Example sentences of "when he [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Campra based his key plans on the Lullian model even when he assumed an Italian manner , as may be seen in ‘ L'Italie , ‘ Orfeo negli Inferni ’ the ‘ Motet a la maniere italienne ’ and the immensely popular Les fêtes vénitiennes ( 1710 ) . |
| 2 | Nicol , who escaped with a close call when he sliced an attempted clearance close to his own goal in normal time , suffered a costly relapse 10 minutes into the extra period . |
| 3 | Graham had been working on his yacht , the Sea Eagle , during a break on a long sailing trip , when he suffered an electric shock . |
| 4 | Although the Madeiran knew about the hardships of emigration , it remained an attractive proposition when he saw an emigrant return well dressed , with shoes on his feet , money in his pocket and stories of success . |
| 5 | Does Bonanza suggest how anybody is supposed to get the death cleared up when he takes an important witness thirty miles away ? |
| 6 | In one case , a man died after being splashed in the face with paraquat when he dropped an open container of the substance . |
| 7 | AROUND GOLF by Trevor Peake HESWALL 'S Dave Cottrell let the prestigious Tillman Trophy slip through his fingers when he shot an 82 in the final round of the 72 hole open scratch event at Royal Liverpool last weekend . |
| 8 | Right after tea Gower became Waqar 's fourth victim when he left an off-side laser-beam alone which changed course slightly and struck the off stump : 59 for 4 . |
| 9 | A look across the Irish Sea finds Stephen Dedalus defining a particular sort of foreignness in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man when he meets an English priest and reflects that : |
| 10 | Jumping was again the problem when he ran an appalling race at Ascot subsequently , and he simply can not be relied upon to reproduce his Boxing Day effort . |
| 11 | He was just shifting this succulent morsel in his mouth before grinding her bones , when he heard an extraordinary sound ; he heard a gurgle of laughter . |
| 12 | Throughout the interview , Reni kept a Horus eye on proceedings , interrupting , when he felt an irrelevant question had been asked , with the speed and precision of a young judge . |
| 13 | Do you know , even when he became an ascetic and gave up the pomp of court , even when he fasted , the Blessed Thomas could not abstain from his cups of claret . ’ |
| 14 | He was working hard , yet he was hard up , and when he became an overnight star , he had appeared in close on twenty films , written six , co-produced three , and edited or assistant edited five . |
| 15 | Even his baptismal and family names have been lost through the monastic practice of using , together with his birthplace , the professional name he assumed when he became an Observant Hieronymite friar in San Isidoro , near Seville . |
| 16 | When he sees an arrestable offence being committed , or an offence that carries a conditional power of arrest , he would be in dereliction of his duty if he did not intervene to prevent the misconduct . |
| 17 | And the Oldham boo-boys were still screaming for him to be substituted when he headed an injury-time winner . |
| 18 | Eight minutes later Jackson was again involved in the winner when he slipped an early ball through to Andrew Smyth who found Stephens and Galway finished clinically from the pass which followed . |
| 19 | One participant claimed that when he used his West Belfast address in job applications he had no replies , but when he used an outside address he did receive replies . |
| 20 | The Secretary of State for Industry said that robots would create jobs in Britain , when he opened an unmanned factory last November . |
| 21 | Chelsea keeper Dave Beasant received a post-match apology from ref Roger Dilkes , who provoked a storm of protest when he decided an accidental deflection constituted an illegal back-pass . |
| 22 | There will be an opportunity to see this when he holds an Open Day in aid of charity in the Spring . |
| 23 | England … … … 0 Australia … … .. 0 STEVE TAYLOR probably established himself as the rightful successor to his more famous namesake , Ian , when he gave an outstanding performance of goalkeeping in England 's final game in the Lada Classic at Luton yesterday - a goalless draw with the world champions . |
| 24 | This was especially true when he gave an impromptu lecture on the nature of matter in 1844 — the story is that Charles Wheatstone panicked and fled , leaving it to Faraday as chairman to satisfy the audience — and another on ray-vibrations in 1846 . |
| 25 | I think that my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting displayed the facts well , and it was perverse of Conservative Members to pick him up for a slip of the tongue when he gave an incorrect figure , which it is relatively easy to do . |
| 26 | When he found an open window and an empty room , he behaved like a man who was mad . |
| 27 | He opened his mouth to greet her , a smile lighting up his features , when he caught an unmistakable signal in her face . |
| 28 | He was out canvassing when he encountered an old lady who was ready to vote for him as long as he could convince her about Labour Party policy on cats . |