Example sentences of "when [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When dey blow a whistle it 's because dey dig de style |
| 2 | This was the rime when everyone had a siesta and for a few hours the village was virtually dead . |
| 3 | Day will never dawn when everyone has a car — not a free choice in his ( Kimber 's ) case ( wife 's job moved ) |
| 4 | Oh I accept there is obviously concern and I will try and meet that when I introduce a package of measures at the end of November in the normal uprating statement to help those on lowest incomes who are affected by this . |
| 5 | There was a phase in between school and college when I was a vegetarian , when I shared a house with friends who were macrobiotic . |
| 6 | When I conduct a symphony or make a film , I have the impression of the complete work in my mind . |
| 7 | ‘ In some ways , ’ he said yesterday , ‘ Python does look very old-fashioned now , yet when I arranged a compilation of all 45 shows for the BBC I found that we had on the Not The Nine O ’ Clock News unintentionally pinched a number of things , putting the signature in the middle of the programme , parodying famous TV interviews . |
| 8 | When I consulted a textbook it seemed that these were nuchal organs , important in food detection . |
| 9 | I am confident that when I recommend a constituent to see UKIAS he or she will be dealt with in an entirely independent and completely honourable and decent manner . |
| 10 | During the next year I completed my book , and all our hearts rose when I received a request from Mr William Ross 's office to see the manuscript . |
| 11 | This possibility was confirmed some months later when I received a letter from the mother of one of the men in Leslie 's ‘ stick , ( as a unit of paratroops dropped together from one aircraft was called ) . |
| 12 | I had just sent in last month 's article on the rib transfer carriage and shadow lace , when I received a letter from Mr David Dick of Irvine , Ayrshire , asking about knitting an embossed lace pattern using the ribber . |
| 13 | Our spirits were already beginning to flag when I received a letter from Eliot dated 2 June : |
| 14 | You talk to me only when I ask a question . ’ |
| 15 | So , for example , when I ask a group of students at the beginning of an interdisciplinary course in women 's writing and the visual arts , to come up with the names of any contemporary women artists , they can rarely mention more than one or two . |
| 16 | However , when I tabled a question to that effect , the Under-Secretary of State , the hon. Member for Wells ( Mr. Heathcoat-Amory ) , answered by stating that , before the position could be changed , primary legislation would be required . |
| 17 | When I get a case as the duty solicitor I pass it on to the criminal department . |
| 18 | Cos I do n't normally snore unless I get a cold but when I get a cold I fucking |
| 19 | I snore when I get a cold . |
| 20 | ‘ Perhaps when I get a minute to meself we can have a picnic of our own , ’ he suggested . |
| 21 | Yeah , I h , I honestly think though that when erm I do n't know , you see , cos I , I 's been saying oh when I get a chance I 'll get a transfer out of my office |
| 22 | It was encouraging to be asked by one small enthusiast ‘ When I get a Lady can I join your class ? ’ |
| 23 | When I get a job , I 'll get a fridge . ’ |
| 24 | it 's just a matter when I get a job , I mean |
| 25 | And when I get a moment I 'll get down to noting any facts I think could help you . |
| 26 | When I get a compliment from him it 's nice , because in other ways he 's cool about things . |
| 27 | With Uncle 's help we all struggled on after he died , and when I got a bit older and left school it was not possible for me to contemplate leaving home to find a job and a new life outside Baldersdale . |
| 28 | When I got a bit older I worked with the horses in the fields , particularly at haytiming . |
| 29 | Well my mother was one of the pillars of the Palfrey church and er she er oh I went , my father never used to go , but she used to go and of course I , I used to be an altar server down there when I got a bit older I did for a week or two to the erm do you know anything about an Anglo-Catholic Church I mean where they swing the incense and there is this little boy with the boat ? |
| 30 | That all stopped when I got a back injury at school . |