Example sentences of "when she [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was about to close her eyes again when she heard a far-off roaring . |
| 2 | She was nodding politely on the fringes of a group listening to their host talking about himself when she heard a familiar voice behind her . |
| 3 | She was about to turn around , when she heard a low moan . |
| 4 | After a few days had passed , an old woman was walking from the Doon bridge into Alloway village and passing the partially ruined Kirk Alloway , when she heard a loud bellowing sound coming from the church . |
| 5 | She withdrew-to the secretary 's room and was about to close MacQuillan 's door when she heard a scraping sound from the adjoining typists ' room . |
| 6 | During the Exodus it was left behind , and became an equally revered treasure of the Pharaohs , one of whom gave it as part of his daughter 's dowry when she married a Celtic prince . |
| 7 | Eva recollects making a commitment to Christ when she became a junior soldier . |
| 8 | When they rebel it causes trouble , as Natalya , 40 , found out when she became a successful property dealer in St Petersburg . |
| 9 | She was still there some time later , gazing sightlessly through the glass over the snow-covered fields beyond , when she felt a strange tingle in the back of her neck , and knew he was standing behind her . |
| 10 | A DOG bit the top off Jayne Clark 's finger and ate it when she posted a Yellow Pages through a door . |
| 11 | Neither are the risks merely physical when she encourages a direct association between looking at her art and consuming food and drink , but the vast array of psychological dynamics which can motivate purchases as humble as a cup of coffee guarantees that the decision to choose one bar over another is often less casual than browsing through galleries . |
| 12 | I have known her since my earliest days in publishing , when she played an important role in the launching of Paladin Books , and I have admired and learned from her every since … ’ |
| 13 | When she returned a few minutes later , the carrycot and child had gone . |
| 14 | WENTWORTH 's Sally Prosser retained her eight-stroke overnight lead when she added a 71 to her opening 64 in the second round of the JAL Malaysia Open at Rahman Putra in Kuala Lumpur yesterday . |
| 15 | The father was not named at the registration of birth ; but maybe his mother took revenge on him when she added an unusual Christian name , Ibbotson , to follow the two commonplace forenames , John and Thomas . |
| 16 | He always liked it when she wore a certain shade of lipstick , coral , not cherry . |
| 17 | I liked her better when she wore a thick coating of machine oil . |
| 18 | We never wanted to be the first one when she had a new stick of make-up as she did n't take the cellophane wrapper off . |
| 19 | Mrs Hamlet , who now lives in Aldford Way , Winsford , began to rebuild her life and was delighted when she had a new baby daughter , Carina , from her second marriage to Robert . |
| 20 | But the old wife always put he egg spoon through the bottom of the eggshell when she had a boiled egg after that . |
| 21 | She was about to move off when she had a sudden thought . |
| 22 | Three loose hounds were in there ; one , she was sure when she got a good look , was a bitch , Wrathful , who had impressed her that memorable day last February . |
| 23 | The dog stopped and he was just about to congratulate himself on his authoritative and successful method of summoning her , when she made a plunging dart forward and seized the mass of cloth in her mouth . |
| 24 | Even Isay unbent a little , and grinned at a raven-haired wench when she made a lewd pluck at his staff . |
| 25 | But when she made a last appeal , and told him , though feeling it was not quite true , that Martha had asked him to bring her father back , and then , very unwisely , referred again to Mrs Hodge , and the house , and the single bed , and even the temple bells , and asked him why he did n't come to his senses and whether he did n't think he 'd be happier living with a woman , whether she was on a boat or not , he turned on her , upsetting the bowl of water in front of the gas fire , and shouted : |
| 26 | Nicola Jones , 15 , was riding nine-year-old Ballyveamore along a country road at Bryniau , Dyserth , when she saw a blue Ford Transit approaching at high speed . |
| 27 | The reason became apparent when she saw a young female come into breeding condition . |
| 28 | Then , when she left a few drops , he drained it himself before laying the empty glass beside his own on the wall . |
| 29 | He was already by the door when she managed a belated thank you . |
| 30 | Marie gets all excited when she gets a good idea — suddenly she 's all full of energy and she ca n't sit still . |