Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [am/are] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I am fishing on my own I only weigh them straight away if they appear to be over 9lb , and leave the weighing until I pack in if they appear to be less . |
| 2 | For instance , when I am sitting on this chair , how do you want me to appear ? etc. , etc . ’ |
| 3 | At least not when I 'm passing on that cost to you the users and as any cost increase will decrease the use of further track closures will follow . |
| 4 | Well that 's why now I 'm glad when I 'm come on this diet that I can fill his |
| 5 | But , I 've had them on buses several times just when I , when I 'm going on a bus . |
| 6 | I 'm not quite sure when I 'm going on mine that 's the problem |
| 7 | When I 'm standing on my own carpet I feel like you do when you come back from holiday . |
| 8 | And why do reception staff often ask if I 've stayed with them before when I 'm booked on a regular customer discount ? |
| 9 | Erm the point which I do n't think I a quite adequately covered , erm Alan mentioned it did you not , in relation to where you give a signal , erm th the h new Highway Code makes a slight variation in relation to where you should give the signal when you 're exiting on the roundabout . |
| 10 | This ingenious device ensures power is switched off whenever the bulb is removed so there 's no risk of electrocution — a comforting thought when you 're balanced on a stool , fitment in one hand and replacement bulb in the other . |
| 11 | And not only that when you 're getting on a like like |
| 12 | When , when you 're speaking on radio , are you , are you representing all those organizations at the same time ? |
| 13 | Perhaps when you 're raised on the Essex-London borders and your dad , brothers and uncles all ( that 's all ) work as chartered accountants in Chingford , it 's easy to develop a sense of life 's absurdity . |
| 14 | Realistic — i.e. not ‘ spend all my holidays in Hawaii ’ when you 're living on a low income . |
| 15 | What is more or less manageable on an average wage , like paying the TV licence or buying shoes , causes a major cash flow crisis when you 're living on supplementary benefit . |
| 16 | And meanwhile we 'll keep going you know and er and do what we have to do which is to make sure that when they get dow when they get round to that table sitting down that well certainly the the quarry men are not gon na be hungry if if you know what I mean I mean they they gon na sit there with full bellies in a sense that they 're not gon na be starved back and I mean th that sounds rather dramatic and a cliched but I mean when you 're living on the bread line and expecting money from week to week I mean that 's what it 's all about is n't it you know and and the food parcel . |
| 17 | At least when you 're knitting on the bigger gauges you have fewer rows to knit than on a fine or standard gauge . |
| 18 | So again can you see you have other people to consider if you 've partners , but that 's one of the difficulties of having a partner , but then again think , if you do n't have a partner , that 's worse cos you 've nobody to communicate with , nobody to shout at , nobody to organize or organize you , er nobody ready made to go out with , you 've got it all to do yourself because your number one requirement when you 're left on your own is to get the company and the activity , whereas if you , if you are er living with a person then at least a certain amount of that is ready to hand . |
| 19 | on studying and when you 're concentrating on working . |
| 20 | The trouble is you can make , there 's a lot of people , it 's very easy when you 're concentrating on what you 're going to do next , you forget the colour you 're playing . |
| 21 | The gull wing doors which are unique to the TB range — and decidedly difficult to open when you 're standing on the wing — provide good access once you 're used to them and must be the easiest escape routes around in light aviation if there is a mishap . |
| 22 | ( When you 're playing on any of those , the NCC notes that bunkers are popular with reptiles such as slow worms , lizards and snakes . |
| 23 | Well you , you always do on yours when you 're recording on our er set do n't you ? |
| 24 | " Those papers are alright to read when you 're sitting on the toilet , but not for the financial news , " he once shouted . |
| 25 | Writing is n't usually a social activity , except when you 're working on exercises together in a writers ' group — and even then you 'll find that you do most of your writing alone , in whatever space and time you can carve out for yourself . |
| 26 | When you 're working on a specific site , the lie of the land can really animate the sculpture . |
| 27 | Always a big help when you 're working on the Continent . ’ |
| 28 | When you 're working on your own it is dangerous to allow the class to split when branching decisions have to be made : it creates considerable organisational problems and diffuses the drama because of the split focus . |
| 29 | when you 're sat on your own for hours and hours and hours |
| 30 | TIP : When you 're putting on your bra , bend forward so that your breasts fall snuggly into the cups . |