Example sentences of "for a [noun sg] when they " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if they thought that she was going to invite Colin and Yvonne in for a drink when they arrived they would get a shock . |
| 2 | Five students , aged about 20 , were filming the public for a project when they were approached by a man who asked to borrow the Ferguson Videostar camcorder . |
| 3 | So , the businessman goes across the road to the people running the schools , and says , ‘ These are the jobs we want filled , if you can teach the children these skills we will give them priority if they come to us for a job when they leave . ’ |
| 4 | Cobbett can himself recall the days when labourers ate bread and meat , not potatoes ; when they drank their home-brewed beer by their own fireside ; when young people could purchase decent furniture for a house when they married , without appealing to the parish for a miserable nest . |
| 5 | We tell them to be quiet because we want them to look at television , or say it 's too wet to go out for a walk when they are wanting to wear their new wellies . |