When a witness at court was asked if he had been kicked in the ensuing rumpus, he replied, `` No, it was in the stomach ''.

When a party calls a hostile witness, an adverse party, or a witness identified with an adverse party, interrogation may be by leading questions.

When the house was ready to pass the Act for dissolution, Mr. Crew who had been as forward as any man in beginning and carrying on the war against the last King, moved, that before they dissolved themselves, they would bear their witness against the horrid murder, as he called it, of the King.

When a witness is presented for testimony in the U. S. judicial system, the order is " direct " testimony, then the opposing attorney does " cross " and then " redirect " from the attorney first offering the witness.

When William refused, Arlington threatened that William would witness the end of the republic's existence.

When a witness's testimony in open court is inconsistent with that given at deposition, a party can introduce the deposition to impeach ( or contradict ) the witness.

When Newt's decision to come forward as a witness leads to Booker's death, Marcus ambushes and confronts Newt with a gun – resulting in a vicious fight.

When Buffy rejects his advances, Spike attempts to prove his love by kidnapping her so that she can witness him killing Drusilla for her, to little avail ; in her disgust, Buffy un-invites him from her house ( something she had not bothered to do in the almost three years since their alliance against Angelus ) and alienates him from the group.

When a witness is asked a question, the opposing attorney can raise an objection, which is a legal move to disallow an improper question, preferably before the witness answers, and mentioning one of the standard reasons, including:

When Rundstedt learned that he was not to be tried personally at Nuremberg, he wrote to the Tribunal asking permission to appear as a defence witness for the Army high command.

When the promised Royal Commission of Inquiry arrived in Palestine in November, al-Husseini testified before it as chief witness for the Arabs.

When the Japanese surrendered, a large flotilla entered Tokyo Bay to witness the formal ceremony conducted on the battleship, on which officials from the Japanese government signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.

When Pioneer 2 arrives, however, they witness an enormous explosion on Ragol's surface and find that the colony's entire population has apparently vanished.

When a mortal goes into the region of the dead, the deity of the Sun bears witness to all his acts.

When Knight started treating him with disrespect, Leibowitz leapt to his feet and said, " Now listen, Mr. Attorney-General, I've warned you twice about your treatment of my witness.

When Túrin is accused of murder, Beleg searches out and produces at the last moment a witness who can testify to extenuating circumstances.

When one witness, an apothecary, used a particularly complex medical phrase, Abbott shouted that he should " Speak English sir, if you can, or I must swear in an interpreter ".

When he appeared as a witness, the defendant claimed that after giving an unknown man a lift, he had found that he was running out of petrol and had asked the passenger to take the spare can in the car and fill up the fuel tank.

However, the early 20th century historian Philip Wicksteed stated of Villani, " When dealing with his own times, and with events immediately connected with Florence, he is a trustworthy witness, but minute accuracy is never his strong point ; and in dealing with distant times and places he is hopelessly unreliable.

When Latimer is hit with the realization that he is facing Sherlock Holmes and has left a witness alive, he attempts to leave the train by the compartment door but is struck by an oncoming train.

When they were refused entrance to his brother's house nearby, they smashed down the door, broke the window, and threw lighted clothes wet with kerosene into the room.

" When the final payment on the farm was owed, Sam May refused to cover his brother-in-law's debts, as he often did, possibly at Abby May's suggestion.

When Democratic-Republicans in some states refused to enforce federal laws, and even threatened to rebel, Federalists threatened to send the army to force them to capitulate.

When management refused to support the concept, Ahl left DEC in 1974 to found the seminal computer magazine, Creative Computing.

When Bonds hit his 755th home run, Selig refused to applaud Bonds ' accomplishment, instead choosing to keep his hands in his pockets and have a look of disdain on his face.

When the Soviet Union was the only member state which refused to sign, the U. S. embarked on a massive nuclear weapons testing, development, and deployment program.

When they heard of the Praetorians ' claim, they demanded that Claudius be delivered to them for approval, but he refused, sensing the danger that would come with complying.

When bankers in Enid refused to lend him more money to build his planes, he moved to Wichita.

When Gail refused to go along with the plan, Joe sailed away and in the attempt, drowned for real, leaving Gail to be charged with his murder.

When the Communists captured the Nationalist capital of Nanjing in April 1949, Li refused to accompany the central government as it fled to Guangdong, instead expressing his dissatisfaction with Chiang by retiring to Guangxi.

When Pope Clement VII refused to annul the marriage, Henry defied him by assuming supremacy over religious matters.

When Dien Bien Phu fell in May 1954, Ike refused to intervene despite urgings from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Vice President and the head of NCS.

When the authors refused to comply, he ordered it to be destroyed and instead had prepared an alternative report, which proved highly critical of Jellicoe.

When Auckland refused to put the agreement in writing, Dost Mohammad turned his back on the British and began negotiations with Vitkevich.

When Napoleon I ordered the invasion of Portugal in 1807 because it refused to join the Continental System, the Portuguese Braganças moved their capital to Rio de Janeiro to avoid the fate of the Spanish Bourbons ( Napoleon I arrested them and made his brother Joseph king ).

When Augeias learned of Heracles ' bargain for the task, he refused payment.

When Charles finally did propose marriage to Amanda later in 1979, the circumstances were tragically changed, and she refused him.

When he refused, Tammany went to the New York Supreme Court and successfully sued to keep Kelly ’ s name off the ballot.

When they refused, Galen performed the surgery himself and in so doing won the favor of the High Priest of Asia.

When they refused most of the fellows were ejected and replaced by Catholics.

When Nayler refused to kiss Fox's hand, Fox told Nayler to kiss his foot instead.

When the newly elected National Assembly refused to pass this document and drafted one of their own preserving this prohibition, it was forcibly dissolved by Gendarmerie commandant Smedley Butler.

When Röhm refused to kill himself, he was shot dead by two SS officers.

When they refused to hand the arms to the government, Ben-Gurion ordered that the ship be sunk.

When the Taliban refused to hand over bin Laden to US authorities and to disband al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom was launched in which teams of American and British special forces worked with commanders of the United Front ( Northern Alliance ) against the Taliban.