Example sentences of "[noun] when [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The auto gearbox refuses to take the revcounter needle anywhere near the red line ( and that 's set only at 4500rpm ) , which means the chances of kicking down into a lower gear are limited , making A-road overtaking manoeuvres more ponderous than they should be and knocking a substantial hole in the cruising speed when you meet a hill . |
| 2 | You can sense the interdependence of words when they change their significance according to the words around them . |
| 3 | I mean , I am not playing with words when I say this , but it wo n't improve as fast as we would have liked it to do because of the financial situation . |
| 4 | Strong words when you consider the market in cholesterol-lowering drugs has expanded by 34.4 per cent a year for the last five years . |
| 5 | ‘ You look like Marie when you do that . ’ |
| 6 | I suspect that I am not the only hon. Member in the Chamber with a sense of de ja vu when we debate European affairs . |
| 7 | ‘ Early statements of the model ( e.g. , Marslen-Wilson & Welsh ( 1978 ) ) assert that candidates drop out of the pool of word-candidates when they do not fit the specifications of context , in the same way as when they do not fit the accumulating sensory input . |
| 8 | You might have an animated kangaroo as a cursor , the sound of a horse when you open up your word processor , and the sound of bursting bubbles when the screen saver comes on , for example . |
| 9 | You might have an animated kangaroo as a cursor , the sound of a horse when you open up your word processor , and the sound of bursting bubbles when the screen saver comes on , for example . |
| 10 | Dr Chris Wells , director of one of Europe 's largest pain clinics at Liverpool 's Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery , says many people lie down in the dark and withdraw from circulation when they have a bad headache . |
| 11 | Full details of this scheme will be given to fans when they book their places for the trip . |
| 12 | ‘ Kristian is very good with fans when they see him the street and ask him for autographs . |
| 13 | ‘ I am not sure whether I will get a hot reception from the fans when I run out at Ayresome Park . |
| 14 | They have no partner with whom to face middle or old age , or who will provide stability and companionship when they need it . |
| 15 | Mummy when we take it out and can we play that other game ? |
| 16 | Mummy when you come back in can I put |
| 17 | Well you tell Mummy when you need to wo n't you ? |
| 18 | JG BALLARD ( writer ) : ‘ It 's been suggested that women will be keen to dispense with the penis when they find an imaginary substitute within virtual reality . |
| 19 | ‘ 'T IS easy enough to pick a lock when you know how . ’ |
| 20 | We may speculate that GPs may become less willing to maintain the very elderly on their lists when they have to provide care within a specified cash-limited budget . |
| 21 | At home , women may have all the rights they could want on paper , but they often vanish in a cloud of prejudice when you try to put them into practice ! |
| 22 | It makes me so cross when I see so much imported fruit and vegetables in the shops when we have as good , if not better English produce on hand . |
| 23 | since you done it we 've been looking in jewellers ' shops when I go , I go up town twice a week with her , you know , carry all the bags , and er we 're looking in the jewellers ' shop and some old , some lady stood there and , she were looking I says , come on they do n't wear marriage ri , wedding rings there ! |
| 24 | I like to understand the meanings of words and always refer to a dictionary when I come on a new word . |
| 25 | I reach for the dictionary when I want to know how I should use it . |
| 26 | I mean they do n't ask your religion when they go |
| 27 | for wool when we 've got so many |
| 28 | This is easily done by using a carbon when you write out the list , removing the language helper 's copy before you fill in the words in your transcription . |
| 29 | DUNCAN FERGUSON and Scott Booth will this afternoon get the opportunity to justify Craig Brown 's opinion that they are full internationalists of the future when they team up for the first time in Scotland 's Under-21 side . |
| 30 | AIRCRAFT unions will this morning seek assurances about their future when they meet American buyers of the 125 business jet . |