When, in late afternoon on the last day in June, he saw two people top the ridge to the south and walk toward the house, he quit work immediately and strode to his rifle.

When he saw the expression in her eyes, he knew he couldn't send them on.

When they turned in the saddle they could see the men behind them, strung out on the prairie in a flat black line.

When one of the men in the hall behind us spat on the floor and scraped his boot over the gob of spittle I noticed how the clerk winced.

When they reached their neighbor's house, Pamela said a few polite words to Grace and kissed Melissa lightly on the forehead, the impulse prompted by a stray thought -- of the type to which she was frequently subject these days -- that they might never see one another again.

When Fred Powell's brother-in-law, Charlie Keane, moved into the dead man's home, the anonymous letter writer took no chances on Charlie taking up where Fred had left off and wasted no time on a first notice:

When I fell on my back, I saw a vulture hovering.

Joyce went on, `` When we'd finished, Lou -- Mr. Thor -- asked me to stay a little longer.

When we opened the door again for business and switched on the lights she said:

When he sank on his knees, they had allowed him to char without administering the stroke of mercy.

When he got closer to the tree, Matsuo noted the wild look on his face.

When he rolled on the left side, propping on his left elbow, Matsuo seized his hair and pulled him back over.

When her hand touched his, fire went through Jack and he felt weak, but he managed somehow to get her on her feet.

When he finally left the sinister mansion on Perdido Street, he was carried out in a coroner's basket.

When you pass a church on an Irish bus, all the hands flurry in the sign of the cross.

When he was stripped, deloused and numbered by his guards, his much-thumbed sketchbook was seized and thrown on a pile of prisoners' goods to be confiscated.

When combined with the metaphysical notion that pure forms of this universe are best appreciated when least embodied in a material substratum, it becomes clear that while earth will be dross on a scale of material-formal ratios, celestial bodies will be of a subtle, quickened, ethereal existence, in whose embodiment pure form will be the dominant component and matter will be absent or remain subsidiary.

When the family business failed, Mercer left school and on his mother's urging -- for she hoped that he would become an actor -- he joined a local little theater group.

Besides doing a single song, `` When The Sun Comes Out '', they worked on the ambitious American-Negro Suite, for voices and piano, as well as songs for films.

When I returned to make my report, the Hetman did not remember having sent me on the secret mission.

When Fred wheeled him back into his room, the big one looking out on the back porch, and put him to bed, Papa told him he was very tired but that he had enjoyed greatly the trip downtown.

When the young biologist, Dr. Ballard, began to show interest in our daughter Elizabeth, this induced a corresponding interest, on our part, in him.

When he turns briefly to literary style, in the Third Book, he again looks to the effect on the audience.

When they have 4 to 6 leaves and are thrifty little plants, it's time to set them out where they are to remain.

When it comes to rate of early growth, the Indian python leads with a figure of about 3 feet 6 inches per year for the first two years, more or less.

When his eldest daughters died of consumption in 1825, Maria on 6 May and Elizabeth on 15 June, Charlotte and Emily were immediately brought home.

When the Israelites, led by Joshua toward the Promised Land, arrived at the banks of the River Jordan, the Ark was carried in the lead preceding the people and was the signal for their advance ( Joshua 3: 3, 6 ).

When added in 1854, it was assigned to 6 February.

When evaluating a coin, the following — often subjective — factors may be considered: 1 ) " eye appeal " or the aesthetic interest of the coin ; 2 ) dents on the rim ; 3 ) unsightly scratches or other blemishes on the surface of the coin ; 4 ) luster ; 5 ) toning ; 6 ) level of detail retained, where a coin with full details obviously is valued higher than one with worn details.

When the programme went fully networked on 6 March 1961, broadcast days changed to Monday and Wednesday.

When they decided to broadcast the programme, national transmission was changed from Wednesday and Friday at 19: 00 to Monday and Wednesday at 19: 30 and the programme became fully networked under this new arrangement from episode 25 on Monday 6 March 1961.

When PEI entered Confederation in 1873, it was accorded 6 MPs and 4 Senators ; however this was reduced to 4 MPs by the early twentieth century.

When appropriate, the second line may begin with a ' form ' number — e. g., 1 stands for history and criticism of a subject, 2 for a bibliography, 5 for a dictionary, 6 for an atlas or maps, 7 for a periodical, 8 for a society or university publication, 9 for a collection of works by different authors.

When the barbarians attack, player C will lose one of his cities, because the attack strength ( 6 cities ) is greater than all knights combined ( 5 knights ).

When Edward Pole died, Darwin married Elizabeth and moved to her home, Radbourne Hall, four miles ( 6 km ) west of Derby.

When another examination was passed, and the other Adepts consented, the Aspirant attained the Grade of Adeptus Minor ( 5 = 6 ).

When all 133 studies deemed suitable in light of this consideration were re-analyzed, providing data for over 6, 000 patients, the findings suggest an average improvement in 27 % of untreated patients over the term of the studies compared with a 74 % success rate among those receiving hypnotherapy.

When Patriarch Amalric died on 6 October 1180, the two most obvious choices for his successor were William of Tyre and Heraclius of Caesarea.

When Zahir Shah took power in 1933 Kabul had the only 6 miles of rail in the country, few internal telegraph or phone lines and few roads.

When a player throws a 6 the player may bring a new piece onto the starting square, or may choose to move a piece already in play.

When the voltage of C1 right-hand plate ( Q2 base voltage ) becomes positive and reaches 0. 6 V, Q2 base-emitter junction begins diverting a part of R2 charging current.

When truncating, a number of this order of magnitude is between 10 < sup > 6 </ sup > and 10 < sup > 7 </ sup >.

When ultra-heat treatment ( UHT ) is combined with sterile handling and container technology ( such as aseptic packaging ), it can even be stored unrefrigerated for 6 to 9 months.

When heavy, wet snow with a snow-water equivalent ( SWE ) ratio of between 6: 1 and 12: 1 ( in extreme cases, as heavy as 4: 1 ) and a weight in excess of 10 pounds per square foot (~ 50 kg / m < sup > 2 </ sup >) piles onto trees or electricity lines – particularly if the trees have full leaves or are not adapted to snow – significant damage may occur on a scale usually associated with hurricanes.

When finished, travel time between the two major cities will reduce from 6, 5 hours to 3 hours and 10 minutes, using trains ordered from Spain that can reach up to 250 km / h.

When it was found that another $ 6, 000 was required another ten investors were found but this was also soon found to be inadequate.

When they refused to go, 15 soldiers were arrested and court martialed, of whom 6 were sentenced to death.

When the third stage motor fires, within two minutes of launch, the missile is traveling faster than 20, 000 ft / s ( 6, 000 m / s ), or 13, 600 mph ( 21, 600 km / h ).