Example sentences of "[conj] when he want [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 2,000 home-grown carnations in his garden , it is n't surprising that when he wants to please his wife , Mr John Tholen says it with flowers . |
| 2 | There , whilst waiting , he had made the mistake of sitting down , and now discovered to his chagrin that when he wanted to stand again his legs would not respond . |
| 3 | A playwright once responded to someone who asked him about the message of his play that when he wanted to send messages he did so by telegram . |
| 4 | Sebastian was the best lover I 've ever had , and when he wanted to start this stuff — well , I thought , what the hell ? |
| 5 | And when he wanted to get some when he 's old enough for money There must be as well as around some fifty now . |
| 6 | When he speaks an aside to us , in his own person , it is in verse : He continues in their prose , but when he wants to express his respect for them and offer his services , he moves up to verse : ‘ I 'll show thee the best springs ; I 'll pluck thee berries ; /I 'll fish for thee , and get thee wood enough ’ ( 160f . ) . |
| 7 | I was better at maths and science and practical things — you only had to show him a lathe in the metal workshop for him to pretend he had a fainting fit but when he wanted to beat me , he beat me . |