Example sentences of "when you [be] [prep] " in BNC.

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31 This feature is also useful for keeping things in view when you 're on unsteady ground .
32 The many automatic SLRs on the market make it that much easier to capture wildlife when you 're on the hoof .
33 You 've got to push down on the bike to get your seating right so when you 're on the throttle it 's all hooked up together .
34 You lose a lot of friends , though , when you 're on opiates .
35 I spend a lot on shoes ; it 's worth it when you 're on your feet so much . "
36 And coming off valium was a lot harder because you do n't realize that when you 're on it you ca n't get back off it again .
37 Maybe you hear the gas bottle explode a couple of minutes and a couple of miles later , when you 're on the loch-side road heading away , but it 's blowing quite hard by then and you 're not sure .
38 You know , boy , when you 're on the marsh alone at night , you imagine all kinds of things , voices calling , guns firing , soldiers marching !
39 Are you frightened when you 're on the phone ?
40 Well I suppose so yeah cos when you 're on supplementary benefit
41 Sometimes I get very cross with the patients , sometimes they , when you 're on call , they ring you up at three in the morning and say they 're constipated !
42 Q Are you happy with the way you look when you 're on TV ?
43 ‘ Very useful things , ladders , especially when you 're on the top of one — there 's nowhere for you to run , which I get the feeling you are contemplating , and I think even you are n't callous enough to push me off backwards . ’
44 I mean when you 're on picket line it 's very depressing it 's very heart breaking unless you get some comedian or something you know it gets er y you do n't know what to do with yourself and perhaps they 'd been taking pots of this paint I 'm not saying .
45 When you 're on the ship you need a mask , goggles and even full breathing gear if you 're on board long , particularly if you 're down wind of the loading spout .
46 Christmas shopping is n't the same when you 're on your own .
47 ’ Most of the guys are quite tiddled , and when you 're on the screen all they want is to get their hands in your knickers and pinch your bum .
48 That does n't there 's when you 're off duty it 's great but when you 're on duty it 's different .
49 When you 're on your own you will thrive in it , it 's a really good feeling .
50 Can I just mention that nobody 's read that but you 'll see the last sentence says that whatever you put on that tape the dictionary keep the copyright you see and that 's all right when you 're on conversations , but if you were to read in an and it was a short story , if that 's you know i if they reserve
51 Remind me not to need stitching when you 're on duty . ’
52 When you 're on stage you are . ’
53 I think it 's easier to get them when you 're on the phone .
54 Especially when you 're on the receiving end of some vicious spin served up by some of the countries top competitors .
55 When you 're on the road to Wembley there 's always a song and a new suit … for the fans …
56 Rugby in the mud is no fun , especially when you 're on the losing side , yet again .
57 I think having a car you do make more unnecessary journeys — when you 're on a bike or public transport you really have to plan well ahead .
58 ‘ Like Frances , who has a family , I 'd like to spend a bit more time at home , ’ he said , ‘ for I have a lot of material on tape and you ca n't write songs when you 're on the road .
59 It pays when you 're on dole ma .
60 he says no I ca n't , it 's a special and when you 're on holiday it 's different you can sit down and enjoy it
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