Example sentences of "when [pron] [be] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We met when she came with the chairman of one of the big contractors to lobby me about increasing the road-building programme , when I was a spokesman for Transport . |
| 2 | You go from er Hopeworths , Mason and Burnhams , John , Gill and Russells , Walker Brothers it was er a terribly industrial , well you could fi Road used to be all granite sets in the road , there was n't the , because there was so much traffic went up and down er it was all made of granite sets when I , when I was a kid , but my , shall I tell you what I used to do when I was a kid for my Saturday morning ? |
| 3 | When there is a market for the intermediate product , it is usual to assume that each division can trade with that market if it wants to . |
| 4 | When there is a need for modification beyond this , individual needs must be carefully assessed . |
| 5 | In emergencies , when there is a need for immediate action , it is hardly appropriate to follow the politeness principle . |
| 6 | When there is a demand for brackish fish the trade will stock them . |
| 7 | when there 's a bed for two , a balcony , |
| 8 | We 're on the dear old elevated section of the M4 where lorries are so apt to break down when there 's a call for McDunn ; he takes the handset , listens and sucks his teeth for a bit , then says , ‘ Thank you . ’ |
| 9 | Colleague solidarity counted for little when there was a chance for one of the few organizational carrots — that of promotion . |
| 10 | People ask for his autograph more today , than when he was a star for Spain . |