When Sentence Examples

When did this happen, Mom?

He had climbed many a tree when he was a boy.

When she glanced at him, he was eyeing her, a wry smile twisting his lips.

As always, he had been there when she needed him.

That served another purpose when the conversation turned to the possibility of another child.

When did it happen?

When will supper be ready?

It was past one o'clock when Pierre left his friend.

In business transactions Alex was frugal with his money, but when it came to his family, he was generous.

When it finally started down the runway, she closed her eyes.

When do I start?

To be sure, when we can get them.

I ceased making the sound "wah-wah" only when I learned to spell the word.

When the Civil War broke out, he fought on the side of the South and became a brigadier-general.

When he spoke, his voice was controlled.

So when are you getting your car?

But I thought when people got married...

When is it due?

When the snow melts they'll sink in the Polish swamps.

When he answered, his voice was gravely.

That's when she thought of it.

Let me know at once when you will start.

Mom, when will the baby be born?

It hurts him when you say... things.

Didn't you see me when you walked by?

When new technology comes out, we generally understand it in terms of what it displaces.

When I know them.

I do not remember when I first realized that I was different from other people; but I knew it before my teacher came to me.

When they passed over a field of grass Jim immediately stretched down his head and began to nibble.

When she glanced up at him, even his smile was reassuring.

I hid when this guy drove up.

I knew by the way my mother and aunt dressed when they were going out, and I invariably begged to go with them.

When she paused, Carmen yelled at her.

He hated it when she won an argument.

You're sure to like Billina, when you know her, asserted Dorothy.

When Alex came in that evening, he announced that he was making another trip to Texas.

She died when Tammy was born, didn't she?

When she opened her eyes the sun was directly overhead.

There was great applause when the speaker sat down.

When Pierre saw the Emperor he was coming out accompanied by two merchants, one of whom Pierre knew, a fat otkupshchik.

She was almost finished packing when the doorbell rang.

You looked like a scared school girl out there when I found you.

When she did speak, her voice was filled with emotion.

When she woke again, the sun was shining on her face.

She stopped in the kitchen when she spotted the skillet of scrambled eggs and a pan of biscuits beside it.

Tonight, when it was dark, she could pretend they were at home.

When Morino rode far enough ahead so that he couldn't hear their conversation, Carmen finally spoke to Alex.

When the nurse arrived, she took Destiny's temperature and said something about the doctor.

Yet when they brought her back, she was asleep.

Nor did he say anything when she exchanged the guitar for a violin and paid for lessons.

I'll see enough of the city when I go back to college.

I'll be in the kitchen... when you get decent.

He slowly lowered his head, and when his lips touched hers, they were warm and firm.

Pete and Royce joined them, their eyes lighting up when they saw the flapjacks.

When she woke again, the room was dark.

Katie said she should confront him when he did that - tell him how it made her feel.

When they reached the house, she invited him in for a cup of coffee.

When you two walked in, I could feel the electricity.

If she needed any reassurance about her appearance, it was immediately supplied by Yancey's reaction when she entered the family room.

But I heard you talking to that man in the black suit when I was in the building.

When you sent me away at the hospital, I thought you were through with me.

I guess I was already half in love with you when we met.

When the soldier is hit by a cannonball, rags are as becoming as purple.

She was relieved when an older gentleman cut in.

When you went to Columbia, you said we needed the money.

Sarah and Tammy were putting up groceries when Lisa announced she was going to take a walk.

When Alex came home that evening, Carmen told him about it.

It didn't take long for him to get home, and when he came in from the garage, he went directly to his gun cabinet and took out a rifle.

They were sitting beside each other, reading when she began the inquest.

She didn't look at Yancey when they left.

When he spoke, his perspective surprised her.

When the music stopped, he cupped one of her elbows and led her back to their table.

Tammy could have been born when he was very young.

For a moment she wanted to retract the part about being entertainment, but when he spoke she realized it might have been exactly what she needed to say.

When Connie arrived, Lisa had barely buckled her seatbelt before she started asking questions.

