Example sentences of "was [adj] when [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their misery was complete when the previous night vandals had visited their camp site and caused considerable damage , including slitting the Cartwrights ' tent . |
| 2 | Its organization was similar in that it was controlled by persons of relatively high social status , that ransoming was a major source of profit , and that the transporting of animals over long distances was usual when a payment was not forthcoming . |
| 3 | Although a handful have been preserved , BR 's attempt to emulate the success of the D200 project was short-lived when the selected example suffered a terminal breakdown . |
| 4 | If the person was asleep when the drugs were ‘ done ’ she would miss her opportunity and still be in difficulty . |
| 5 | I hoped that would clear the whole thing up , so it was unbelievable when the cab driver picked me out . ’ |
| 6 | It was shortly before ten o clock this mornng that an inmate took a civiliam employee hostage at Woodhill jail in Milton Keynes.Unconfirmed reports say the prisoner was on remand on a robbery charge , but was unarmned when the hostage was taken . |
| 7 | The elder was contemptuous when the younger replied to his crushing arguments by the reply , the reason why you think like that is that you do n't say your prayers . |
| 8 | Times were not so hard for businesses then and I was grateful when a year of events raised £107,000 . |
| 9 | I was grateful when the rucsacs appeared on the carousel ; Tromsø was a full jacket cooler than Oslo had been . |
| 10 | However , for practices with skewed age-sex demography the deviation from family health services authority averages was different when the Newcastle prescribing index was used instead of the prescribing unit . |
| 11 | Unsatisfied with this development , Edward even began to claim his sede vacante rights retrospectively : thus a benefice which was empty when a new bishop was appointed and was subsequently filled in the normal way by him , was sometimes claimed by Edward to be unlawfully filled , the patronage belonging by regalian right to the crown , even though the king had not exercised this during the vacancy of the see . |
| 12 | Fortunately the house was empty when the bomb exploded , no one was injured and no contents were damaged . |
| 13 | Last time the Democratic-controlled Congress sought to fiddle with the tax laws affecting mergers it was embarrassed when the White House sought to blame lawmakers for the October 1987 crash . |
| 14 | ‘ It was OK when the river was dredged . |
| 15 | John was relieved when the executors of Ravel 's estate announced their objection to the use of that concert music for a ballet , so that no further performances could be given and , in consequence , the ballet was never shown in New York . |
| 16 | She was relieved when the New Year arrived and things returned to normal . |
| 17 | I was relieved when the daylight came and I could surrender to the exhaustion in my brain . |
| 18 | She was relieved when the mini-cab drew up and the driver was not the usual small foreigner but a stern-looking English woman : Brian was not rude to people like that . |
| 19 | Charles found it a strain and was relieved when the meal was over and he felt he could decently leave . |
| 20 | Hastily she sat down , and was relieved when the tall doctor took a seat safely distant from her own and reached to the table that separated them to pour her a long drink of the invitingly iced fruit juice . |
| 21 | She was relieved when the record ended . |
| 22 | He squared the ball into the centre where Kenny completely mis-kicked and he was relieved when the ball wobbled slowly into the empty net to put United two goals up . |
| 23 | According to showbiz folklore the latter caused serious problems for a vicar in her home town who was delighted when the rapidly rising starlet agreed to return to open his church fête . |
| 24 | She was delighted when the story of Hank fell into her lap ; an interview with his mother would fill half a column nicely . |
| 25 | The appointment of Bernard Gallacher as British National Coach three years ago , was another boost for the women 's game — ‘ He has done a great deal of good , ’ confirmed Sally Hepburn — and the LGU was delighted when the Wentworth professional agreed to continue his duties this season , despite the distraction of captaining the European Ryder Cup side at Kiawah Island in September . |
| 26 | Christian was delighted when the gipsy accepted the offer . |
| 27 | Naturally the Society was delighted when the prospect of further restoration work was broached . |
| 28 | Flt Lt Bridges was delighted when the bright yellow unicycle recently arrived via a supply ship . |
| 29 | He was also ready for office , and was delighted when an offer came in the first few weeks of the new Government . |
| 30 | Abolition of the Southern League also robbed players of a useful safety valve , for no transfer fee was payable when a player moved into it from the League . |