Example sentences of "[adj] when we [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't want to be different when we went to the dance . ’ |
| 2 | Nor is the situation any different when we look at the trial-and-error component of the behaviour by which bees learn to harvest flower species efficiently . |
| 3 | It 's inserted into the poem in two ways : first the devils are identified with the pagan gods — they are introduced , indeed , with a great fanfare in the first book and given all sorts of classical erm and oriental names , and Milton explains to us that of course it was the devils themselves who managed to disperse this tradition that that 's who they really were ; and second , and though less central and less impressive in its poetic results , is perhaps the second device which is more interesting when we think of the poem in terms of Milton 's personal involvement . |
| 4 | Suddenly rain poured down , and although we hurried back to the house , we were quite wet when we arrived in the hall . |
| 5 | I was three years old when we moved across the dale to Low Birk Hatt Farm . |
| 6 | The dubiousness of this is obvious when we reflect on the failure of the state to stop all manner of illicit and illegal activity . |
| 7 | On one of these trips to London when I was at school , good when we went with the Brownies , I went two or three times and er , one time when I was a bit older , I mean the first time I went as I say I was only about seven , but , when I was a bit older I went again , they said if |
| 8 | The monotony of the individual neurones is irrelevant ; what matters is the infinite variety of their combinations , of their patterns , which will become evident when we look at the nervous system at the right level . |
| 9 | The overall flexibility which is clear when we take the three works together seems to be much less evident when we look at The Origin by itself . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's frustrating when we go to the trouble of providing better facilities for away supporters and then incidents like this happen . ’ |
| 11 | Buff was surprised when we landed on the Star Zoo . |