what you mean , ’ she stated then , ‘ but you were most definitely hostile to me when you saw me the next day , and that was still before you knew I was a journalist . ’ |
| 3 | Though there is a good deal there which I found deeply offensive , he wrote , as you must have realized when you sent me the stuff , though , knowing you as I do , I suspect it may not even have crossed your mind , anyway , to be brief , I have , of course , put my feelings to one side and decided to honour the integrity of . |
| 4 | " When you did me the honour of appointing me to the Mastership of Stockport School I was led to suppose that the Income , inclusive of Ten Pounds paid by your Worshipful Company , amounted to nearly Three Hundred Pounds per annum , and from an Enquiry , however , during my Residence here , I have had the Mortification to find that the whole Salary was not more than £25 10 10½d , so that it was impossible for me to remain in the Situation without a Prospect of Church Preferment in the Neighbourhood , which I have no reason to hope for . |
| 5 | ‘ It looked as though it was on its last legs when you gave me a lift yesterday . ’ |
| 6 | Well I did n't go , no , cos Chris int going , so I did n't bother going but I must admit , I mean , when she gave me the papers and what have you that goes with it , I come home , I put it in the cupboard and I 've not even looked at it since . |
| 7 | ‘ I think what I am trying to explain to you , ’ she said , ‘ is that over the years I became so completely cowed and dominated by this monster of an aunt that when she gave me an order , no matter what it was , I obeyed it instantly . |
| 8 | She acknowledged this with a raised thumb , but when she showed me the assortment of charts on the bed-table pushed against the wall she gave a thumbs-down over his fluid-intake . |
| 9 | ‘ When they told me the body had been mutilated and burnt I did n't think it was Brian . |
| 10 | When they saw me the laughter stopped . |
| 11 | Where I used to live , when they evacuated me the first time . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ They knew I had insurance because I took it out with the TSB when they gave me the loan . ’ |
| 13 | when they showed me the ropes : |
| 14 | He had been very proud of my golfing prowess when it won me a place in the university golf team , and had even been heard to express his satisfaction when my handicap went down to scratch . |
| 15 | 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 … |
| 16 | ‘ But unfortunately for him when he told me a bit about what was on the disk I had a blinding flash of inspiration . ’ |
| 17 | I was shocked when he told me the truth . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 ’ . |
| 20 | He even put his arm around my shoulders when he wished me a merry Christmas . |
| 21 | So I was not surprised when he rang me a few weeks later to say that Dorothy was in hospital . |
| 22 | When he hands me the keys , |
| 23 | When he gave me a copy of his complete works in September of 1943 inscribed from a ‘ sincere friend ’ , I noted the four lines opposite the title page : |