Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] when [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They went around the world with backpacks and no money , and they left home and lived together without getting married , and many of them became superstars when they were still only in their teens . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | However , several informants indicated that parents have a more relaxed attitude to their children using Creole when they are somewhat older . |
| 4 | I always figured people became chefs when they could n't do anything else . |
| 5 | ‘ I first met Geraldine when I was 11 . |
| 6 | Well you make notes when you 're listening to customers and make notes when you were questioning me did I and it was hard to even if it 's only four or five questions it was hard to pull together . |
| 7 | Well you make notes when you 're listening to customers and make notes when you were questioning me did I and it was hard to even if it 's only four or five questions it was hard to pull together . |
| 8 | Subjects tended to lose weight when they had breakfast only , but not when dinner was their only meal . |
| 9 | I asked Frankie when I had pushed through to him . |
| 10 | 2R — recall : check your understanding of what you 've read Recall helps to sustain concentration when you read . |
| 11 | No , oh , er , you 'll be seeing Jeff when you 're married |
| 12 | Alex Griffiths , Marks & Spencer 's fish executive , was surprised at the idea that the company might have even contemplated using Billingsgate when it began selling fresh fish nationally four years ago . |
| 13 | Noel Hulse , a National Union of Teachers spokesman , said : ‘ It is a pity that resources are being wasted on repairing schools when they could be used for books . |
| 14 | 1991 was a milestone for the Hastings Machine Knitting Club when they presented their 10th ‘ Accent on Design ’ Seminar , which included many special features to mark this important anniversary . |
| 15 | I lose weight when I go there because there 's absolutely nothing good to eat and , even if there were , it would cost too much . |
| 16 | ‘ I used Victoria when I was younger and thought it was terrible , ’ he said . |
| 17 | The King was in no position to make such a decision and , in any case , Baldwin had already decided to meet Parliament when he met the King on 10 December , and so the King did not even have to persuade him to adopt what he believed to be the correct course . |
| 18 | Because Sheriff Hamilton is a floating sheriff , the case had to be put back several times to allow him to pass sentence when he was next at Hamilton . |
| 19 | When in arrears he learns ‘ to sniff out the places where you can catch violators when you 're running behind ’ ( Skolnick , 1966:55 ) |
| 20 | One of the most disgusting traits exhibited by the liberal is his inability to smell shit when it 's under his nose . |
| 21 | The intrepid tourists , on holiday from Winchester , Hants , were about to pitch camp when they surprised the grizzly . |
| 22 | I learned how to catch birds when they migrated to our part of the country during the winter . |
| 23 | In areas where the inflation of housing prices has made it impossible for many local people to obtain their own homes , the sight of outsiders purchasing houses when they already have one elsewhere can be an affront to local dignity . |
| 24 | If you find that this is taking up too much of your valuable time , or causes disruption when your wages clerk is ill or on holiday — have a look at how Midland can help . |
| 25 | She was driving to meet Travis when something else Naylor Massingham had said — this time , to her — came back to her . |
| 26 | We snatched opportunities when we could , when my children were staying with friends or even , once , and extra dangerously , when they were asleep ( though the fear that one of them might wake put me off so I did n't try that again ) . |
| 27 | ‘ Who needs Freud when there 's Deirdre ? ’ |
| 28 | The Cheshire cat is an odd character and he causes confusion when he literally disappears into thin air . |
| 29 | Refusing to accept defeat when his early pamphlets were legally declared immoral in 1909 , he continued his writing and distributed his ‘ Books of the Nameless Love ’ underground . |
| 30 | Andrew Large , chairman of the Securities and Investments Board , is expected to ask the Government for stronger powers to prosecute fraud when he completes his review in March 1993 of the regulatory body 's responsibilities . |