Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] when [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I struggled on for a while , but I know my limitations when it comes to design , especially as we have grown to expect a high standard in QP . |
| 2 | Central government provides information on its activities when it publishes its various expenditure statements . |
| 3 | She almost crunches through her teeth when she says that . |
| 4 | People are sensitive to acoustic patterns impinging on their ears when someone speaks . |
| 5 | Let her parents know about her movements when she goes out at night ; she will tell them where she is and with whom , and let them know what time she 'll be home . |
| 6 | The puppets spring to their feet when anyone enters the room . |
| 7 | But frequently they appear to have taken leave of their senses when it comes to choosing the right sort of women . |
| 8 | ‘ Eric will put bums on seats , and he 'll get bums off their seats when he starts playing . |
| 9 | One of the speakers was suggesting that a proposal should be judged on its merits when it comes forward for approval to the registering authority and that if it does n't fit into the set pattern , that should n't necessarily debar it . |
| 10 | The pure pop act also has its problems when it comes to exposure . |
| 11 | Despite the availability of consumer magazines like Which ? people are still not always sure of their rights when it comes to the purchase , or indeed the sale , of goods . |
| 12 | Others match music to moods and tasks , like the listener who does her ironing to ‘ loud and rocky ’ pop , but likes classical music on her headphones when she reads . |
| 13 | He says he 's had not nearly enough sex education at school , he could n't talk to his parents about it and boys just do n't speak to their mates when it comes to something so intimate and private . |
| 14 | We sceptics when it comes to healing the world 's infirmities and redeeming its great sins . |
| 15 | He sometimes kicks his legs when he does n't know what I 'm doing . |
| 16 | The smoke fair streams from his ears when anyone mentions thee . |
| 17 | Jammy barsteward this one , always seems to land on his feet when it involves getting in free to everton away games . |
| 18 | Dropped goals from free kicks are no longer permissible ; hookers may raise their feet the moment the ball leaves the scrum-half 's hands ; and in the tackle the next player ( other than the tackler ) must be on his feet when he plays the ball . |
| 19 | The new law change for this situation , Law 18 Tackle ( 1 ) ( b ) states : ‘ After a tackle any other player must be on his feet when he plays the ball ’ . |
| 20 | Perhaps the most important law change to emphasise that rugby is played by players standing on their feet ; this season after a tackle any other player must be on his feet when he plays the ball immaterial of what distance he is away from the tackle . |
| 21 | The bed height should allow the patient to touch the floor with his feet when he sits on the side on the bed , although his hips should be slightly above the level of his knees . |
| 22 | STUART BARNES will have England and New Zealand firmly in his sights when he takes on world champions Australia at Twickenham today . |
| 23 | Manzano has drawn attention to a real difference when he says ( of both these first books ) , ‘ In general Cohen is lyrical in his writings when he refers to himself , and anarchistic when he confronts the outside world , ’ a comment which becomes more fully justified as time goes by , though Leonard 's anarchism remained personal and mainly verbal . |
| 24 | My Lord , erm those are , those are my submissions my Lord , I was going to say something about my learned friends somewhat unusual request to your Lordship to make disparaging comments in judgment about the defendants case , my learned friend wishes to make disparaging comments we save a proper place for those in his submissions when he comes to apply to strike out , or say anything about that , erm , my Lord erm perhaps erm as a , as a final point , erm Mr Bernard after having reviewed a piano recital once wrote , the only thing he enjoyed more than this directive performance was having his teeth pulled , I think your Lordship has not found that the last five and a half days are equally an under defended experience in relation to , to this mornings sir activity |
| 25 | Although the Commissioners are committed not to be swayed by the national interests of their own countries , it is clear that Sir Leon Brittan , the Competition Commissioner , has come up against stiff opposition from his colleagues when he has investigated anti-competitive behaviour in some of their countries , most recently over his veto of the Franco-Italian takeover of De Havilland in October 1991 . |
| 26 | The hon. Gentleman is merely trying to raise obscure scares about our proposals when he knows from his own visit to the association that the policy is extremely popular with all the principals and that his statement — that the colleges would be given back to his friends in Labour councils — was greeted with widespread dismay there . |
| 27 | ‘ And if you keep both feet in you 've more chance of dropping back into the chair on your knees when it tries to flip , ready for it to whip back the other way , ’ says Birchall . |
| 28 | If you do n't get rid of acid you know what it does to even metal , if it sits on metal it eats through it , so you imagine what it does to your bones when it sits on them . |