Example sentences of "but when [pers pn] [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And you know the two foresters who live here in the village : they 're fine when they 're at home , but when they go to the village they 're responsible for , in Dolpo , I bet they carry on like all the others do , terrorizing people . |
| 2 | Jones and another top Brit Ieuan Ellis have been flown in … the rest of the field has to be recruited … the New York marathon started with only 20 … but when they gather for the pasta party on the eve of the race … 150 have been signed up … 18 nations will be running |
| 3 | England are a good team but when they play against the ‘ Big Boys ’ they are also-rans . |
| 4 | There are high concentrations in the top fifteen inches , but when we get below the next layer , the concentrations become very much less and the ratio of the two concentrations does n't change very much . |
| 5 | We 've had a few scares from the lasers so far , but when we get on the scene there 's nothing to see . ’ |
| 6 | But when we turn to the input systems there would seem to be no choice but to use the language of ‘ representations ’ . |
| 7 | I wo n't say anything now , but when we come to the recapitulation you 'll know what I am doing , and we 'll see what you do ’ . |
| 8 | this happens automatically with a 1×1 rib , but when we come to the 2×2 ribs we have to take steps to make it happen . |
| 9 | But when we come to the interpersonal function , we not only have to account for the literary work itself as a discourse between author and reader , but we have to reckon with the phenomenon of " embedded discourse " : the occurrence of discourse within discourse , as when the author reports dialogue between fictional characters . |
| 10 | It is impossible to describe an organization in behaviour terms ( i.e. processes ) other than momentarily because the processes are always changing ; but when we speak of the processes we freeze that dynamic interaction for a single moment , take a picture , and know that a moment later the picture will be different . |
| 11 | But when we talk about the gay audience , do we mean the 50-year-old white male Tory voter living in Chelmsford , or the 21-year-old Asian dyke living in Hackney ? |
| 12 | It 's something very close to what I 'm saying erm and erm I 'm saying perhaps one thing in addition , which is that just as when we look into the future , which , as a historian , I 'm asked to do more often , I think , these days than looking at the past , but when we look into the future , we have different versions of what that future will be . |
| 13 | But when we look at the positive side , and that 's where we 've got a plan a cunning plan if you watch Black Adder at all ! |
| 14 | Sorry for whinging , but when I get onto the computer and it says ‘ 8 new messages ’ I think Oh goody ! |
| 15 | But when I get to the other side I ca n't get onto the platform cos of this other gate . |
| 16 | I hit the ball great on the range but when I get on the course it all goes wrong . |
| 17 | ‘ But when I get in the weight room at Chelsea , the other lads put me to shame . |
| 18 | But when I go to the shops and I spend seventy pound for a week . |
| 19 | This sounds logical , but when I look at the Sega or Nintendo where there 's no piracy , you still have to pay a fortune for one single game . |
| 20 | I have no doubt that dedicated woodturners everywhere would scoff at the idea of engineers ' lathes being used for woodturners , but when I think of the various moulds and patterns I have made over the years with comparative ease but which due to their intricacies could only have been made with extreme difficulty on a wood lathe — if at all . |
| 21 | We all know how the week runs away with official interviews and calls , and how difficult it is to remember all the people with whom you ought to keep in touch , but when I think of the number of things which people of different types , like Lady Londonderry and Lady St Helier and others , have got settled by letting people meet at the dinner table , I despair of a man who never sees even those who have been longest in office on any occasion . |
| 22 | But when I think of the trouble she 's caused ! ’ |
| 23 | Always check the area you are sailing into to allow for the time when you will be facing battlements but when you crouch in the middle of the boat , do keep an eye on the boom or you 'll end up with a nasty bump on the head . |
| 24 | Er well I do n't want to make a long speech , ladies and gentlemen , but when you return to the States I hope you 'll take some happy memories with you and remember , we have not forgot you , especially those chaps who failed to return . |
| 25 | But when you go through the house you wear this . ’ |
| 26 | Mr Smith 's warning coincided with a call by Ken Livingstone , the Labour MP for Brent East , who said on London Weekend Television 's The Walden Interview : ‘ You can be miles ahead in the polls , but when you get to the last three weeks , people think , ‘ Can I afford a Labour government ? ’ |
| 27 | But when you get to the end of your book and your detective explains why the poor chap had to be murdered with porcupine quills your readers are likely to start trying to imagine what happened when the murder took place . |
| 28 | but , when you go into the passage his door , he 's got the door into the front room , same as ours , on the left , but when you get into the bottom of the passage , there 's a brick wall in front of ya , and it comes round and his door to the back dining room is on this side here |
| 29 | I can see why nuns wear white when they take the veil , but when you think of the way everyone goes on at the prospect of the wedding night innocence is the last thing on anyone 's mind . ’ |
| 30 | It 's like the widows might , but when you think of the way |