Example sentences of "when i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , how I do like those lines , and when I repeat them now it brings back so many happy memories of that scamp of a grandfather of mine . |
| 2 | I mean even when I smoked I did . |
| 3 | These , when I passed them , I saw to be sitting or kneeling beside cradles , rocking them , or singing , or gazing intently . |
| 4 | I had nothing further to do with Sally but she did n't seem to be bothered when I passed her in the street without speaking . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't know about Bella when I married her ; and I was an innocent abroad where women were concerned . |
| 6 | ‘ Keith is a lovable character and I knew about his work , lifestyle and temper when I married him . ’ |
| 7 | Of course I did n't think it would be Terry when I married him . |
| 8 | ‘ I would have died for you when I married you , and now you laugh at my foolishness in marrying you ! |
| 9 | ‘ You were n't like this when I married you . |
| 10 | When I married I left the classes but now , all these years later , I joined them again . |
| 11 | It looked rather clumsy but , when I swung it , it felt quite light . |
| 12 | Let when I tell you Edna , I s , I do sing you see so I sat for . |
| 13 | When I confront him with his omissions and lies he just looks sheepish . |
| 14 | Then , when I remarked it was strange that when a person was in trouble , one forgot at once any little grudge one had against them , so that bearing grudges must be only skin-deep , my friend disagreed : she thought the change of heart was because one was willing to be magnanimous when at advantage , having the upper hand . |
| 15 | The bag must have slipped off the jeep when I parked it . ’ |
| 16 | Oh , he , he always starts to whinge when I lay him down to do his coat up , he do n't like |
| 17 | John and the rest of the room seemed to be miles away — even my own voice , when I produced it finally , sounded as if it were coming down a long-distance telephone . |
| 18 | I wrote it on orange paper in blue ink and it all went horribly wrong when I photocopied it so I 've put an agenda on there right . |
| 19 | ‘ So what am I supposed to think when I overhear you and Salvo colluding together just now ? ’ she shot at him stiffly . |
| 20 | ‘ When I succeed I will do so for me , for my family and for the people of Britain . ’ |
| 21 | Now what we 're on about yeah as I were on about , that er what I do is , with days like this , cos you can never guarantee if they 're gon na be dry , wet or what , so I watch to see if it rains , if it do n't they 're virtually dry when I fetch them in . |
| 22 | That 's what they 're like when I fetch them in , it 's not bad is it ? |
| 23 | I do n't begrudge the support we 've given , but I was annoyed when I realised we were being taken for granted . |
| 24 | He said afterwards : ‘ I left the line-up when I realised I had to stand and shake her hand . |
| 25 | And it got worse when I realised I did n't know where they were going for their lune de miel . |
| 26 | ‘ Nervous as fuck — I was certain I would n't be able to get it up , I mean just certain , especially as I 'm still feeling the effects from getting pissed yesterday — and then , well … aroused , I suppose , when … when I realised you were . ’ |
| 27 | I needed your help , Claudia , and when I realised you 'd disappeared I knew you 'd try to leave without seeing me again . |
| 28 | ‘ I phoned the relief driver when I realised you were n't coming in . |
| 29 | It shocked the life out of me when I realised you were a virgin . |
| 30 | When I cleaned it up , I found it to be in really good condition and one of the nicest I have ever seen come out of the river . |