Example sentences of "when [pron] [am/are] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I thought I must join some service which is considered sufficiently hazardous , because when I am conscripted I can say I do n't wish to fight but I am ready to do my part in National Service .
2 An example of such a statement might be , " For me life simply has no meaning " , or , " Even when I am enjoying myself I often feel that I do n't belong " .
3 The answer seems to be — persons who are so closely and directly affected by my act that I ought reasonably to have them in contemplation as being so affected when I am directing my mind to the acts or omissions which are called into question . ’
4 They sleep in the same room with each other , and look beautiful when I am putting them to bed , jumping and hopping about quite naked , rejoicing in the freedom of no clothes .
5 Neighbours and friends tell me that when I am racing you can hear the noise right down the street ; it is as if I am running in Dad 's front room !
6 When I am departing she whispers ‘ Would you like to … ? ’ but I have always said ‘ no ’ .
7 I sound like , I sound like my mum and dad though when I 'm criticizing it , you know .
8 ‘ The reason that they 're sparse is because when I 'm singing it 's kind of hard to be very rhythmic , so it 's the voice first and the guitar parts fitting around that , with the whole thing being locked together by a pretty solid and very basic groove . ’
9 But er when I 'm gone it 's too late .
10 He says to me when I 'm helping him to learn this rubbish : ‘ It 's not true , is it Grandad ? ’
11 I usually work him in for an hour , but when I 'm riding him around in the arena before the bell goes , I 'm still thinking , ‘ How on earth am I going to get this thing up the centre line ? ’ because he 's gawping at everything , but then I give him a jolly good boot and we get on with it … ’
12 It 's just there it after like when I 'm resting it aches
13 When I 'm reading it I feel you ca n't fault the philosophy .
14 ‘ I 'm always happier when I 'm wearing something that covers my behind ’ Shirlie
15 ‘ Yes , she particularly likes to lie on my lap when I 'm wearing it , ’ said Sophia , examining the skirt of the dress .
16 So when I 'm knitting I will add a stitch each side for the seam if necessary , so that I do n't lose any of the pattern .
17 For example , I 'm careful about using certain words , like ‘ frequency ’ , with younger audiences , when I 'm telling them about the owl 's unusual ‘ lopsided ’ hearing .
18 I made four locks for the gates on Lord 's cricket ground er and when I 'm telling you this , and practically without exception , they must 've er got to know me and they come for what they wanted .
19 When I 'm complaining I might just as well
20 when I 'm watching it .
21 Oh , I always wonder about that , I never know whether it 's correct I mean it certainly sounds better as you said , she did n't take her hand away , but I always find that when I 'm writing something down , I 'm torn , if it 's dialogue I want to say they did n't , could n't and all things come in .
22 How can you chat about it like this when I 'm holding you and when I want to kiss you and make love to you so badly I ca n't even think of anything else ! ’
23 So , when I 'm soloing I try to take the song someplace else than where it is , and also somewhere different than where the next solo takes the next song .
24 ‘ Mister , you 're givin' me a hard time , you are , and just when I 'm thinking I 've met a real gent for a change .
25 You 're supposed to write the minutes for this meeting on the back of the agenda , now , I know very few people who ever actually do that , er , I always want to look at the agenda when I 'm taking my notes .
26 Now , you 've given me Stelazine I 'm not sure when I 'm taking it , Doctor .
27 When I 'm calling you ooh
28 It 's really out of condition at the moment because it 's permed and highlighted and when I 'm filming it gets sprayed to death so it just gets even dryer .
29 I wear a personal stereo so I do n't hear their comments , but since I sweat a lot when I 'm running I can understand that they do not like it when I get too close .
30 When I 'm stressed I get really bad nightmares .
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