Example sentences of "when he [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hollywood glories in sadism and presents brutality as light entertainment , according to Medved , citing Danny Glover 's comment in Lethal Weapon 2 , when he kills two thugs by applying a nail gun to their temples : ‘ I nailed 'em both . ’ |
| 2 | When he reanimated this girl on observer shot him because he was terrified of this ugly creature . |
| 3 | A man never thinks , when he undertakes one journey , that he may not return from it to contemplate another . |
| 4 | He then ended up on the floor twice at Fairyhouse and Punchestown before he ran against championship class when he filled fifth place behind General Idea in the Chase at Leopardstown over Christmas . |
| 5 | Or , if he really wants to worry aloud , he recalls the time not long ago when he woke one morning to find a black man looming over him in his bedroom carrying most of the clothes from wardrobe in one hand and the family carving knife in the other . |
| 6 | He did so , and when he woke next morning felt refreshed and encouraged . |
| 7 | John Wesley recollected how when he read Holy Living and Holy Dying at the age of twenty-two ‘ instantly I resolved to dedicate all my life to God , all my thoughts and words and actions ’ . |
| 8 | Tolkien , when he read this suggestion after Lewis 's death — and after his own relationship with Lewis had become less than happy — rejected it as entirely unworthy . |
| 9 | You know Rummas wear that , is that one how do , how old was Rummas when he wore that Samantha ? |
| 10 | He also liked it when he saw other men around the ringside looking at her approvingly . |
| 11 | Les Aspin , a member of the US Congress and chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee , said he had a ‘ nasty surprise ’ when he saw Soviet tanks fitted with the multi-layer reactive armour during a visit to the Ukraine in August . |
| 12 | The pilot of a puma helicopter flying between the Magnus Oil platform and another platform when he saw two bombers ahead of him . |
| 13 | Constable Dale Buckingham had just collected the car from the scene of the raid , in Bristol , and was taking it to his police station when he saw two men he suspected of being involved in the raid , and stopped . |
| 14 | Kenneth Clark was enthusiastic when he saw some hanging in Epstein 's home . |
| 15 | As soon as he realised what was happening he put the pressure on , and was closing with them when he saw another assault boat . |
| 16 | Workshop manager Gordon McLean had been testing a car on Akers Way , when he saw another car pass in front on his , travelling at around 65 to 70 mph . |
| 17 | A QUICK-thinking driver released his seat belt and jumped into the passenger seat when he saw another car about to smash into his door , a court heard . |
| 18 | ‘ He ran for cover when he saw this scruff on the doorstep , ’ said Andy . |
| 19 | in the meantime Brocklesby was approaching and this one horrendous photograph of me looking very harassed you can well imagine and my father ever pompous when he saw this photograph said huh where were your directors , was n't one of them in charge , and I said no they were away having lunch , they were just going to arrive when they you know , anyway ? |
| 20 | Barry Jones boiled over when he saw 63-year-old Vera brewing up for a local hospice on her day off . |
| 21 | Chinese Vice-Premier Tian Jiyun visited Japan from Dec. 2-11 , when he requested additional aid to help strengthen China 's agricultural sector . |
| 22 | Favoured with the inside story of the Fawaz Younis kidnapping and other government ‘ exclusives ’ , Emerson 's special relationship with Federal law-enforcement agencies was again on display when he quoted unnamed Washington sources to the effect that allegations of DEA involvement in the Lockerbie disaster had been traced to one Lester Knox Coleman , a ‘ disgruntled former DEA confidential informant who was terminated ’ . |
| 23 | Specifically Sir Joh was accused of lying to the Commission when he denied any knowledge of the business plans of a Singaporean entrepreneur Robert Sng , from whom he had received a " contribution to party funds " of A$100,000 . |
| 24 | When he returned 30 minutes later he saw their truck in a ditch , and both women gone . |
| 25 | ‘ Because I choose to ; now tell me what your lover said when he returned last night . ’ |
| 26 | When he returned more water was boiled with leaves brought by a second neighbour summoned from her home in the upper forest . |
| 27 | Gorbachev undermined the position of the Politburo when he transferred executive power to the presidency , advised by the presidential councils . |
| 28 | Deny the humanity of any man — even when he commits inhuman acts — and you diminish your own . |
| 29 | I can not forget one match , when he scored four goals at Sheffield when England Under-21s beat us 6–1 . |
| 30 | And Patrick Scott threw Britain a crucial lifeline when he scored six minutes from time to cancel out Miroslav Tomasik 's second goal for Poland two minutes earlier . |