Example sentences of "when [noun sg] be on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaning against a Cas. wall when Sister was on the bridge was asking for an explosion . |
| 2 | Where is the benefit in not raping when rape is on the cards , not killing when killing can be done ? |
| 3 | It does piss you off admittedly when scum are on so much , and I 've a sneaking feeling that Leeds have still not been forgiven in some parts of the press for being close enough to sneak the title when scum fucked up ( due to Fuckerson 's crap team selection ) . |
| 4 | They predicted that when a subject 's attention was on the actor a situation would be described using an active , whereas when attention was on the acted-upon ( the recipient of action ) , greater use would be made of the passive . |
| 5 | Tea , like breakfast , was taken with Nannie when Mademoiselle was on holiday — Nannie was not really Nannie for a great big girl of eight . |
| 6 | There was no doubt a certain amount of wishful thinking in these common beliefs that gang fights represented some kind of scaled-down patriotism , but Britain 's military preoccupations were never too far out of sight when Hooliganism was on the agenda , involving reversals such as these on the Hooligan 's worth and character . |
| 7 | ‘ When Sugar was on its way to Revigny , an enemy fighter was observed closing rapidly at 2,000 yards range . |