Example sentences of "when she [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paula Harrison , of North Green , Staindrop , had been out for the evening with friends when she fell 15ft from the bridge into the Tees on Saturday . |
| 2 | When she wrote Catherine 's name she started to cry , but the thought of how ludicrous it would be , how corny , if a tear got on the note and smudged the biro , stopped her . |
| 3 | It 's much more Greek , and I see her smiling to herself when she wrote Walter 's words — ‘ It was like a Greek tragedy . |
| 4 | Harriet had climbed them and had her key in the lock when she heard footsteps on the path behind her and a male voice called : ‘ Excuse me ! ’ |
| 5 | Hitching up the skirt of her suit , Fran knelt down to retrieve them , then felt a shaft of fear run through her when she heard footsteps coming up behind her . |
| 6 | Police say she was about to open her car door when she heard footsteps behind her . |
| 7 | Det Chief Inspector Neil McAteer said : ‘ The woman had got off a bus and was walking home when she heard footsteps behind her . |
| 8 | When she heard Jacques Devraux join her husband for a final drink at the table in the canter of the clearing , she tried to listen to their conversation . |
| 9 | She was at the gap in the hedge when she heard Oliver shout . |
| 10 | Alison was greatly impressed when she heard Nigel was a writer . |
| 11 | She had n't gone far when she heard Nick wailing behind her , ‘ Carrie , wait for me , wait … ’ |
| 12 | She had just poured the boiling water on the tea and was standing waiting for it to brew when she heard Alex 's footsteps on the stairs and , turning , she saw his tall figure blocking the kitchen door . |
| 13 | She was still awake when she heard Rosie coming in . |
| 14 | Which was why she averted her head and kept it down when she heard Lubor come and stand close by . |
| 15 | She was about to go into her rooms when she heard noises further down the corridor , in the direction of Li Yuan 's private offices . |
| 16 | She did n't move when she heard Pascoe winding the tape back , nor did she look at him . |
| 17 | Dot woke when she heard Gloria coming down the clanky metal steps outside , heard her stumble her way across the room , and then felt herself being pushed to the far side of the bed . |
| 18 | And when she heard Gloria outside rattling the hen-house door , she screamed it again and again till Gloria managed to get the latch undone and came in and dragged her yelling through the droppings and feathers and washed her face under the water pump and dried it on her hanky . |
| 19 | Sarah was basting the turkey when she heard Benjamin come in . |
| 20 | Mme Bluot was most impressed when she heard Didier enter the shop , prattling in a language she did not understand . |
| 21 | Ace was about to shut off the power , abandon the speeder and enter the smoking blackness of the.building , when she heard Daak 's voice . |
| 22 | Her patience paid off at last when she heard Miss Hardbroom tell the girls to pack up their books , and after much clattering and bustling , the door closed and the laboratory fell silent . |
| 23 | Retrieving a comb from her bag , she was seated by the fire , attempting to restore order to her hair , when she heard Travis come back . |
| 24 | When she heard movement above — there was no shouting — Wilson went up and knocked on the door and was told , in the most mild of voices , to come in . |
| 25 | When she heard Matthew 's name , Miss Havisham stopped walking and stood looking at the speaker , who suddenly became silent . |
| 26 | She took the lift up to the sixth floor and came to the room one O nine , which was her room , as she entered she noticed cobwebs and dampness on the walls , she flung her bed , bags on the bed and went downstairs to supper , after her supper she went to report , she went to the reception desk to report the cobwebs and dampness , she rang the bell a few times but no one answered , she was just about to go back to her room when she heard Mr Sandy the receptionist in the back room talking to her assistant , I put the body in Miss Hall 's wardrobe , Jane ran upstairs and sure enough there was a body , Jane rang the police then straight away , please could you come to the Riverside Hotel , there 's something I think you should see , there was a knock at the door and Mr Sandy answered it , hello , oh hello we 've just had phone call from here , are you sure this is the right hotel ? |
| 27 | Then she almost collapsed with relief when she heard Julius 's voice . |
| 28 | There was a chest of drawers in her room , and she had just finished folding away other articles of clothing when she heard voices in the sitting-room . |
| 29 | She was hanging about the waterfront when she heard steps behind her . |
| 30 | I 'm going to have a good time , she told herself firmly when she heard André 's knock on the door . |