Example sentences of "[noun sg] when they [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Operation Gentle Shepherd swung into action for the second time , five of the six sperm whales were coaxed by 14 rescue vessels between the islands of Swona and South Ronaldsay and were heading for the Pentland Firth when they dived beneath the waves . |
| 2 | She was still sitting motionless as a hare when they returned from the concert . |
| 3 | Connor had already prepared the way for them , and Mary was in her best dress , with baby Lilian on her lap and Danny at her side when they walked into the kitchen . |
| 4 | Bolinger points out furthermore that the use of the to infinitive after verbs of perception when they shift to the inferential sense fits into an overall pattern with the object + infinitive construction . |
| 5 | How many times have you been walking with someone who does that all the time , regardless of climatic considerations , and wanted to deliver a rabbit punch to the back of their neck when they stop for the tenth time that day and begin the ponderous unclipping of their rucksack ? |
| 6 | They crossed a zebra-crossing when they came to the promenade and turned right , leaving the harbour and the fish-packing station behind them . |
| 7 | Both the raiders wore balaclava masks and one was armed with a sawn-off shotgun when they ran into the Brodie Avenue Wine Stores in Allerton , Liverpool , on Tuesday evening . |
| 8 | It is this range of performances rather than any coherent body of theology which most social anthropologists have in mind when they refer to the magico-religious system . |
| 9 | Ask voters to say what comes to mind when they think of the Labour Party and a large proportion mention , ‘ the unions ’ , ‘ strikes ’ , ‘ the winter of discontent ’ , and ‘ the three-day week ’ , even though this last event occurred under Mr Heath . |
| 10 | William peered out of the side window when they came to the crossroads but it would be too far away to see anything , even if it was still there . |
| 11 | Lisa Julie Davies , 18 , of Lowmoor Road , and Susan Winifried Davies , of Kempton Court , both Darlington , admitted making false representations to obtain benefit when they appeared before the town 's magistrates . |
| 12 | At the opening of parliament on Nov. 6 , two of these deputies caused an outcry when they protested against the reference in the oath of allegiance to the unity and indivisibility of the " great Turkish nation " . |
| 13 | Bobsy actually drummed for The Beautiful South when they played at The Brit Awards some time ago , so do n't hold on to your ears pop kids . |
| 14 | So we er , schools can approach us as the Engineering Council and say , we 'd like some help , and quite obviously , they all want some help when they look at the actual syllabus of a design and technology itself ! |
| 15 | Dozens of times they 'd gone in single file when they came to the narrow place , made narrow by a growth of gorse . |
| 16 | Ironically , the longer radionuclides remain in the stratosphere , the weaker will be the radioactivity when they return to the earth 's surface . |
| 17 | The Sussex Daily News could only say that it was the boy who had the black eye when they got to the police station . |
| 18 | They 'd had a fright when they ran into the tramp . |
| 19 | His mother , who had spent longer with him in the garden than usual that day , led him into the sitting room when they returned to the house . |
| 20 | Alternatively , he could always have chatted up one of the drivers of Middleton & Co. 's waggon , asking if there was a bit of spare room for an extra body when they left for the King 's Arms in Holborn on a Sunday evening or a Monday morning . |
| 21 | The function of the male is the guard the territory and to keep all intruders away ; meanwhile the female — or females , as males will maintain a harem if given several females — tends the eggs and wrigglers , and is responsible for their immediate safety when they emerge from the cave . |
| 22 | This will mean that the waves from the slits will not be in phase with each other when they arrive at the screen : in some places the waves will cancel each other out , and in others they will reinforce each other . |
| 23 | When the two sides had carefully sounded each other out , and all parties had ordered two rounds of drinks , they had what the agent called ‘ a very in-depth substantive discussion about very sensitive material ’ , which grew louder and louder as the band did ; in the end they could scarcely hear each other when they leaned across the table and shouted . |
| 24 | One of the odder aspects of the 1992 election was the anecdotal evidence from polling station officers who reported to the Market Research Society that many people tried to vote , but only discovered that they were not on the register when they got to the polling station . |
| 25 | In every case however , it is necessary to have a clear focal point for the activities , to work towards the communities needs , and for each community to be able , at least crudely , to have an idea of how they wish to use video when they return to the problems of their own area . |
| 26 | This school 's Cadet Corps scored an unique achievement when they participated in the Royal Tournament at Olympia in 1927 , and carried off the Lady West Trophy against fierce competition from other , hearing , Cadet Corps troops . |
| 27 | Similarly , the harmful beings see meat when they look upon the human body , the human ‘ soul ’ ( ruwai ) , or human smell , and they will also set about trying to catch these . |
| 28 | Queen 's students union vice president and accommodation officer Joanne Richards said many students will get a shock when they return from the summer holidays . |
| 29 | Although I 'd rung on the Thursday and they said his kidneys were failing , it still came as a shock when they rang on the Saturday at 9.30 in the morning to say he 'd died . |
| 30 | Indeed the member States were acting qua members not qua Assembly when they voted on the membership of the Committee . |