Example sentences of "when they be at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sweet and juicy when they 're at perfection . |
| 2 | ‘ And you know the two foresters who live here in the village : they 're fine when they 're at home , but when they go to the village they 're responsible for , in Dolpo , I bet they carry on like all the others do , terrorizing people . |
| 3 | Who the 'ell are they , when they 're at 'ome ? ’ |
| 4 | Seventy-two per cent of the men in our sample say they fantasize about someone they have n't slept with , and 32% of them find their thoughts turning to sex when they 're at work . |
| 5 | Thirty-five per cent of men , feel most masculine when they 're at work , especially richer men , those enjoying the most sexual activity and those who regularly cheat on their partners . |
| 6 | But today 's alert suggests Serbian rebels may now be prepared to fire on Hercules planes when they 're at their most vunerable , as they taxi in the airport perimeter . |
| 7 | Well it is n't only that I mean er we do n't provide the food when they 're at home , do we ? |
| 8 | when they 're at school |
| 9 | have n't , Leicester never do well when they 're at , if they go away , if they play away , if they go right down South or if they go right up North they 'll get beaten every time |
| 10 | when they 're at home |
| 11 | I mean if obviously the child is reacting in some way or feels that they ca n't even relax when they 're at home , erm then someone 's overstepped the mark . |
| 12 | We find that it is every bit as effective as the natural service , in fact , though I have n't seen the figures , it might just be slightly better because the mares are inseminated when they are at their most receptive . ’ |
| 13 | A freezer should be there for you to maximise on your budget by storing economically prepared foods such as soups and stews , and for storing either your own garden produce or purchases of vegetables and fruits when they are at their cheapest . |
| 14 | When you think of the people you adore there are usually moments you can choose — afternoons , whole weeks , perhaps — when they are at their best , when youth and wisdom , beauty and poise combine perfectly . |
| 15 | There are times when the word unbelief is used to describe the doubts of those who are definitely believers but only when they are at a stage of doubting which is rationally inexcusable and well on the way to becoming fullgrown unbelief . |
| 16 | Fish need high-protein foods in warm weather , when they are at their most active , and to recover from the exhaustion of spawning . |
| 17 | It 's a job which men take on when they are at the height of their powers but all too often they have been reduced to a sickly shadow of their former self . |
| 18 | The old adage that the Irish are at their most dangerous when they are at their lowest ebb has been consigned to the dustbin as a forgotten tradition . |
| 19 | Moon 's orbit moves towards 90° to that of the Sun , when they are at quadrature , and their relative pulls , about 7 to 3 in favour of the moon , result in Neap tides , with smaller variations . |
| 20 | They will take confused or physically frail elderly people for assessment and rehabilitation when they are at their most vulnerable , maybe after a stroke or bereavement . |
| 21 | But it is also due partly to less creditable reasons : women 's wages and the benefits they can draw for their children when they are at work are generally lower here ; and day care for children is scarcer and poorer than in many other countries . |
| 22 | Young babies inflict substantial disruption on their mother 's sleep in their first three months of life , when they are at their most dependent , when the mother 's judgement and good temper are most important . |
| 23 | Children must meet safe males when they are at their most vulnerable , not just in passing . |
| 24 | I do not see how the Asian and West Indian pupils that I am responsible for can take on English behaviour for half a day when they are at school and change to their culture when they are at home . |
| 25 | Now , when they are at pensionable age , their pension is much below that of people who were fortunate enough to keep their jobs . |
| 26 | Automatic directions under RSC Ord 25 , r8 will apply to claims for provisional damages when they are at the immediate damages stage , unless the plaintiff wants to call more than two medical experts . |
| 27 | Wilson had to trot briskly , to keep up with his wife ; and he trotted responsibly , because there was no doubt that he was proud of his charge — tall and upright as a Grenadier Guard as she was , and issuing instructions in the way that I imagine a Grenadier might , so that when they were at home her voice would sometimes float right up the road and into our garden , ‘ Wilson ! |
| 28 | There were over 5,000 in the Volunteers when they were at their greatest strength and although future years were to see Glasgow regiments of men who fought and died in many lands , the old Volunteers who fought a dog and lost , were soldiers too . |
| 29 | He frequently referred to the students when they were at College , and for long after , as his ‘ children ’ . |
| 30 | Along with the Thwaites at High Birk Hatt the Fawcetts kept a neighbourly eye on the Hauxwells when they were at their most vulnerable . |