Example sentences of "[to-vb] when [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I have never been in the habit of working at my easel every morning from 8 am , I only feel inclined to work when something stirs me in some way . |
| 2 | However , on Oct. 24 Democrats in the House appeared willing to compromise when they abandoned their demands for the inclusion of surtax , in favour of phasing out personal tax exemptions for those with incomes in excess of $100,000 . |
| 3 | They began to scream when they saw me , and their mother fainted . |
| 4 | Unfortunately it does not seem to carry much weight these days , people only want to trust when it suits them |
| 5 | He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict . |
| 6 | Do you actually stay to listen when they tell you ? |
| 7 | And if they get very famished and very desperate and enough of their mates come out to join them , then how can Sir Robert Peel and his Tories fail to listen when you tell him it 's all because of the Corn Laws ? |
| 8 | She felt she must make sure he knew why she was doing this — for Marguerite alone and not because she seemed to be unable to resist when he held her . |
| 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 | They belong to the work which he disowned and attempted to destroy when he relaunched himself with ‘ Three Studies for Figures at the base of a Crucifixion ’ ( 1944 ) , the triptych which opens all conventional accounts of Bacon 's art . |
| 11 | We 've got a bottle of wine in the fridge to open when we get our money . |
| 12 | Them others , Dighton and the big fellow , they laughed fit to bust when I told 'em me name . |
| 13 | Oh , he , he always starts to whinge when I lay him down to do his coat up , he do n't like |
| 14 | Somehow the pins in her hair always seemed to escape when she lost her temper and the dark tresses whirled round her shoulders as she walked up and down Oswin 's bedroom . |
| 15 | Alexei was moving to help when someone gripped his arm , and people closed in around him . |
| 16 | Often , you have asked yourself if there is a power out there that is supposed to help when you need it . |
| 17 | A trumpet arrives offering a million ducats and freedom : I 'm not going to surrender when I know I 'm going to win anyway — or at least get supplies to hang on until something happens to Zacco . |
| 18 | And a lot of talking points for Jimmy Greaves and Tony back in the studio at half time to discuss when they rejoin us after the break with the score here at Filbert Street Leicester City one Nottingham Forest nil . |
| 19 | It was an exhilarating meeting with her , because she was at her best and talking as she writes , and trying not to smile when she made us laugh . |
| 20 | HOW TO WIN WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR JOB … |
| 21 | It was an invitation to show work in the Arts Council 's ‘ Three Perspectives on Photography ’ show at the Hayward Gallery in 1979 which turned her back towards the family : ‘ I have never been asked to produce work for use in a gallery before , and had no idea what to expect when I showed it . |
| 22 | I knew nobody and had no idea of what to expect when I presented myself to the new teacher in my new black overall and white collar . |
| 23 | This is the date England had originally set aside for a friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin but which both Robson and Jack Charlton agreed to abandon when they found themselves paired in the same World Cup group . |
| 24 | You are more likely to be thinking about other things while you are driving along , like what you are going to do when you reach your destination . |
| 25 | Anyone who 's vigilant knows what 's going on and they 're aware of what 's happening , so again it , it shows that we must do something as they said on that motorway , the thing to do when you feel yourself going into drow drowsiness is , is stop the car perhaps , get out and have a walk round , do something , I know I , er in the past when I 've felt myself going off to sleep in those situations , I 've been pinching myself and , and really making yourself do something rather than just sitting there doing nothing , cos that 's the way we just go off and get lowered into sleep and our lives are involved in this , we 've read and heard about people that have gone to sleep on motorways have n't they ? |
| 26 | Which of the following did the salesperson encourage you to do when you bought your bed ? ( please tick all that apply ) |
| 27 | Patrick was just about to ask what she was going to do when he felt something cold touch his scalp — and then it was as if his head had caught fire . |
| 28 | ‘ God , Nurse , ’ Ted exclaimed virtuously , ‘ There 's nothing for a hot-blooded sinner like me to do when he sees you coming , except close his eyes and pray for continence . ’ |
| 29 | She did n't know what she was going to do when she found him , but that did not matter right now . |
| 30 | Then the scuffles subside and I think I hear my bedroom door opening , so my finger tightens on the trigger and I hear my name and I shake my head and I recognize the voice and I know it is Jancey and she 's shouting where am I and I think they 've grabbed her and made her act the decoy and I 'm trying to work out what to do when I hear what she 's saying . |