Example sentences of "[noun] when [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were looking for food , of course , and would suddenly plunge downwards at lightning speed when they spotted something . |
| 2 | You can sense the interdependence of words when they change their significance according to the words around them . |
| 3 | The LVF advantage at the shortest duration implies that the right hemisphere may recognise genuine words when it sees them , even though it can not necessarily identify them , which suggests that in this respect the right half of the brain is not inferior to the left . |
| 4 | ‘ I was caught at Dunkirk when they thought they 'd won the bloody war . |
| 5 | She had started the second stage of labour when they carried her into the Rotunda and hurried her away into the labour ward . |
| 6 | Even among the former they failed to make a decisive impact upon the labour market before 1914 , due partly to workers ' suspicion of bureaucratic intervention in the labour market and to the indifference of employers , who had little difficulty in finding labour when they needed it . |
| 7 | Full details of this scheme will be given to fans when they book their places for the trip . |
| 8 | ‘ Kristian is very good with fans when they see him the street and ask him for autographs . |
| 9 | They have no partner with whom to face middle or old age , or who will provide stability and companionship when they need it . |
| 10 | Accordingly , in Clarence ( 1888 ) 22 QBD 23 , a woman 's agreement to sexual intercourse with her husband meant that , surprising as it is to modern ears , he was not guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm when he infected her with VD . |
| 11 | Mummy when we take it out and can we play that other game ? |
| 12 | The Times ( 15 August 1898 ) had given the broadest indication of the shock-waves produced by the push-bike when it delivered its editorial judgement on ‘ The Bicycle as a Social Force ’ , which bristled with otherwise unaccountable fears and allusions to deeper moving forces within society . |
| 13 | I remember the shock of fear when I heard her scream and the sickening jolt of pain through my stomach when I saw the angle of her hand to her arm . |
| 14 | Christopher was a slight child , with rather too thin arms and legs , and little flat wrists which always gave Carolyn a stab of apprehensive fear when she noticed them . |
| 15 | It was n't fear ; Robbie knew fear when she saw it . |
| 16 | I think she was having a joke at my expense when she did it . ’ |
| 17 | He has told us that the minister relied on the legal advice from within the Department when he issued his directive to the area health authority and put in the commissioners . |
| 18 | She was overcome with emotion when she discovered it had been well cared for . |
| 19 | ‘ Where were the old heads when we needed them when the chips were down ? |
| 20 | The really posh people would sometimes by-pass all the local shops when they wanted something extra special for a big occasion . |
| 21 | Joel Garner was , in fact , almost at the end had begun back in 1976–7 against Pakistan when he made his debut in the same game as Colin Croft . |
| 22 | Just keep yer mince pies peeled for the rozzers when yer doin' yer lucky dips . ’ |
| 23 | Mig Romerez did not even recognise a football when I showed him one but his exotic appearance should be enough to impress those bumpkins in ‘ The Tip ’ crowd . |
| 24 | Ironically , it was the motor car which saved Huntercombe — not just as a means of travel but because the wealth of car maker William Morris , later Viscount Nuffield , secured its future when he bought it in 1925 . |
| 25 | Ulster minor league champions Armagh will be without Anthony Cunningham when they open their championship campaign against Fermanagh in Irvinestown . |
| 26 | Some undertake this role at a working level by assisting and challenging the business units when they submit their plans ; for example , by questioning why the business units are not competing in a certain way or as much as they should . |
| 27 | You may see traces of blood when you brush your teeth . |
| 28 | It was an arm 's length away and raising its head to hook at him with the horn that was already dark with his father 's blood when he discharged his second barrel . |
| 29 | Yeah , she 's , for the last three nights running , right , every night she 's tried to get out of Ben 's car when we drop her off home |
| 30 | Roman helped Claudia out of the car when they reached her flat , took the key from her and opened the door . |