So the soldiers carried him without the city, thinking to crucify him, when behold, there came out upon them robbers and fell upon them with swords and other weapons.
He sat down at the city gate, when behold, up came a company of King Bahluwan's chief officers, who were out a-hunting and wished to water their horses.
FN#57] But they paid no heed to me and gave not over smiting upon the egg, when behold, the day grew dark and dun and the sun was hidden from us, as if some great cloud had passed over the firmament.
And I sat watching what he would do when behold, fate and fortune drave thither a crane and his wife, which fell into the midst of the net and began to cry out; whereupon the fowler rose up and took them.
They talked together awhile, when behold, trays of food were set before them, and they ate and washed their hands.
Then she walked on, weeping and turning right and left as she went, when behold, there espied her an old Badawi[241] who had come into the town from the desert with wild Arabs other five.
And the owner of the gazelle was hard by his side; when behold, a second Shaykh approached them, and with him were two dogs both of greyhound breed and both black.
Then he ran over all the floor till he saw the grain which had rolled to the fountain edge, and rushed eagerly to pick it up when behold, it sprang into the midst of the water and became a fish and dived to the bottom of the basin.
So he took the two dinars and embarked them in the boat; and he put off and rowed about with them awhile, when behold, the barge came down the river in mid-stream, with lighted flambeaux and cressets flaming therein.
So Jawan put out his hand again and taking another mouthful, was rolling it in his palm like the first, when behold, the Queen cried out to the guards saying, "Bring me yonder man in haste and let him not eat the mouthful in his hand.
P: And morning found him in the city, fearing, vigilant, when behold!
Y: "The same Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold!
They had sat but a little while longer, when behold, there arose a cloud of dust and a great whirling column approached from the heart of the desert.
When behold, the boat turned over and cast me out into the sea, then righted and sank beneath the water.
Physician sat down to indite his prescription, when behold, a white slave came in and said to his lord, "Thy Harim requireth thee.
Hereon he took seat to rest a while, and he looked about, when behold, fronting him were latticed windows wherein stood cases planted with sweet-smelling herbs.
The coachman cracked his whip, and the horses started, when behold!
March rose in turn, and stirred the fire with the staff, when behold!
He did as Finette had bid him; he turned the fork and swept with the handle, when behold!
Meanwhile Hasib Karim al-Din, who ceased not to weep and call for help, sat down upon the cistern edge when behold, a great scorpion fell down on him; so he rose and killed it.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "when behold" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
