Example sentences of "[that] when you [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll have a look , but I 've had him doing actual words , like first words er , you know erm , Ben and large and in and out and just the , the easy words and Luke and his own name , so he is already got the idea that when you write a letter you ca n't just write any letter , you 've got to make letters say something either as erm , as an alphabet or in the form of words , so of course she says to , would you all like to write me a sentence , well he 's already passed that stage , he thinks himself well I ca n't write a sentence , what he knows as a sentence consists of words that make sense , so they 're all sitting there going a N , N , N , Q , R , S , N , T , T , and they 're saying a sentence like I went to the shops with my nanny , well Alex has already passed that stage , he knows that that is n't sensible , so he must of turned to her and he said , I ca n't write like that , my mummy will shout at me |
| 2 | As Representative Mo Udall has colourfully put it , ‘ It used to be that when you met a chairman in the hall you bowed low and said , hello Mr Chairman ; now when you meet a chairman in the hall he bows low . ’ |
| 3 | You will learn that when you get a bit older , my girl . ’ |
| 4 | Yeah , but not only that when you get a couple of dickheads like we had |
| 5 | Enthusiasts however , may have to be gently discouraged from making too many demands on your time and that when you ask a question you are not automatically expecting any action . |
| 6 | They show a girl who failed to understand that when you marry a man , you also marry his family and in this case a family uniquely different from any other . |
| 7 | And I just have to go to or I just have to sort of explain that when you pack a van , you do n't pack it like the advert for KitKat . |
| 8 | So that when you re-issue a procedure you , it 's clear . |
| 9 | ‘ The truth is , ’ Rosa began , in her most teacherly tones , ‘ that when you want a man , and you look around and you ca n't see the one you like , you go into the kitchen , and you take a pound of the whitest flour , a pound of the whitest sugar , a pound of the most refined fat you have , and a flask of rosewater and a handful of raisins , another of currants , half a pound of almonds ground to paste , a squeeze of lemon-juice , a pinch of cinnamon and a sprinkle of powdered clove . |
| 10 | Stanley Spencer said that when you paint a face , it 's like crawling across the landscape of that face . |
| 11 | ‘ The fact that when you have a claim you can phone up and talk to us straight away , and we will give you advice on what to do , is important too . |
| 12 | TWO MEMBERS of staff at Lincoln Turbine Service Ltd , Aberdeen , who wish to remain anonymous , are convinced that when you enter a company car , you enter the twilight zone . |
| 13 | The sad thing is that when you see a horse that is frightened of doing things or is nasty , you can often see where its willingness to please and its trust were abused as a youngster . |
| 14 | And I realized that when you record a song it 's not yours anymore , it has a life of its own . |