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Example sentences for "when they had gone"

  • When they had gone only a little way they came to a large open stage, where a play was being given.

  • When they had gone a little farther, Greta wanted to sit down and rest.

  • So when they had gone a long, long while, they came to a green patch in a wood.

  • So when they had gone a bit up the hill-side, they came upon a little Blue Belt which lay where two paths met, and the lad asked his mother's leave to pick it up.

  • So, when they had gone a bit of the way, the White Bear said: "Are you afraid?

  • When they had gone far, far away over naked fells and wide wastes, they came to another crossfell.

  • So, when they had gone a bit they met a goose.

  • So when they had gone a bit farther, they came under a steep spur of rock, and up there they heard something digging and shoveling.

  • When they had gone, the Jackal said to the Camel, "We had better go home.

  • When they had gone to the office, we others were dismissed.

  • When they had gone, I lowered my water-bottle.

  • When they had gone I continued my intermittent watch of “the little patch of blue that prisoners call the sky.

  • When they had gone a bowshot, the Sioux turned up the ridge and swept over the summit before the Kiowas who were waiting to intercept them learned what had happened.

  • When they had gone a short distance, they turned and rode back.

  • Then, when they had gone a safe distance, they turned to watch the perplexed Kiowas.

  • When they had gone a bit on the way--the Goose was not getting along very fast--they met a hare, who came scampering out of the wood.

  • So, when they had gone a bit of the way, the White Bear said: "Are you afraid?

  • When they had gone, she asked for her violin.

  • When they had gone up to their room Swithin sought Boleskey.

  • We've made one blooming error," said Fleur, when they had gone half a mile.

  • So when they had gone a bit of the way, the White Bear said, "Are you afraid?

  • When they had gone a good bit on their way, they passed close by a steep hillside, like a wall, where was a giant's house.

  • When they had gone on a bit farther, their road passed under a steep spur of rock, where they heard something digging and shovelling.

  • So, when they had gone a bit of the way, the White Bear said: 'Are you afraid?

  • So when they had gone a good bit farther, they came to a castle; first there was a gate of tin, and next there was a gate of silver, and next a gate of gold.

  • So when they had gone a bit up the hill-side, they came upon a little blue belt, which lay where two paths met, and the lad asked his mother's leave to pick it up.

  • When they had gone a good way, they neared the house of the devi.

  • When they had gone a little way, they came to a brook where they found an old woman washing dirty linen.

  • When they had gone a little way they were hungry.

  • When they had gone, Jean smiled wisely at Helen.

  • When they had gone, Miss Blake clapped her hands.

  • When they had gone, their benefactor said to Miss Blake: "Wouldn't you like to make that a triple wedding?

  • When they had gone a little further without anything happening, the serpent said one day: "Are we not near such a port?

  • When they had gone a short way he dismounts.

  • When they had gone a little way, they get thirsty also.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "when they had gone" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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