Example sentences of "when [pron] be [not/n't] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for this there was a price to pay : when I was n't being ignored completely , I was being made fun of , especially in regard to my physical appearance which was frequently compared to that of a twelve-year-old boy . |
| 2 | at the the time I think when I was n't being assertive and when I was n't the difference was the person was younger than me and I was being assertive and then when I perhaps was n't and like said you feel after that you 've let yourself down . |
| 3 | ‘ You mean when I 'm not being a satyr , gross and lustful under the trees . |
| 4 | erm I find that when I 'm not being as assertive er I 'm not very good in a one to one situation thinking your answers back straight away . |
| 5 | The most immediately noticeable different from their debut is that Claire 's vocals sound wholeheartedly more agreeable when she 's not being forced to shout along at breakneck speed and ‘ What A Predicament ’ allows her space to work within its range of varied musical styles . |
| 6 | The most immediately noticeable different from their debut is that Claire 's vocals sound wholeheartedly more agreeable when she 's not being forced to shout along at breakneck speed and ‘ What A Predicament ’ allows her space to work within its range of varied musical styles . |
| 7 | Why did she feel so much more a person when she was not being virtuous ? |
| 8 | When we are not being accused of ignoring the vernacular pub tradition with the abomination of café-bars and so on we stand accused of creating ‘ pastiches ’ when we get involved with restorations — no matter how conscientiously researched a project . |
| 9 | Even when they 're not being it they 're fussing about it . |
| 10 | They 're rude and indifferent , and when they 're not being rude and indifferent they 're licking your boots and telling you what they think you want to hear . ’ |
| 11 | Round tables are best for this because when they are n't being used for dining they can be piled with books , magazines and plants , and have the look and feel of a library table . |
| 12 | We do not use Labov 's concept of the vernacular — the language used by speakers when they are not being observed ( which is described by Labov as the most ‘ regular ’ style ) — and this is in accordance with Principle 1 , suggested in chapter 1 : language in use is always observed within a social context of some kind . |
| 13 | Of course , it 's always there , but the walls and towers appear to have moved when they were not being watched , or maybe they are in the same place , but the adventurers are n't seeing the same thing all the time . |
| 14 | They were really traction engines with flanged wheels and buffers at each end and had the advantage that their flywheels could be used to drive machinery when they were not being used as locomotives . |
| 15 | Mm yes , erm since the home office secretary 's initiative it 's progressing quite well , with interest from certainly Bassett , Newark Stanton on the Wolds Tollerton and some other of the rural Coldfield areas were interested in going forward , Bassett looked very very interested , we went to a meeting last night , eighteen parish councils were represented , er Beckingham is going to be the first one , they 've got a special that lives there who 's gon na take up the work , Superintendent came down last night to do a circular of em a questionnaire around the village and parish to get find out what people want , and then go and see what the specials able to provide and meet the two together and get some sort of contractive agreement , he 'll work from the police house there , he 'll have access to the car , when it 's not being used by the rural officer , also his radio . |
| 16 | Considered from a materialist perspective it has at least three damaging limitations : first it tends to construe sexuality in terms of an original pre-social plenitude , an initially unstructured natural energy ; second ( and consequently ) sexuality is conceived in certain of Freud 's central texts as a drive with hydraulic characteristics ; third , a phenomenon like homophobia , when it is not being blatantly disregarded , is explained too much in terms of the subjective , psychic repressions of its agents . |
| 17 | It is sensible to keep the camcorder well protected in its carrying case when it is not being used and keep it there when conditions are hostile . |
| 18 | When it is not being used for these purposes it is available for use by other organisations . |