I guess when you put it that way...

When you're only going to work for the summer, you can't be too picky.

I kept seeing little Nick's face in the window when they left the house.

She smiled warmly when Adrienne walked in.

Then, when we have kids, Mom could watch them.

Her face felt hot when she thought of how she had spoken of him.

When he didn't stop, she stamped her foot.

When he continued to watch her, she smiled wryly.

Did I sleep in that room when I visited?

When I didn't respond, she continued.

At the allotted hour, Betsy and I were finishing a bottle of wine when the phone rang.

I told them I was a Wizard, and showed them some easy tricks that amazed them; and when they saw the initials painted on the balloon they called me Oz.

You, poor thing! cannot even bleed when you are hurt.

When Ozma went away she closed the door and left her pet on the table.

Often, when he was a little lad, he took long walks among the trees with his mother.

Do you think Jonathan might feel left out when the new baby comes?

Every child feels displaced to some degree when a new sibling arrives.

Someone knocked on the door and when she answered it, a man brought in their luggage.

Why is it good when you adopt a baby that isn't yours, but bad if it's yours and you don't give birth to it?

When they turned around, Alex was still on the horse.

On the other hand, when the issue finally came to a head, she would have been in the middle of it all anyway.

I understand when they have an emergency and you're handy, but surely they don't have emergencies all the time.

Alex was going to college when his parents died in the plane crash.

When Carmen turned, Dulce was watching her with the same expression.

The idea was reinforced when Gerald turned and walked out the door without doing so.

I'll introduce you when I find her.

When the band came back Alondra and Felipa danced Flamenco in duet.

I don't like it when you're rough like that.

Maybe he was thinking about what his father would say or do when he came in.

When Dulce stopped talking, he said something and turned, walking away from her.

That's when we all do things together.

When she got to the room, Alex was sitting on the love seat reading a newspaper.

When they arrived downstairs, everyone was waiting.

She fell asleep again when he left the room.

When her attention came back to Alex, he was watching Jonathan.

Destiny was still asleep when Carmen and Katie left the hospital.

She was putting plates on the table when the school bus dropped Jonathan off.

When she shook her head, he continued.

When the doctor arrived, he had more bad news.

Minutes later when the nurse arrived with a syringe of medicine, Destiny was asleep again, still clutching the doll to her chest.

When she glanced up at it, she did a double take.

When she was close enough to the house, she ran to the courtyard and slipped in through the back door.

When he gazed into her eyes, his voice was deep and warm.

A person could change a lot in a few years, especially when they were that young.

It never occurred to her that he might be embarrassed when he found out.

When Connie continued to watch her dubiously, Lisa dropped to the bed and sighed heavily.

But when she asked Giddon to give Connie his phone number, he looked suspiciously from one of them to the other.

When they reached door he paused, gazing down at her with an unreadable expression.

She was putting supper on the table when she glanced out the window and noticed Giddon riding Diablo back into the yard.

Her voice trailed off when he glanced up sharply, obviously stung by her words.

From now on, she would be sure she had her beach robe by the pool when she swam, just in case someone came by... especially Giddon.

Tammy and Sarah were in the kitchen when she returned, and Tammy was standing in a chair ripping the cover off some chocolate chip cookies.

The questions plagued her until one evening when the black car returned.

When the back door closed, she emerged from her room.

When everyone was satisfied, they exchanged names and numbers.

An hour later she was pushing a pizza in the oven when Yancey walked in.

When he finally spoke, his tone was terse.

Later, when everyone had left, Yancey took Lisa's hands in his.

If she had come up with Brandon when he asked, she would have been there when Mr. Marsh suffered the heart attack.

When he continued to stare at her, she added, "And neither am I."

Brandon still wasn't sure when he would be able to leave the ranch.

Why go through all that pain again, when she had almost succeeded in putting him in the past - almost, but not quite.

She watched him climb stiffly into his wagon and knew a moment of sadness when she remembered that before long she would be leaving and she would never see him again.

