Example sentences of "be very [adj] when they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They ca n't tell what bit of an object is nearest to them , so they 're very clumsy when they reach towards things . |
| 2 | The kids will be very disappointed when they find out they 're not going on holiday . |
| 3 | People have to be very careful when they have sex together ( sexual intercourse ) . |
| 4 | They were very tired when they got to the lighthouse . |
| 5 | My parents were very young when they met , and Mum already had a son , Jack , from a previous marriage . |
| 6 | Andrew , 38 , a buyer for a sports equipment company , said they were very surprised when they learned they had been entered . |
| 7 | My family were very worried when they saw me . |
| 8 | Fred knew that his young wife and Tommy were once lovers and Carrie had been very upset when they parted . |
| 9 | These eerie coincidences are very impressive when they happen to us or to one of our friends , but their improbability is measured in only picodealions . |
| 10 | ‘ Everyone was very shocked when they realised what had happened . |