Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] when [pron] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most pumps have a filter to clean the incoming air , and this needs cleaning or replacing when it gets dirty . |
| 2 | There 's lots of talking and laughing when they do that — they look like they 've had a real good time . |
| 3 | Albert was joking with the kids and grinning when he heard one of the porters talking , leaning on his luggage-trolley and speaking loudly . |
| 4 | And the swarm of people flowed down the path , stumbling on stones where a burn ran in winter or after thunderstorms , between the silvery wands of rowans with their clusters of blood-drops and the quivering tapestry of the alders , down into the Tay which ran from the west like molten iron , too flashing bright to look at , and over the Tay , wet to the waist ; the girls and boys who had not gone home were prancing and shrieking when they fell full length . |
| 5 | Triumphing against all odds and losing when it seems easier to win is one of Scotland 's most endearing faults . |
| 6 | It can probably best be described as the way you are feeling and thinking when you meet any situation . |