Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [adv] when [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had n't been joking or speaking metaphorically when he talked about praying . |
| 2 | ( It is for this reason that lying down when you feel faint is a good idea ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Who is he ? ’ he kept repeating over and over again , stony-faced and disbelieving even when I had told him the truth . |
| 4 | Another racking fit of coughing seized him , doubling him over and ending only when he retched up a gush of phlegm and blood . |
| 5 | She was still shaking her head from side to side and laughing softly when she shooed him from the kitchen and returned her attention to her magazine . |
| 6 | Duke Hussey was chief executive of Times Newspapers and living locally when he became one of our " students " . |
| 7 | In severe cases , they may respond by shaking and urinating uncontrollably when they come near the surgery . |
| 8 | The Asian elephant is basically a jungle-living animal , lying up in shade during the day and feeding mostly when it gets cool . |
| 9 | Maggie was thankfully drinking the tea , the pain-killer still on the tray , when Felipe arrived , knocking on the door and striding in when she opened it . |
| 10 | The schooled children may be aptly described as speaking explicitly when they say ‘ they are red ’ but they are not being as explicit about what they are doing as Greenfield , for instance , is attempting to be . |