Example sentences of "when he [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The garage attendant , who almost called in a SWAT team when he saw me arrive that morning , had a few more palpitations when he watched me climb in the back seat and start peeling off my biker 's gear . |
| 2 | He came after me , but he stopped when he saw me go inside ( as I instinctively knew he would — the only safe place from him was down here ) . |
| 3 | He was obviously embarrassed at his lack of preparedness and when he saw me glance involuntarily at my watch he grew more agitated , pulling his pipe from his mouth and putting it back in again , tucking the hammer under his arm , rummaging in a large box of matches . |
| 4 | He was gratified , therefore , when he saw them come into the church at Gillamoor , accompanied by Victoria , and the three year old Hilary . |
| 5 | Taylor , 22 , from Inverurie , said he first realised Murray was involved in drug-taking when he saw him stick a needle in his arm at the depot . |
| 6 | He watched closely as the emperor rose from his throne , and when he saw him bow low in his direction , he allowed a little smile of polite acknowledgment to play across his face before he turned and strode majestically back to join his entourage . |
| 7 | The greyly persistent Detective Chief Inspector emerged like a turtle from his shell when he saw us arrive , and he 'd come alone for once : no silent note-taker in his shadow . |
| 8 | for a while and when he saw us last he was frightened and he 's not now |
| 9 | But when he lets me switch it on |
| 10 | Philip at first took no notice of what he said ; but when he heard him repeat the same thing several times , and saw he was greatly upset by the horse being sent away , eventually replied : ‘ Are you criticising those who are older than yourself , as if you knew more , and were better able to manage him than they ? ’ |
| 11 | He was following when he heard her speak , so he held back . |
| 12 | She had taken , without comment , her secondary role in Gypsy Baron but even then , when he heard her sing Arsena , he felt that familiar surge of excitement . |
| 13 | I think er Granville can field er any questions when he does his spot after coffee then , Dennis . |
| 14 | You 're the bait for the jackal , and sooner or later he 'll come for you , and when he does I intend to be there . ’ |
| 15 | and I see , when he sees me park there , flash me , I just follow on , you know |
| 16 | She allowed herself to be posed like a mannequin , but drew in on herself when he let her go . |
| 17 | He did n't show it when he let her go . |
| 18 | When he let her go she wiped her mouth on her sleeve . |
| 19 | And suddenly he had a maenad in his arms , fighting him , screaming , striking at him , the tears running down her face which fear had made unrecognisable , pushing him away , and when he let her go , for very decency 's sake , because he saw no way to calm her unless he did , she sank on to the sofa , still sobbing and crying , her face hidden in a cushion , her whole body heaving and shaking . |
| 20 | When he let her go she stared up at him with anguish in her eyes and heard him swear roughly , viciously . |
| 21 | ‘ When he let me pass , he then slipstreamed and overtook me again . |
| 22 | ‘ But the manager Allan Clarke was only keeping his word when he let me go to Portsmouth . |
| 23 | This , however , he did n't realise until later when he let himself think about the meeting and how , after the first keen glance , she looked past him as if he were n't there , to greet Mick with ‘ Hello . |
| 24 | When he let it go the ram trotted off , barging through the other sheep with the lukal bulging out on either side across its ribcage . |