Example sentences of "when i ask [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict . |
2 | When I asked Grand Met how it could justify the high rent increases , I was told that tenants could easily afford them because tenants would now receive all the proceeds from the amusement machines instead of sharing them with the brewers , although they still have to pay a high licence fee and rent . |
3 | It turned out , when I asked another student about her , that she spent most of her time organizing the Drama Society and almost never came into the department . |
4 | When I asked Special Branch for extra men for surveillance work , I was told there were no extra men available . |
5 | On my first visit to the village I was unable to find any of its vines and when I asked several people from the larger Champagne houses , few had even heard of its vineyards , let alone of their elevated status . |