Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The cooking , which could n't be done before the day of the party , looked like an insurmountable mountain to Paige when she presented herself in the kitchen to help . |
| 32 | When she let herself into the flat , Ralph was waiting in the hall . |
| 33 | Sally-Anne , feeling that with Rose 's offer of friendship she was entering more and more into her new life , was humming ‘ Marching through Georgia ’ , and had just reached Atlanta , when she let herself into Dr Neil 's . |
| 34 | The flat seemed cold and empty when she let herself in several hours later , and discovering a message from Kelly on the answering-machine brought no respite from the depression which had settled over her like a heavy black cloud . |
| 35 | He was somewhat taken aback when we identified ourselves as Customs , muttering something about clearing customs at Poole Quay later . |
| 36 | The separation also resolves the problem of remorse when we tax ourselves about an unphilosophical action we may have taken . |
| 37 | When we present ourselves with the decision we are much more inclined to drift in a certain direction leaving ourselves the option of getting out if we find we do not like it . |
| 38 | At another level this also happens when we commit ourselves to a particular religion or ideology . |
| 39 | I knew it at once when we lost ourselves in our mutual passion . |
| 40 | Perhaps we should not be too surprised when we find ourselves in the new world of quality primary care . |
| 41 | And Proust concludes from this that erm when we believe ourselves to be in love , and I quote , ‘ the bonds between us and the other person exist in our minds only . ’ |
| 42 | When we allow ourselves to be dominated by the demands and opinions of others , our own self-esteem diminishes . |
| 43 | There may be occasions when we feel ourselves in favour of particular activities that are defined as crimes ; but that is entirely different from being in favour of crime . |
| 44 | But until lately very few people had managed to make themselves heard when they pointed out the dramatic effect of all previous philosophers having seen it as that of a man — that is , of course , not an exact reflection of what men are like , but an image of how they tend to see themselves when they contrast themselves with women . |
| 45 | The most important differences are those to be found between individuals , rather than between groups or categories This seems to imply that the one thing Shetlanders have in common is that they Are All different from one another , and that their common identity as Shetlanders is something that emerges only when they contrast themselves to people from the south . |
| 46 | Even when they apply themselves to understanding the effects of social relations on individual cognition , as with work on social identity and social representations , the patterns they describe are assumed to be based on universal properties of the human mind . |
| 47 | When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves , they are not wise . ’ |
| 48 | By way of illustration , let us take an example from the development of Newton 's theory that we have considered several times before , and consider the situation that confronted Leverrier and Adams when they addressed themselves to the troublesome orbit of the planet Uranus . |
| 49 | Those of geometer moths are coloured and patterned to look like twigs and when they hold themselves with one end in the air at exactly the same angle to a stem as other twigs springing from it , they are virtually impossible to detect . |
| 50 | Even an optimist like Alix found people depressing when they revealed themselves in this manner . |
| 51 | When they launched themselves into production in 1922 , Balcon and Saville with Woman to Woman , the story of a shell-shocked officer who comes out of amnesia to discover the truth about his sordid past , and Wilcox with two films of which the second , a florid melodrama called The Flames of Passion , was a hit , they used the same director , Graham Cutts , and judged it worthwhile incurring the expense of bringing over American stars , Betty Compson for Woman , Mae Marsh for Flames , in order to increase their films ' marquee value at home and abroad . |
| 52 | When they launched themselves into the dusk they seemed to fill the sky to the north for long minutes , and their cries reached as far as the village . |
| 53 | When they launch themselves into the air they suddenly straighten their bodies and hollow out their lower surfaces . |
| 54 | Young albatrosses on the Leeward Islands spend many days flapping their wings to exercise their muscles and develop their strength , but when they launch themselves into the air , they have to get it right first time . |
| 55 | The best kept secret of this election may be that poll tax collectors plan a massive drive to catch those who have failed to register for poll tax , or those who have registered but failed to pay it , when they present themselves at the polling booths tomorrow . |
| 56 | Josiah Wedgwood may have boasted his intent of " making such machines of men as can not err " but he could not nail his potters to the floor and was left to fume when they absented themselves for the local " wakes " . |
| 57 | Some Western reports claimed that Iraqi troops had been told that they were invading Israel and were deeply distressed when they found themselves in another Arab state . |
| 58 | What is less well documented , however , is the effect that injunctions have on people who are normally functioning well , when they find themselves in situations that are abnormally intense or challenging — like teachers in school . |
| 59 | Ministers can experience difficulty when they find themselves in a situation where refusing the baptism is their only option and parents can take grave offence . |
| 60 | The New Party made some members when they started , but when they turned themselves into the Fascist Party er they they rid of themselves of many of these er New Party peop , was in the New Party you know . |