Example sentences of "a [noun sg] when [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew Cissie well enough to recognise a ruse when she saw one . |
| 2 | It did n't never have a jinx when I had it . |
| 3 | However , there are a number of these bureau who insist on advertising the fact that they have a typesetter when they do n't . |
| 4 | They have a function when they focus attention on the object of the verb . |
| 5 | In such a case when you act for a building society-mortgagee , therefore , you will hand over an undertaking to the buyer 's conveyancer , undertaking forthwith to redeem the mortgage and to send the redeemed mortgage or ( as the case may be ) LR form 53 to the other side . |
| 6 | But we could n't add to our early goal and just lost our shape a bit when they came back at us . |
| 7 | As always , Ideal Constitutions for Ireland must wobble a bit when they come to Ulster . |
| 8 | Mind you , this fellow jibbed a bit when they offered him two hundred to knock off a bloke who would n't play along with them , but not for long . |
| 9 | It makes me seethe a bit when they say ‘ You do n't work here , do you ? ’ |
| 10 | She came to for a bit when we brought her into the light , but I had difficulty following what she said . |
| 11 | Er I think she was erm dithering a bit when we saw her was n't she . |
| 12 | There 's a few knots in it and it hurts a bit when she tugs the comb , but I do n't say nothing . |
| 13 | In the evening Gloria cried a bit when she came home . |
| 14 | But the cook was in fine form and they seemed to be thawing a bit when I left them chattering away in Greek with Denholm sitting among them and not understanding a word they were saying . |
| 15 | ‘ That 's why I cried a bit when I scored , because I knew how much it meant to them . |
| 16 | I snorted a bit when I read that . |
| 17 | backward a bit when you walked |
| 18 | Our source on the Pinnacle Data Systems story a fortnight ago ( UX No 392 ) was stretching things a bit when he described the five-year-old Columbus , Ohio firm as a $40m outfit : a Dun & Bradstreet report on them projects their sales at $5m . |
| 19 | I wanted to be a winner when I played football and I still do as a manager . ’ |
| 20 | He was going like a winner when he came to the third from home , fell and broke a leg . |
| 21 | A police spokesman said : ‘ The woman and a colleague , recently joined and under instruction , were answering a call to a burglary when they came across the incident involving a taxi driver and his fare . |
| 22 | The exception is a Warwickshire shopping centre where they look at a peacock when they want to know the time . |
| 23 | Since this news broke , I have been subjected to numerous snide remarks concerning my ability to spot a footballer when I see one . |
| 24 | ‘ You ca n't be a footballer when you grow up and the girls ’ toilets are messy . ’ |
| 25 | It is normal not only for stallions to seek mares , but for a mare when she comes into season to seek a stallion . |
| 26 | For example it monitors driving times and can tell a driver when he needs to take a break . |
| 27 | Another novelty is the secure access feature , which prompts you for a password when it auto-answers an incoming data . |
| 28 | If you hear a beep when you press one of these arrow keys then there are no more records to be found . |
| 29 | Also college lecturers tended to be more enthusiastic about a course when they had participated in its development . |
| 30 | It is important to recognise that this should not be an absolute proscription : some fine writers of English use and at the beginning of a sentence when it suits their purposes , e.g. : |