Example sentences of "[verb] when [pron] [verb] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wickham had been proud of her , and was devastated when she said they should separate . |
| 2 | But why did people snigger when I told them what my father did ? |
| 3 | He stopped when he saw them and asked if they wanted to come with him . |
| 4 | Unfortunately it does not seem to carry much weight these days , people only want to trust when it suits them |
| 5 | The grant payable depended upon the number of children who could read , write , and do arithmetic to the satisfaction of the individual inspector , and therefore it was not unnatural that every effort was made by the managers of the school , to see that the inspectors ’ tastes in such other matters as food and drink were duly considered when he visited them . |
| 6 | He says when they started they had to improvise and some of the lights on the stage were just tin boxes . |
| 7 | Although schools are becoming more accessible to more and more Semai communities , children often attend only sporadically , simply refusing when it suits them . |
| 8 | That reminds me , I 've got that box and all , the you know when you took that bo that box of Twix back that time what do you do when you take them back ? |
| 9 | Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing . |
| 10 | The British secret service came up with a a stroke of some genius when the stopped having our operatives shot when they caught them and simply turned them into double agents . ’ |
| 11 | Mr Coats awaits figures for his plan from the Treasury , which will collectively blanch when it sees them . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh it 'll be such fun , ’ their mother had said when she kissed them good-bye at the station . |
| 13 | These are sensuous pleasures at their most enjoyable when we ritualise them , but how do we feel when we desire them ? |
| 14 | Them others , Dighton and the big fellow , they laughed fit to bust when I told 'em me name . |
| 15 | Till May came and the day came When she wore 'em down to Shoreham , But nobody was for 'em So she wore 'em nevermore … |
| 16 | Again , they might be matched when you get 'em , but after a month of use , they wo n't be matched any more . |
| 17 | Again , they might be matched when you get 'em , but after a month of use , they wo n't be matched any more . |
| 18 | But if people object when you tell them afterwards , you 're at liberty to erase and , so |
| 19 | Some men feel easily humiliated when they discover they are impotent in middle age . |
| 20 | ‘ You got to keep going when you find 'em , ’ he continued , ‘ the little buggers disappear as fast as they come . ’ |
| 21 | Other women at the city council office where he worked hid when he chased them with a syringe filled with water , it was claimed yesterday . |
| 22 | Like all wild animals , rabbits can swim if they have to : and some even swim when it suits them . |
| 23 | He frowned when he saw them . |
| 24 | Louisa had lied when she said they were friends . |
| 25 | She paused and then went on in the same proud tone she had used when she showed them the bathroom , ‘ Mr Evans is a very important man . |
| 26 | You gon na decorate when I take them down ? |
| 27 | How foreign their names sounded when they heard them called . |
| 28 | ‘ New bugs are wets and weeds their mummies blub when they kiss them goodbye while seniors such as me hem-hem stand grimly by licking their slobering chops . |
| 29 | He stiffened when he saw them and Devlin said cheerfully , ‘ Very pretty , son , but it looks to me as if someone 's been spoiling your good looks . ’ |
| 30 | Some people do n't stop when she asks them for money , but most people think for a bit and then dig in their pockets and give her summat . |