Example sentences of "but when [pron] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But when they try goat meat they like it .
2 Right Next Door , Not The Hurting Kind and Looking Out The Window all show the band at their best but when they move up-tempo , the problems start .
3 Most of the time I was able to keep control of my emotions , but when we had sex the control loosened and the anger started to come through .
4 She says the setting is lovely , but when we saw hime at the Albert Hall he was superb — he 's not as good this evening .
5 Today there are other causes for a decline but when it happens unemployment spreads in the same way , from one industry to another .
6 But when it comes time to play live the old equipment is ridiculous .
7 But when I became spokesman in opposition myself and he was the Foreign Secretary and we were sparring partners again , I made a nice remark about him and he said it was like being nuzzled by an old ram .
8 But when I see Mama and I tell her , she wo n't mind . ’
9 But when you have blood on the walls is n't that the sign of a real political party ?
10 The more money you invest , the greater your chances of wining , but when you enter football pools you should be quite aware that the total amount of stake money that 's returned to you in prizes is rather small .
11 Surgery carried out on Sept. 11 revealed that he had prostate cancer , but when he left hospital on Sept. 16 he declared that he saw no reason to retire early .
12 But when he sailed Mom was with him — no dispute about that is there ?
13 He felt Bully Boy had set out too quickly , but when he asked Market Leader to quicken in the back straight he got no response .
14 But when he became leader of the Unionist Party , he also became the target for accusations of vacillating leadership .
15 Joey 's used to dealing with difficult customers , but when he comes face to face with a gun-toting angry young man , it takes all his soothing charm to save the day .
16 But when he needed help they just turned away . ’
17 He looked tired and drawn and her heart went out to him , but when he caught sight of Belinda the smile was back on his face .
18 But when someone has AIDS , he or she may be unwell from a number of illnesses because the body 's defence or immune system is not working properly and can not fight infections .
19 Her current job is marketing controller for South East sales region , but when she left University she at first had no idea what she wanted to do .
20 But when she broke surface it became evident that she had mislaid two thirds of her costume .
21 A similar dazzling double-take is achieved by Moira , who works as a secretary in a big office and wears bog-standard floral Laura Ashley trousers and cotton jumpers like the rest of us , but when she leaves work pulls on a very old duffle coat — white at the seams , so old that it ca n't be accidental — which screams out , ‘ I am an intellectual , actually .
22 Both girls thought she was joking at first but when she recounted word for word the interview she had had with Moran they exploded into wild laughter .
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