Example sentences of "when they [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wallabies knew there was high interest in Australia when they prepared for the semi-final and final matches . |
| 2 | He alleged that inquiry officers had lied about seeing a flickering light in a bedroom window of his home when they applied for a search warrant . |
| 3 | In addition , since the CAB did not succeed when they pressed for the extension of legal aid to cover representation at industrial tribunals , there simply is no other organisation able to take on this work . |
| 4 | Alternatively , he could always have chatted up one of the drivers of Middleton & Co. 's waggon , asking if there was a bit of spare room for an extra body when they left for the King 's Arms in Holborn on a Sunday evening or a Monday morning . |
| 5 | The Letter of 1027 reports that he visited Rome to pray for the redemption of his sins and the security of his subjects , and tells how he had negotiated with the pope a reduction in the sums paid by English archbishops when they went for the pallium . |
| 6 | Do n't give this copy away to Oxfam or when they collect for the hospital . |
| 7 | of cases , rape is by someone known to the victim , so women are not at risk from every man they happen to encounter when they go for a walk on a dark night . |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Nigel , 34 , and his girl-friend Brix Smith both created a stir when they arrived for the ceremony . |
| 10 | Sir Hector explained that the French representatives had found themselves out on a limb when they called for an increase in import charges . |
| 11 | The white-fronted geese , when they arrive for the winter , spend nearly all the hours of daylight grazing on the banks of the River Severn . |
| 12 | When they stopped for a beer rest before running through Act Two again — a fly-man was dispatched to the Oyster Bar with a hot-water jug stamped ‘ Property of Sefton General Hospital ’ — Meredith climbed into the orchestra pit to play the piano . |