Example sentences of "[adv] gone when " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They 'd all gone when I was born , but our dad saw'em . |
| 2 | The days are long gone when drinkers should put up with warm and often out-of-condition beer . |
| 3 | The inexorable growth of specialization has meant that in many cases the concept of the discipline ‘ as a whole ’ is now largely historical , and the time has long gone when one person could command a general understanding of all its facets and branches . |
| 4 | The days were long gone when she 'd wanted him to understand , believe her . |
| 5 | We still hear of black students who make telephone appointments to view property , only to be told it 's already gone when they arrive to view . |
| 6 | He was already gone when she came down to breakfast , which did n't surprise her at all . |
| 7 | He stood at the gates evening after evening , but was always gone when the 5.13 to Blackburn went through . |
| 8 | My voice had nearly gone when I tried to order a brandy . |
| 9 | The days were long since gone when governments were prepared simply to ride out the turbulence of periodic recessions . |
| 10 | The light was almost gone when the white Mercedes came slowly along the road and turned into the open gate under the yew tree . |
| 11 | Alison had rung to say that she was coming up to London for an appointment and could they lunch at a restaurant to which they had both occasionally gone when working at Brentwoods , if they happened to be feeling affluent . |