Whatever the case, she always made sure his table was ready when he arrived.

When the meal was over, I sought him out in the main room while the other crowded around the kitchen cleaning up.

When I didn't reply, she continued.

When my aunt practically insisted he visit me, I was scared to death wondering what he knew or why he wanted to come.

When his warm lips met hers, she returned his kiss passionately.

Alondra and Felipa laughed when Carmen blushed.

When the band took a break, Carmen was looking for something cool to drink.

She was lounging on the bed reading a magazine when someone knocked on the door.

When they arrived at the hospital, Alex was pacing.

When I said you were the father, you couldn't believe it.

Both of them were surprised to see the blue truck parked in the yard when they returned.

She was still smiling when she walked back into the kitchen.

She glanced around the room again and did a double take when she saw the man in a dark brown suit.

When he came into the kitchen, his gaze settled on her.

When she reached for the receiver, he released it reluctantly and then lounged against the wall where he could hear her conversation.

You'll stop fighting when the breath is gone from your body!

When he saw her, he dropped to her side, deep concern in his eyes.

That was when she noticed the clay on her shirt.

She was opening her mouth to respond when Yancey pulled over and stopped.

She used the same suit cases when she came and she had the same clothes, but it didn't look like there was enough room to put it all in.

His eyes looked huge when he was scared.

If you had left when Brandon wanted you to, you still couldn't have done anything.

Adrienne didn't see or hear from Brandon again until Friday, when he showed up unexpectedly and started packing clothes.

When you went up to visit his parents, how much time did you spend with them, and how much time did you spend on the ranch?

When she was young and naive, she had dreamed of such a job.

We heard him come downstairs and when he didn't return, I came down to check on him.

The piglet is gone, and you ran out of the room when Jellia opened the door.

When contemplating the future, our only point of reference is present reality.

Destiny woke several times during the night, but went back to sleep when she saw Carmen was there.

That wasn't easy to do when a person was physically and emotionally exhausted.

She was out, dressed and fixing supper when the bus stopped to let Jonathan out.

Destiny's eyes lit up when she saw it.

Alex was away on a call when she discovered Princess in labor.

He didn't bring it up again - not even when Jonathan was unable to get his short arm into a comfortable position to play the guitar.

Work continued on the nursery on weekends when Alex was home.

It shouldn't be any surprise, since that was what suffered when he had been troubled in the past.

As if bent on assisting her, the weather turned steamy when it entered the second week of June.

When Destiny wanted to wear a ring like mommy, Carmen tied a yellow ribbon around her finger and made a bow of it on the top.

When they spotted his truck, Destiny squealed.

When Alex walked through the door, they were standing by the table, waiting on him.

When Alex returned to the table, he sat in the chair Carmen held for him.

Why would he need to lie when he could simply tell her that it didn't concern her?

He stood, and when she looked up at him, he leaned down and kissed her lips.

It makes me feel small when you keep things from me - like you don't trust me, or you think I'm not mature enough to handle it.

For the first time the memory of how he reacted when she told him she was pregnant wasn't a painful one.

When it came back to her face, a slow smile erased the creases between his brows.

When Alex approached Carmen about giving Tessa some money, she said it was up to him, but keep in mind that the issue could have been something like drugs.

Maybe the last situation was what gave her the courage to speak up when the inheritance tension came back.

When it finally came back to her, the frown was still there, but his expression was cognitive.

When had he shut out those fond memories of rodeos and outings at the Medena hacienda?

She died when Tammy was born.

She said nothing, but when they entered the kitchen to find Len sitting at the table, his expression was wary.

When you start seeing Nick... that way, try to replace it with a warm family moment.

When will you be able to take me to get my car?

He smiled his delight when he saw Adrienne, and smothered her in a hug.

It brought her closer to the time when she could go back to the ranch.

What are you going to do when you find him?

When the silence became uncomfortable, she glared at him.

That was when she noticed Old Charlie standing beside the house, the reins dragging the ground.

When she delivered his meal, he glanced up at her.

