Example sentences of "when [noun prp] [noun] [verb] me " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was , I recall , leaving the drawing room with an empty teapot in my hand when Miss Kenton stopped me and said : ‘ Mr Stevens , Dr Meredith is just leaving now . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ So I was very surprised when Ken Lee phoned me . |
| 3 | But my heart was not in insurance , and when Fred Workman recalled me to the editorial offices I rushed back to my old love . |
| 4 | I say that now but at the time I took my task extremely seriously and I swelled with pride when Mr Broadhurst took me back to Churchill Square to buy my second book . |
| 5 | I was very grateful when Mr Judge took me on . ’ |
| 6 | Chris Earle , Shell Oils business development manager , said : ‘ When Mr Oakes told me about Oliver 's talent we just had to get involved . |
| 7 | I gave similar advice when Harold Wilson asked me to advise the Labour Party about their behaviour in the matter . |
| 8 | I was still weeping with fright when Uncle Bill put me to bed . |
| 9 | ‘ When Paddy Ashdown parachuted me in , I asked him what happened if I was taken prisoner . |
| 10 | ‘ I was shocked when Bristol City released me because I thought that I was doing well , ’ said Vernon , who has now scored four times in three games for Bath but has not yet started a game . |
| 11 | It struck me as odd at the time , and when Harry Collins told me that he had asked for a morning appointment it seemed even odder . ’ |
| 12 | I nearly wet meself laughing when Mrs Jenkins told me , I thought it was so funny . ’ |
| 13 | They were smiling and when Mrs Smith saw me she called out cheerily . |
| 14 | When Mrs Danby took me there . |
| 15 | I was proud and delighted when Shimi Lovat invited me to join him as piper , and later , on the morning of 6th June , to pipe his 1st Commando Brigade through the surf and on to the Normandy beaches , where so many men were killed or seriously wounded . |
| 16 | ‘ When Dr. Ray called me in I took the precaution of having copies of Dr. Bonnard 's and Mrs. Bonnard 's dental records sent to me by Telex . |
| 17 | Nerves got the better of me and only when Les Cox stopped me to go for another take did I realise I 'd got my letters mixed up and had inadvertently said : ‘ Will you switch these sans off please ? |
| 18 | When Deutsche Grammophon asked me to record the Alpine Symphony , I warned them that it would be very expensive . |
| 19 | When Suor Eusebia saw me she greeted me with an approving smile . |
| 20 | But when Geoff Hamilton handed me a chunk of Barnsdale to turn into a well-planted garden , I had to put my money where my mouth was . |
| 21 | I was n't surprised when Alec Reid told me , ‘ It was built by a woman artist from New Zealand . |
| 22 | ‘ When Chris Nicholl re-signed me for Southampton last March for £600,000 , he told me I was a big part of his plans . |
| 23 | When Thomas Carter asked me how I liked Oxford , I made a wry face and said , ‘ Mmmm … ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I 've been biding my time waiting for this Ulster call , and was delighted when John Clarke gave me the nod , ’ he said . |