Example sentences of "[conj] when [pron] give " in BNC.
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| 1 | For , with some qualifications which do not much affect the main point , he suggests that when we give reasons for an ethical statement we are typically making factual claims acceptance of which we hope will cause others to have the attitude it expresses and he distinguishes this sharply from the case where one statement gives some kind of logical or rational support to another . |
| 2 | She carefully left enough of her father 's original hair tonic in the bottle so that when she gave it a good shake the whole thing still looked reasonably purple . |
| 3 | ‘ I think what I am trying to explain to you , ’ she said , ‘ is that over the years I became so completely cowed and dominated by this monster of an aunt that when she gave me an order , no matter what it was , I obeyed it instantly . |
| 4 | This goes back in section two , yes , and when they give you your induction report , which we 've still got to put some results on , that goes back in section three . |
| 5 | And when they gave over I ventured back to see from the hillside , where there was some cover . |
| 6 | And when we gave . |
| 7 | And when we give the people syndicate or group exercises to do , the group with the Swiss person or German person in it is subjected to , now what is it we are supposed to be doing now ? |
| 8 | You are very kind to have thought of him and when I gave him your kiss he gave me a hundred in return to pass on to you believing I could and indeed I wish he was correct in his supposition . |
| 9 | The porter asked my name and when I gave it , asked if I had a relative called Charles Rocke . |
| 10 | And when I gave him what he wanted , he gave me what I wanted . |
| 11 | I got the map from his secretary , and when I gave it him he spread it out on his desk . |
| 12 | and when I gave them a questionnaire saying how would you label someone as gay they said , we never make those kind of assumptions . |
| 13 | Archbishop Ælfric 's bequest to the king of a ship and sixty helmets and byrnies was a gift indeed , and when he gave a ship each to the men of Kent and Wiltshire he was perhaps being no less generous than in forgiving the people of Middlesex and Surrey the money which he had paid on their behalf , possibly as tribute . |
| 14 | I bought it for her , see , with my first wages , and when she gave it back , I gave it to you . |
| 15 | She always found the supper she cooked for the children irresistible and when she gave them bacon and baked beans she would swoop down on their plates like a vulture on a battlefield . |
| 16 | Rather to her disappointment , Giles replied , and when she gave him the news about Yvette she added cautiously , ‘ Mind you , she still has a little way to go yet , but I think she 'll be OK . ’ |
| 17 | said down the corridor he walked in his full uniform , the first morning say and that memory son will always stick ya , cos when I give her over that picture of the twins at Christmas , she , she looked up , she sort of looked up at me , she said I 've got tears in my eyes have n't I , and I looked and like I was choked as well and I , she sort of , I said yeah you are and she said , every time I look at them it brings back those memories the first memories of this little boy |
| 18 | ‘ It 's one thing to hear Italian or Portuguese spoken in the street , ’ says Cummins , ‘ but when you give those languages status within the school system and pay for promoting them , that rankles . ’ |
| 19 | The scattered crowd drew closer together and listened quietly , but when he gave his warning about the Riot Act , glances were exchanged , a few grinned openly , and a wit called out , ‘ They must know the law here — that is why they have all stayed at home . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , but when he gave those orders , he did n't know what we know — about something stopping you from going in . |
| 21 | He was the MP for Orkney and Shetland for thirty three years , but when he gave up his seat in nineteen eighty three , he continued to put the Liberal case in the House of Lords . |
| 22 | Cow 's milk had saved Patrick 's life , but when she gave it to Angel she became sick and feverish . |
| 23 | Well the trade would be benefiting because when we give away free tickets we 're taking commission away from them . |
| 24 | They pick a year in the future when they know that there will have been a general election and that they will probably not be in the same job as when they gave the commitment . |
| 25 | You add suffering to the world just as much when you take offence as when you give offence . |