Example sentences of "to [be] there when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will you help us to be there when they need us ? |
| 2 | Mrs Goodhaven went to a committee meeting , then home in time to be there when you telephoned . |
| 3 | He would like to be there when they shot the bastard . |
| 4 | One way to endure severe abuse is not to be there when it happens . |
| 5 | One solution is never to leave your home unoccupied again , but if you ca n't face life without holidays you could pay someone to be there when you are n't . |
| 6 | After he had rung off Lewis considered informing the police , he thought this might be his duty , but on the other hand he did not want the police actually to be there when Adam arrived . |
| 7 | As she sorted through the family heirlooms in the 29-bedroom Victorian mansion in preparation , Betty said : ‘ I do n't want to be there when people are prying into my private belongings . |
| 8 | And you went to school in the morning but never knew whether your house was going to be there when you got home for dinner or whether you 'd still have a mum and dad and |
| 9 | You wanted to be there when he found the box , your arrival was nothing to do with Barbara Coleman going home . ’ |
| 10 | and bolt that one because I do n't want anybody to be there when I get back . |
| 11 | Marion whispered and turned away because she could n't bear to be there when something died , when all the love that she had bottled up inside herself evaporated like liquid left out in the sun . |
| 12 | Alexandra talked to her when she wanted it , read to her when she wished , and while she slept in the daytime , sat and did the household correspondence , knowing Aunt Emily liked her to be there when she woke . |
| 13 | ‘ I could have arranged to be there when he called … none of this would have happened if I 'd been there to take care of her . ’ |
| 14 | I want to be there when you find the others . ’ |
| 15 | A pensioner walking his dog on the other side of the street quickened his pace , obviously not wanting to be there when the men in white coats came for me . |
| 16 | Father did n't like me to be there when Diggs came and , anyway , I still had a couple of Poles to check before the sun went down . |
| 17 | And , our research shows that the audience wants their news to be there when they want it — to cover major events when they happen — or to give an update on whatever is new that hour . |
| 18 | ‘ What 's more , I intend to hire a live-in nanny to give me a hand and to be there when I ca n't . |
| 19 | ‘ I want to be there when Lina introduces Mrs Richards to old Freitas . ’ |
| 20 | You just have to be there when he needs you , for practical as well as emotional help . |