Example sentences of "when [pers pn] be [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I was told that I 'd have to share a kitchen and bathroom with strangers I could n't help thinking how this would astound the people at home , how they would snort with laughter at the idea that this could really happen in England , mother of civilization . |
| 2 | Flying and owning a rare World War Two aircraft is a serious business , although the funny side of life does occasionally come to light , as Lindsey related to FlyPast : ‘ I was preparing to fly to an airshow , when I was told that the fuel bowser at Duxford had somehow got water in it , rendering the fuel useless . |
| 3 | Yeah well changes platforms of all these trains , anyway after a bit we decided that the Redditch train was going to come in before the train , so , er they did n't change it to say it was n't going to Redditch cos once when I was doing that they said to me , the lad was it , because it 's not to ready to change that time , you would n't matter , cos oh there 's people here waiting to go to Redditch , change it , so he said oh anyway it came , the twelve six came all the young folks going to you should of seen the number that had got off |
| 4 | on the afternoon , but I wi when I 'm doing that I will check up about the tea urn and |
| 5 | So you must remember if you ever put any lettering on when you 're printing that you must write it backwards . |
| 6 | Cos that 's when , when , when we get to that nearer the date , we could , we could just , you know , when you 're confirmed that you 've been booked and you 're definitely going , erm we could look at the finances and see how much we could afford to , to give , erm , something to each person to help with , eit either with the accommodation or , or the transport . |
| 7 | the first bit yeah you 're remembering the last bit when you 're remembering that you 've forgot the first bit . |
| 8 | Demoralising as the threat of redundancy may be , therefore , all is not necessarily lost even when you are told that you are among those who will have to leave . |
| 9 | that 's another story with a an unusual ending cos I 'd have thought when you were saying that he was n't that he did n't give them the |
| 10 | you you talk er you know , when you were saying that you 'd erm you 'd sold an endless succession of of things , wh wh when you bought things , er you know when when you were married , it was there always that element in it that it was here for a just |
| 11 | He said : ‘ What is the housewife going to do when she is told that the price of her electricity has now reached 10 pence per unit . |
| 12 | The duchess flew into a rage when she was told that the Queen had person ally ruled that she and children Beatrice and Eugenie should stay at Wood Farm on the edge of salt marshes in the village of Wolferton , Norfolk . |
| 13 | She had assumed , when she was told that Mills ' murder had been checked thoroughly for any spying connections , that the enquiry had at least had the semblance of efficiency , if not diligence . |
| 14 | And charity does seem to be relevant , when we 're hearing that people now , in our own time are really in a an awful state in parts of the world . |
| 15 | Now I I construe that , the way that 's constructed to mean that er when we 're say that the tide had turned against new settlements , as some districts were doing at the time this came out . |
| 16 | Thus , when we are told that everything is ‘ OK ’ we prefer to believe that this is so , although what people say can often contain far deeper and more subtle feelings and personal emotions . |
| 17 | Likewise the subject in the second example is the lady in the fur hat , and it remains that even when we are told that she is first in some set other than that of ladies in fur hats . |
| 18 | Shaun Spencer , prosecuting , said : ‘ It was a complete bombshell when we were informed that the officer had , for a number of months , an affair with the defendant 's former wife . |
| 19 | In the spring we were all working hard to prepare for the June exams , when we were told that for that year , because of the war , examinations would be abolished . |
| 20 | Yes of course maybe play acting when they 're doing that they 're more conscious of the way they 're speaking and they probably want to make it right with what they think it should be . |
| 21 | Sometimes historians assume when they are writing that this context already exists in the mind of the reader ( e.g. that you are familiar with a particular person or idea ; that you have background knowledge of a topic ) . |
| 22 | Especially when they are tipped that it was you who topped him . ’ |
| 23 | They left when they were assured that no eviction would take place until alternative accommodation had been found for the family . |
| 24 | Ministers believed the same , asserting as had been asserted when they were created that they were in some way different from the universities . |
| 25 | TWO TURKS who sold kidneys for transplants in London were in so much pain when they were discharged that one had to carry the other out of the hospital , the General Medical Council 's disciplinary committee heard yesterday . |
| 26 | It came as some surprise to the board when they were informed that , although it seemed unreasonable for them to have to know what was going on , they could be made liable for the damage . |
| 27 | Mm , mm its one of the great arguments from the old fashioned sort of religion , that you could turn , you could definitely turn to people and say why are you leaning on me so hard , for all this to fought , you ought to be reading your bible , saying your prayers , going to church and getting in touch with the boss why I laughed when they were saying that Terry Waite would need counselling , I bet that Terry Waite was praying his head off and he 'd memorised masses of the bible which he would be reciting to himself probably set himself two o'clock every afternoon , I remember what I can , book of you know I do n't suppose he 'd needed any counselling , he 'd probably do better counselling other people . |
| 28 | When they were told that he was still at lunch , Morton thought that Bragg would explode , but he controlled himself and settled for a middle-aged assistant . |
| 29 | It was also reported that another four deputies had resigned their seats when they were told that they would be identified by the commission . |
| 30 | She was with the family when they were told that his body had been found and has tried to help them through their grief . |