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Is it possible to use double が within the same subordinate clause, or is it grammatically incorrect/awkward?

For example:

私が目が覚めたとき。。。

私が腹が立つとき。。。

彼が腹が黒いのに。。。

Is there a context in which these may work, or is が+が in one subordinate clause of this kind unnatural to Japanese?

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    I think unnaturalness comes from double が regardless of inside one subordinate clause - but 私が目が覚めた時 sounds possible.
    – sundowner
    Nov 17, 2022 at 22:37

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There might be some tendency to avoid that, but the construction is not too rare either.

小栗虫太郎『白蟻』

貴方は、私が雷が嫌いなのをご承知でいらっしゃいましょう。

海野十三『大脳手術』

それから幾日経ってか、私が気がついたときは、私は一頭のゴリラになり果てていた。

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