Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb base] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( When I speak of the value of the whole , I mean what Moore calls its value on the whole , that is the values of its parts plus its value as a whole . ) |
| 2 | For when I speak of the community being faithful to its own principles I do not mean its conventional or popular morality , the beliefs and convictions of most citizens . |
| 3 | Already this freedom has benefited him , and when I know of the good I have done him , I feel that freedom is the only way to greater purity … |
| 4 | I have no doubt that dedicated woodturners everywhere would scoff at the idea of engineers ' lathes being used for woodturners , but when I think of the various moulds and patterns I have made over the years with comparative ease but which due to their intricacies could only have been made with extreme difficulty on a wood lathe — if at all . |
| 5 | When I think of the hours of weeding it saves , it appears nothing but beautiful to me . |
| 6 | I always come back to the Stones when I think of The Smiths , because of the camp , but mainly because of the way each band illuminates their era for us . |
| 7 | When I think of the schema of oases , I see the images of Gide . |
| 8 | When I think of the abuse I gave you … ‘ |
| 9 | Even now I am ashamed when I think of the night I ‘ let fly ’ to one of our best auxiliary nurses who had come to ask me to help when I was just going off duty . |
| 10 | When I think of the hours and hours spent rewinding wool during my machine knitting life — why , I could have knitted dozens of garments . |
| 11 | When I think of the trouble you caused because you could n't keep your private parts to yourself ! |
| 12 | The later history of the Daily Express suggests not : when the Express became hostile in the 1920s , Younger raged " when I think of the large sum of money this office has put into that gutter print it makes my blood boil " . |
| 13 | We all know how the week runs away with official interviews and calls , and how difficult it is to remember all the people with whom you ought to keep in touch , but when I think of the number of things which people of different types , like Lady Londonderry and Lady St Helier and others , have got settled by letting people meet at the dinner table , I despair of a man who never sees even those who have been longest in office on any occasion . |
| 14 | Goodness when I think of the moving they must have done , the trunks they must have packed . |
| 15 | ‘ When I think of the past , ’ she said , ‘ I see what I want to see . ’ |
| 16 | But when I think of the trouble she 's caused ! ’ |
| 17 | I bow my head in shame when I think of the countries we 've looted and the people we 've subjugated . |
| 18 | ‘ And when I think of the Third-World mothers who do n't even have a roof , and who still manage to love and care for their children , it 's very humbling . |
| 19 | Gosh — when I think of the meals I 've cooked — ’ |
| 20 | When I think of the misery , the frustration and the anger caused to my constituents on the east Suffolk line , I despair . |
| 21 | When I think of the trauma you were in eight months ago … |
| 22 | ‘ Cristo , when I think of the money I spent on detectives … ’ |
| 23 | When I think of the difference between Carla and Neil Neil does n't really want to do anything ! |
| 24 | I laughed when I read of the things which they considered important : political creeds , literary cliques , careerist intrigues . |
| 25 | Remember George Seawright when you speak of the brave , |
| 26 | Remember George Seawright when you speak of the brave , |
| 27 | Calvin Mark Lee , from his new record company , donated posters for us to sell at the festival and he was extremely rude to Calvin , which is very strange when you think of the lyrics to ‘ Memory Of A Free Festival ’ which he wrote after the event : ‘ I kissed a lot of people that day ’ . |
| 28 | When you think of the adverts for tampons and towels , you can see why girls feel such a mixture of pride and shame . |
| 29 | Now when you think of the comparatively small measurement of a single limb , the inch loss is truly amazing . |
| 30 | When you think of the people you adore there are usually moments you can choose — afternoons , whole weeks , perhaps — when they are at their best , when youth and wisdom , beauty and poise combine perfectly . |