Example sentences of "when he [verb] he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he woke he gazed up at Dot almost as though he knew her , yet she could n't be sure if he really saw her , for his eyes had a distant faraway look like a sailor in the Navy staring across the Pacific seas . |
| 2 | He dreamt that he was in the coils of a giant worm , and when he woke he found the bedclothes wrapped tightly around him . |
| 3 | When he was reviled , he did not revile in return ; When he suffered he did not threaten But trusted to him who judges justly . |
| 4 | As Jim Smith 's side recovered from their epic tie with Liverpool , Beresford said he was misunderstood when he revealed he wanted to play Premier League football next season . |
| 5 | She was fascinated when he said he came from London — as far as she was concerned he might as well have come from the Moon , because she had as little likelihood of ever visiting either . ’ |
| 6 | He was lying when he said he 'd checked the house . |
| 7 | Manchester City ! ’ he said , continuing the chant which was so like those I had heard at Manchester 's Maine Road ground that I marvelled when he said he had never been to England . |
| 8 | And no one argued when he said he had become an embarrassment . |
| 9 | ‘ When he said he had been mugged , they said that sort of thing happened there about three times a day . ’ |
| 10 | Soon I discovered what Mr Rochester meant when he said he had done wrong . |
| 11 | I was just about to put my papers away , when he said he had something ‘ delicate ’ to talk about . |
| 12 | DeVore might have been lying when he said he had no motive in helping her , but he was right about Mach wanting her dead . |
| 13 | The motorist was allowed to go with a caution when he said he had no money . |
| 14 | Mr Ashton provoked laughter when he said he had watched the programme because it was set in his constituency , and he had been to school with the father of Sean Bean , one of the stars . |
| 15 | I felt terrible cos when he said he had one or two |
| 16 | ‘ I was much like Nick Farr-Jones after the World Cup final when he said he felt a sense of relief rather than anything else after we had won . |
| 17 | He returned on 16 September , telling Tom Jones that he now knew what Roosevelt meant when he said he felt like a ‘ bull moose ’ . |
| 18 | Independent councillor Derek McVickers sparked controversy when he said he understood Albert Dryden 's frustration at planning decisions . |
| 19 | One of the witnesses called today was Peter Simpson , a taxi driver who was waiting in a layby in Akers Way when he said he heard the sound of screeching tyres and looked to see two cars driving at speed , nose to tail along the road . |
| 20 | I was devastated when he said he fancied me but we 've started a relationship . |
| 21 | When he said he did not know the date of Adam 's return , Lewis Verne-Smith had not lied to the police . |
| 22 | I was very when he said he did n't like it for sure , |
| 23 | Yet the man had seemed sincere when he said he loved Cindy . |
| 24 | ‘ I especially liked the bit where Macaulay Culkin got covered in paint , and I cried at the end when he said he wanted his mummy for Christmas , ’ she said . |
| 25 | When he said he wanted the ‘ spark of fire ’ and intended to have it , it was n't spiritual love he was talking about . |
| 26 | Madame behind the counter was not in the least fazed when he said he wanted to call England . |
| 27 | He was one of the earliest arrivals at Augusta , playing his first practice round on Saturday , which was a direct contradiction of a statement he made to the Augusta Chronical when he said he tried to treat the Masters like ‘ any other tournament ’ . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , he had cast the Marshal a grateful look when he saw him standing there as promised , watching with his big , slightly bulging eyes . |
| 30 | 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 . |