Example sentences of "when they be not [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Skimming along the water-front with the peculiarly flat ride jeeps give when they 're not lurching on one wheel over lumpy terrain . |
| 2 | When they 're not watching TV — 99 per cent admitted watching the box every night — over half those questioned said their only exercise was to take the occasional stroll . |
| 3 | That is , when they 're not watching themselves in the mirrors , making sure that they are still up to the mark . |
| 4 | I give them extra food when they 're not flying , because there , s no need to keep them even slightly hungry . |
| 5 | When they 're not debating matters of national and international importance , MPs also try to help their constituents , or indeed , anyone else with a problem . |
| 6 | ‘ If they succeed as well as they did when they 're not trying to kill you , what might n't they achieve if they decide they do want to ? |
| 7 | When they 're not listening . " |
| 8 | I do n't think I like to see women dancing at all when they 're not hopping they 're undulating . ’ |
| 9 | Breathing fumes over patients when they 're not feeling well and nauseated and then they get this of garlic . |
| 10 | Anybody in any walk of life knows how they feel when they 're not doing their jobs properly . ’ |
| 11 | It 's probably where the expression ‘ work like a dog ’ was born ; no wonder they shuffle under the shearing sheds and grab as much sleep as they can when they 're not clambering over sheep 's backs or kicking up the fine , red dust . |
| 12 | If their work is seasonal , do n't forget to change them back to a standard adult food ( so-called ‘ maintenance food ’ ) when they 're not working . |
| 13 | She deals with the many administrative jobs , thus giving the band time to work on their music , especially when they are not touring . |
| 14 | She also helps with the care assistants , giving them something to do when they are not dealing with me . |
| 15 | Smaller animals on the grasslands prefer to hide away when they are not feeding ; so the prairie dogs , which are rodents , live in vast , colonial underground burrows in North America ( with burrowing owls for occasional company ) , and the sousliks do the same in Asia . |
| 16 | If they withdraw their cash from a particular school or college , when they are not getting what they want , the teachers will have to respond or lose their jobs . |
| 17 | As a suggestion , could I ask you to consider whether Constabulary could share the Heather/Sally machine when they are not using it ? |
| 18 | I am convinced that zander often shoal up or gather in great numbers when they are not hunting and to come across one of these occurrences as I have done from time to time is an unbelievably exciting experience . |
| 19 | His lively and entertaining speech proved our long-held view of the sales force that when they are not annoying us , they are out playing golf ! |
| 20 | All eyes are upon her , apparently , when they are not cooing over her daughter . |
| 21 | It is not to be taken seriously — of course , electrons do not " choose " — but it is somehow irresistible for physicists to talk in this way , at least informally when they are not writing grave papers for their colleagues . |
| 22 | When they are not speaking London English , they may choose to " talk black " or " chat Patois " : but this " black " variety , as I shall show below , is focused on Jamaican Creole in particular . |
| 23 | If the order is wrong , or if the plants appear badly dried , shrivelled , broken or in similar bad condition , now is the time to say so , and not weeks later , when they are not growing well or are dead , as so many complainants do ! |
| 24 | Scotland has seven pipe and drum bands , each normally 25 or 30 strong , whose members form integral machine gun platoons when they are not playing . |
| 25 | The evangelical movement within the Church of England , from the royal proclamation of 1787 issued at the instigation of William Wilberforce , aimed at stirring up the vigilant suppression of " vice " and attacked pastimes even when they were not breaking the sabbath . |
| 26 | The result of the CAFU experiment was that the cockpit conversation between the flight crew when they were not using the intercom was crystal clear . |
| 27 | When they were not meeting they wrote long letters . |
| 28 | Martha and Tilda were in the position of having no spending money , but this was less important when they were not attending school and were spared the pains of comparison , and they felt no bitterness against their mother , because she had n't any either . |
| 29 | When they were not fighting each other , the kings and caliphs were just as likely to be seeking each other 's protection or vassalage . |