When she blushed, he nodded.

But nothing was different when she woke in his arms hours later.

Why is it that you can only remember my first name when we're making love?

You know, when Mary put in her untimely appearance.

When I didn't answer, she added.

Perhaps I'll move further east and see if the plucking is better when the weather is cooler.

Quinn was flipping the pancakes when Martha hurried down the stairs.

You said he was fine when you came back upstairs!

All such concerns flew away likes ducks going south when he returned to the room.

When I tried to move I found I could!

It still makes me cry when I think of Annie, even after fifteen years.

How old was she when she died?

She added, Most old pictures and records went up in smoke when the old building burned.

I dated Amos Croft when I was a girl.

I barely know him and you heard his feelings when we were together.

When two objects have different charges a field exists between them.

Electrostatic fields come from a voltage gradient and can exist when charge carriers are stationary.

When the next company of Gargoyles advanced, our adventurers began yelling as if they had gone mad.

All the way to the great rock the wooden people followed them, and when Jim finally alighted at the mouth of the cavern the pursuers were still some distance away.

But he became nervous again when the next visitor was announced.

What were you when you were first alive?

When next the door was opened you ran out and hid yourself--and the piglet was gone.

The Wizard, when he returned to his own room, was exceedingly thoughtful.

When he returned the Princess looked down the narrow neck of the big ornament and discovered her lost piglet, just as Eureka had said she would.

Telephones, when they first appeared, were called "talking telegraphs."

Then when telephones became untethered, they were "wireless telephones."

Why should they eat their sixty acres, when man is condemned to eat only his peck of dirt?

Her beautiful eyes glanced askance at her husband's face, and her own assumed the timid, deprecating expression of a dog when it rapidly but feebly wags its drooping tail.

It was already late when he rose after sealing the letter.

When they passed through a village they all rushed to the wells and fought for the water and drank it down to the mud.

When Josh died, Mary had indicated that she felt Carmen was at least partially responsible.

Alex got a relief when the conversation turned to something else and stayed there for the rest of the evening.

They would have some time to enjoy a late Christmas at home when they returned.

She was still awake an hour later when Alex came through the door.

When she glanced at Alex, he was watching her intently.

When he spotted her, that sweet chocolate gaze locked on her, visually embracing her from across the room.

The way he acted tonight was a little too much like he did when he came home from the hospital.

And then she remembered seeing Dulce watching her when she accepted the drink.

Alex hesitantly put an arm around her waist, relaxing when she caressed his hand.

When you bring the babies home, can I come stay with you for a while and help take care of them?

Alex looked stern, and when Carmen met his gaze, he looked down at his plate.

Then, on Christmas morning when everyone is awake, we lounge around in our night clothes while we open presents.

I guess it does sound dull when I talk about it, but it's never dull to me, and Alex seems to be happy with things.

I mean, when Dulce isn't chewing you out.

Let him wonder what she would do when they got home.

She had shut Katie off many times when she had tried to tell her things.

Alex looked up and smiled when they walked into the room.

In those last moments when it was too late, she had decided to go with them.

Maybe when she got back she could replace her old one.

When he continued to assess her, she boldly returned his appraisal.

Breakfast was on the table when she entered the dining room.

You seemed to be enjoying it when I carried you across the creek.

When her gaze returned to Lisa, her features softened into a warm smile.

When she talked to people, she liked to do it face to face.

Lisa hesitated, afraid of blundering further, but why did he need a sitter when his mother lived in the house?

Still, it was something she should have asked when he first offered her the job.

What she expected to see when she turned was Sarah's white Plymouth, but the car that stopped before the house was Allen's red Eagle Talon.

Giddon was leaning against the kitchen sink, frowning into a cup of coffee when she entered.

When Lisa questioned Sarah about the car, she passed it off as a friend of Giddon's, and quickly changed the subject.

But how could she do that when he was there every day?

The next morning she paused at her door when she heard Yancey talking to someone.

It's almost dry and I hate it when it gets all wrinkled.

