Example sentences of "be [v-ing] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government , they say , is bluffing when it claims that TECs are intended to tackle Britain 's persistent skills shortage . |
| 2 | ‘ Who was driving when it went past the pub ? ’ |
| 3 | It is also , more generally , the essence of what the Barclay Report ( 1982 ) was seeking when it characterized social care planning as one of the core roles in which community social workers should be engaged . |
| 4 | The transmission was short , but he was sweating when it ceased . |
| 5 | He says the state of the damage shows how fast the car was going when it crashed . |
| 6 | It 's lying in the same direction as it was flying when it came down — north-east to south-west . |
| 7 | The EC was romancing when it talked about dealing with the Yugoslav problem . |