Example sentences of "when [pers pn] 's not [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yasmin , who looks lovely even when she 's not trying , smiles a little sadly when she hears that . |
| 2 | My mother is a jumble-sale dresser — that is , when she 's not wearing a sari . |
| 3 | That 's like Sarah at work , I mean she leaves at twenty past five , if she thinks that , she 'll leave at ten past five I mean she thinks you 're stupid because she do n't always go but even when she 's not going she |
| 4 | When she 's not having a drink or tucking into a bag of crisps , the five month old badger cub can usually be found on the snooker table . |
| 5 | When she 's not playing war games , Marie has a job in the textile trade . |
| 6 | Tap tap tap all bloody day long , when it 's not singing or falling off its perch . |
| 7 | It 's just there to take the edge off things when it 's not settling on it 's own . |
| 8 | As Tom MacQueen himself once told me , banks will always lend you an umbrella , when it 's not raining . |
| 9 | Constant rain , and when it 's not raining it looks as if it 's about to . |
| 10 | It 's not only a working instrument but the kind of guitar that you feel like picking up and playing at any time ; when it 's not wowing the punters it will probably spend its time lying on the sofa permanently on call . |
| 11 | when it 's not changing . |
| 12 | Jackline in the , you have to do something with the comb when it 's not showing so you 've , what 's happened to the white ? |
| 13 | At times it 's a joy when it 's not happening ! |
| 14 | When he 's not zapping helmetted contestants in front of a TV camera , he 's usually to be found pumping iron in a gym somewhere . |
| 15 | In fact , the little chap positively trailblazes along walls — when he 's not bounding on his robo-legs or zooming skywards strapped to a jetpack . |
| 16 | Just higher your chariot blades on a level with his neck and drive past when he 's not looking ? but do n't tell anybody I said so . |
| 17 | When he 's not telling us his name he 's yelling ‘ yo ’ and other inane rappisms in a suitably sneering tone . |
| 18 | However when he 's not sorting out pest problems in Leeds he is treading the floorboards in many amateur theatrical productions . |
| 19 | When he 's not feeding , he 'll suck at anything else that 's available — a dummy , finger , thumb or piece of blanket . |
| 20 | They set aside a room for Howard to work in , when he 's not labouring outside with an axe or a scythe . |
| 21 | On the gravel outside stands a sleek black BMW to drive when he 's not riding one of his three £1,500 hand-made bikes . |
| 22 | Off-road riding is still the basis of his off-season training — when he 's not attending another dinner in his honour that is . |
| 23 | He works very hard and when he 's not working at his job he likes to work on the car . ’ |
| 24 | He 's in his 50s and when he 's not working , loves to brush with danger . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , Hawk — 6ft tall with a 56in chest — an inspector for Welsh Water when he 's not beating innocent victims to a pulp , spends 12 hours a week in the gym to build up those biceps . |
| 26 | ‘ What does he do with himself when he 's not pinching waitresses ? ’ asked Milton . |
| 27 | His keyboard must really hate him — when he 's not ignoring it , he 's bashing seven shades of shite out of it . |
| 28 | His keyboard must really hate him — when he 's not ignoring it , he 's bashing seven shades of shite out of it . |