Example sentences of "the [noun] when i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll have to finish the porter when I 've seen to the hosses , Mrs Salt , ma'am , ’ said Hawkins and hurried out . |
| 2 | I happened upon the tannery when I walked east along the coast towards the beginning of the Akrotiri peninsula . |
| 3 | Of course it 's not actually coffin-shaped , but that 's how Tony Hicks of the Hollies , who used an original Phantom XII on a number of the band 's hits ( including Look Through Any Window and I Ca n't Let Go ) referred to the guitar when I spoke to him about his original guitar . |
| 4 | You know , I 'd done the section manager part-time , I 've done the Saturday 's and Sunday 's , I 've done the share , the fair share of shoving the shit when I had to erm , but , I think you can get a lot of average streams , there is a lot of potential there for one to become a very valued member of staff . |
| 5 | There used to be er , a lady that used to come in the cinema when I worked there , and she had a |
| 6 | I was told that I would be given the money when I got to Singapore . |
| 7 | All I do to the Tokais when I get them is put five springs in the back , take the tremolo arm out and tighten all the screws at the bridge and raise the action . |
| 8 | I was in the fruit and vegetable section waiting to weigh some potatoes on the scales when I saw a bairn of about three years old , a bonnie wee lad with fair hair and big dark blue eyes , picking apples out of the bin and shoving them into his mother 's shopping bag . |
| 9 | John Laurie never come in the kitchen when I come down I thought oh good God . |
| 10 | My mother and I were in the kitchen when I saw him and involuntarily said , ‘ My God , he looks as though he 's … ’ |
| 11 | I never see fewer than six or seven young men sitting around in the kitchen when I go in there , I 've never worked out who 's a brother or a cousin or what . |
| 12 | ‘ Jones and Nicky Kai were leaving the building when I arrived this evening , and as Jones seemed to imagine that I was here to call on him I simply explained that you were the object of my presence . ’ |
| 13 | I found out they had a computer in the bottom of the building when I worked in the bank and it started off from that . |
| 14 | But there are a lot of Street addicts around who are happy to bring me up to date with the story when I get back . |
| 15 | ‘ I remember being fascinated by the story when I worked for a while in the Royal Library . |
| 16 | I always carry the bag on my left shoulder so I can pull out clubs with my right hand , and I was about to pull out the driver when I hesitated and decided to see how the land lay . |
| 17 | Although I 'm aware of the noise when I start it up , I do n't think the neighbours are . ’ |
| 18 | I had just got to the part when I told them ‘ You will have to take the oath of allegiance to … ’ when one of my staff tapped me on the shoulder and said ‘ Ma'am , the King is dead . ’ |
| 19 | I have always loved dogs and I became involved with the association when I met a lady who was also involved in puppy training . |
| 20 | I 'll see to the roof when I 've eaten . ’ |
| 21 | I reach for the dictionary when I want to know how I should use it . |
| 22 | I made tea , my ungloved hand sticking to the Trangia when I tried to move it from its snowdrift . |
| 23 | I was wrapped up to the eyes when I went u down to put my walking boots on as well because they 're comfortable and there were people going going round in their shellsuits and you know I must be feeling the cold more now . |
| 24 | ‘ I am not sure whether I will get a hot reception from the fans when I run out at Ayresome Park . |
| 25 | I am a bit in the dark when I try to look up something when the most recent season I have full stats from is over 7 years ago . |
| 26 | I had honestly not thought how you would solve that problem in advance , and I 'm glad I did because my amazement certainly I wanted it to show with the kids when I said ‘ Goodness , what , you know , how on earth are you going to do it that way ? ’ . |
| 27 | He can carry the gear when I roam the world with my camera . ’ |
| 28 | I had caught an eider duck that had been sheltering on a lochan and was flying back with it against the wind when I grew tired . |
| 29 | By 25 past , we 'd made it to the car when I realised that I wanted to push — panic ! |
| 30 | ‘ There was no way I could have got out of the car when I saw the lorry coming towards me , ’ Adam , 26 , said yesterday . |