Example sentences of "when he [verb] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Victor Frankenstein , Shelley 's future wife , Mary Godwin , will publish a novel about you , using you as a dire example of the way man becomes isolated from nature when he seeks to control nature . |
| 2 | On the facts of Modupe the accused was guilty of inducing his creditors to wait for payment when he had obtained credit by stating that he owned property when he did not and by exaggerating his employment status . |
| 3 | When he had received news that morning from Teheran via Geneva that the ship he had chartered had gone missing , he indulged himself in genuine anger . |
| 4 | He had felt so proud when he had said goodbye to the veteran Hamman . |
| 5 | When he had gone Rain said : ‘ At least we know why Joseph did n't want a lift back to the boat . |
| 6 | If asked , Captain Rudakov would not have been able to recall an occasion when he had given ground , important or trivial , to Major Kypov . |
| 7 | In spite of her earlier misgivings at finding David in the pool , Rachel , still mindful of his pleasure when he had caught sight of her , soon began to enjoy herself and was disappointed when all too soon David blew the whistle again and said it was time to get out of the water . |
| 8 | There had been no emotion in his voice when he had spoken Honor 's name . |
| 9 | Harwood , when he had read Canto II , had ‘ danced for joy ’ , and Barfield had a very high opinion of the work . |
| 10 | The huge leap forward had taken place in the eighties when he had used junk bonds to enlarge his empire at a fantastic pace — until suddenly it was realized in the States that Hauser controlled the largest private financial institution in the republic . |
| 11 | When he had had time to scan it , Hayman spoke again . |
| 12 | Lin was born in Taiwan and lived there until he was 12 years old , when he left to study violin , first in Australia and then in New York , where he has lived since 1975 . |
| 13 | Trent saw Mariana up on the forest edge when he went to fetch wood from the carport . |
| 14 | Initially Dr. D. was in favour of leaving W. where she was , but he changed his mind when he came to give evidence . |
| 15 | When he came to write Paradise Lost , Milton on four occasions deliberately spoke in his own person in a way very close to the opening of Lucidas , or to the programme which that last sentence suggests to us . |
| 16 | Jockey of the moment Declan Murphy ended Nick Gaselee 's frustrating search for a big race rider when he agreed to partner Party Politics in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday . |
| 17 | Like when he 'd poured acid into Hugo 's water carrier . |
| 18 | Presently Wendy wrote a note for Ken suggesting he came on down when he 'd had breakfast , walked fifteen minutes to the hospital and admitted herself . |
| 19 | When Philip had been in hospital when he 'd had croup that 's what he hated worst , the pulling of the curtains . |
| 20 | Furthermore when he does give way and claim it for his own , he loses it almost immediately to Gollum , who bites off Ring and finger with it . |
| 21 | Yeah , he 's , he 's into ev oh it must 've been about six or eight weeks ago he started saying a couple of things and I thought oh he 's coming now , but it stopped I think I got excited when he started saying dark , but that 's as far as it got , int it ? |
| 22 | His letters are sent back , and when he tries to approach Rose in a restaurant he is ignored , then ejected . |
| 23 | Whatever John 's mother may have thought about his likely lack of application when he wanted to study music , once he decided to learn ballet he took it seriously and must have worked hard to make up for a late start . |
| 24 | ‘ I know you did , dear , and I appreciate it , I really do , and so will your father when he 's had time to think about it ; but you must admit , he does have a point — about David Markham , I mean . |
| 25 | When he decided to head north to enlist in the Sandinista army , I left I had to tag along just to protect my investment . |
| 26 | I was therefore interested to read the reply of the then NIO Security Minister , Michael Mates , to a Parliamentary written question by Ulster Unionist Home Affairs spokesman , David Trimble in Hansard earlier this year , when Mr Trimble asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he intends to end slopping-out at each of the province 's prisons . |
| 27 | When he turned to seek approval , the four newcomers had already disappeared , leaving him alone at the doors with the corpse . |
| 28 | When he turned to attack landscape he would either include a figure smudged on the periphery , dwindling in the distance , or portray anonymous couples or figures imprisoned by fences and obstructed by walls and trees . |
| 29 | This warning was given by the Eastern Licensing Authority , Mr Kenneth Peter , when he considered taking action against the licence held by Orwell Transport Ltd of Ipswich , following the conviction of the company and one of its drivers on offences involving the falsification of tachograph charts . |
| 30 | His removal , known to have been sanctioned by President Carlos Salinas de Gortari , followed a public uproar when he attempted to exonerate state and local officials after explosions in the sewers of the city of Guadalajara on April 22 had left 200 people dead and caused widespread devastation [ see p. 38859 ] . |