Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [verb] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when I inquired about this I was told : ‘ they belt the kid later , in private ’ . |
| 2 | And when I ask about their installed base they change the subject . ’ |
| 3 | Oh no , I mean , when I , when I ask about . |
| 4 | Now the mix-up we had yesterday , er on a lot of aggro when I got about this dust extract system one line three . |
| 5 | when I speak about it I get so upset that they 've got three or four and they ca n't ! |
| 6 | Anyway , I told Adele that what happened was , about what you said to me when I go about sort it out . |
| 7 | Oh it said in the , in the book when I read about it , it said it had green flowers , you say is that green flowers |
| 8 | When I write about secondary education , then , in the following pages , I shall have in mind comprehensive schools . |
| 9 | I had planned an early night , but when I heard about the disco , I decided a visit to the Club 's hairdresser and a night on the dance floor would be much more enjoyable ! |
| 10 | When I heard about the business of measuring and weighing I realised that all the care and effort I had put into keeping my secret had probably been a complete waste of time . |
| 11 | When I heard about Elsie 's foot I decided that I wanted to write about her to explore how she coped with her disability . |
| 12 | When I heard about his trial I could n't stop shaking . ’ |
| 13 | But when I heard about the examination being restored , I just wanted to try . |
| 14 | ‘ I lost mine when I heard about Rosie , ’ Carmen replied . |
| 15 | When I heard about your marriage I felt so useless and rejected . |
| 16 | But when I heard about the murder I wondered just the same thing . ’ |
| 17 | and so when I heard about taking on girls again , on the railway |
| 18 | For these reasons when I heard about the work of Earthwatch I wanted to find out more about it . |
| 19 | We had a date for this afternoon but when I heard about Francis it seemed the decent thing to postpone the arrangement . |
| 20 | He said last night : ‘ I was surprised when I heard about this but very pleased . |
| 21 | The children — that 's what I told myself when I thought about it . |
| 22 | Nor did I when I thought about it . |
| 23 | When I thought about it clearly I could n't see myself in that role . ’ |
| 24 | I mean , ’ he stammered , ‘ when I asked about the funeral , you looked shocked and grieved . |
| 25 | Is he aware that , when I asked about the growth in employment in south Derbyshire recently , I was told that figures were available only until 1989 , that they are collected only once every six years and that figures for self-employment are collected only once every 10 years ? |
| 26 | When I asked about local amnesties , I was told : ’ It is for chief officers of police to consider whether offering opportunities for disposing of offensive weapons would be a worthwhile crime prevention initiative in their own force area . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ So that , when he 'd done it , nobody would believe me when I said about us getting married . |
| 28 | ‘ Caro , when I said about helping — I did n't mean- ’ Carolyn ignored her . |
| 29 | This meant that I could n't lead my own life at all ; when I complained about this to my husband he laughed it off . |
| 30 | When I spoke about this problem to my parents-in-law they only laughed . |