Example sentences of "and when [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were soon relegated to the emigrants ' cars , and when even the emigrants complained they were forced to travel on baggage wagons or on the boarding steps . |
| 2 | Grown-ups have things to do , you know , an' they ca n't always explain them … well — ' She put her arm around the narrow shoulders and pulled the child into her side , and when again the arm came around her waist and the head was pressed between her breasts there arose in her that pain that was both an ache and a pleasure : a pleasure that had no future that she could see ; a pleasure that she had been deprived of all during her womanhood . |
| 3 | Cows were spayed in full milk and when eventually the supply was uneconomic , the animal was fat and ready for the butcher . |
| 4 | And when eventually the colobus had been ripped into pieces , and the forest went quiet , he pointed out the way the chimps shared their spoils with their nearest relatives . |
| 5 | And when both the flamingo and the hedgehog were ready , there was no hoop ! |
| 6 | But these were rare occurrences , and when later a longstanding relationship developed it brought frustration and irritation rather than contentment . ’ |