When the kitchen door opened suddenly, they jerked apart and turned guilty faces to Sarah, whose expression made it clear she had seen and comprehended their actions.

When she met him outside, he was attaching a pillow to his ATV with bunji cords.

More importantly, what would he say when she returned?

I was just wondering how to deal with the insurance company when the seller is the owner.

The ride back was quiet, but the silence was a comfortable one, only becoming awkward when they reached the door of his house.

She was staring at the cake, trying to find some fond memory to shove aside the pictures in her mind when Sarah walked into the room.

Her attention was diverted a few minutes later when Yancey arrived.

When Yancey's attention diverted to his mother, she simply shrugged.

One evening, when Tammy was in bed and the three of them were relaxing in the family room, the telephone rang.

It was something she had smelled at the University ... but when and where?

She was searching through her house for some unidentified object when a shadow emerged from the dark.

When Sarah learned of her plan to go to the house and pick up some things, she insisted there was no reason to stay.

Yancey wasn't back yet when she left, but she didn't need his approval.

I knew it when he caught you alone beside the pool.

Then when I caught him spying on me at the restaurant in Huntsville...

If Howard hadn't come along when he did, Allen might have killed you.

When he finally broke away, the words escaped her mouth.

When she decided Yancey wasn't around, she started down the path, keeping close to the trees without breaking her promise not to wander in the woods.

No one was in sight when she reached the building, but the door was open.

Cautiously, she crept up to the door and peered around it, jerking her head back instinctively when she spotted Yancey unlocking a door to an inner office.

She held her breath while she tugged at the window, letting it out in a sigh of relief when the sash lifted quietly.

Let me know when you're through talking.

His expression softened when he saw she had been crying.

If she had asked about the building when we passed it, I might have figured she had never seen it, but she pretended she didn't notice.

Then today when I couldn't find her . . .

It must have helped, at least to some degree, because when he spoke again outside her door, his voice was controlled.

The doorbell rang and she felt a rush of panic when she heard Sarah answer the door.

When I saw you standing there in the road, so beautiful, your hair flowing around you like morning mist, I couldn't let you walk away.

Lisa said that when she was choking, you stood by and did nothing.

There is something about the way she looks at you when she needs your help – so vulnerable.

He couldn't understand why she would say that when she'd been living in his house so long.

Lisa had time between when Howard left and Giddon arrived to call the police, but she didn't.

And when she's surrounded with his work, she still doesn't recognize him.

When I'm not studying medicine, I'm practicing it at the hospital.

Kind of makes you wonder what they were up to when she was my age, doesn't it?

When Adrienne walked into the lounge, Roxanne was slipping out of her coat.

It was beautiful in winter, but it would be much more so when the trees gained color.

When they all set down to supper, Brandon was still brooding.

When he finally spoke, his voice was crisp.

When he finally lifted his head and spoke to Adrienne, his voice was devoid of any emotion.

All I know is... all of the sudden you were walking away from me - right when I needed you the most.

Especially when it isn't necessary.

Every night she dreamed about him - about the way his voice sounded when her ear was on his chest.

Hadn't she been supportive of Brandon when he made his foolish move of dropping out of college?

Men get ideas when their wives are at home trying to be everything a man expects of them.

He paused when she turned sharply.

If and when she got married, it would be for love.

She stumbled up the dune behind him and stopped when he held out a hand.

What would happen when an equally good-looking woman tempted him?

When she still didn't respond, he shook his head.

When she woke again, daylight was streaming in through the cave opening.

When the ache had left her legs numb, and her breath was no longer coming in gasps, they started out again - across sand dunes - up and down.

When she opened her eyes again, it was dark.

When the last horse had been gone for a few minutes, he stood.

The big bay was breathing hard when they stopped to rest.

It was bright daylight when she woke.

She filled the canteens and started back to camp, pausing when Bordeaux emerged from the bushes below.

When you ran off like that, I didn't know what to think.

I know you love me, but when people find out I lived with the Indians for three years...