Example sentences of "when one is [verb] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Minister used the word " can not " , but there is no such thing when one is dealing with Her Majesty 's Government or Parliament . |
| 2 | For when one is dealing with such volatile temperaments , the slightest thing may result in my instant dismissal . |
| 3 | But when one is dealing with associative use , we have to do with a binary distinction ; the adjective is introduced solely to indicate that its property , even though applicable to some other entity , is associated with the entity of its noun phrase , and here there are only two possible states — either the property is associated , in the view of the speaker , or it is not ( and of course by a slightly curious consequence of the communicational process , the state must always be the positive one , since if the property were not felt to be associated with that entity and needed for identification , then the adjective which designates that property would simply not appear ) . |
| 4 | The buyer naturally has the opposite concern and , in the absence of a formal back to back contract , when one is dealing with standard conditions of purchase the best that can be accomplished is to incorporate a provision like cl 1.3 of Precedent 2 , which notifies the seller of the possibility of prime contracts , and attempts to impose their terms upon the seller , coupled with an opportunity for the seller to examine them and a warning that they will apply , even if not examined . |
| 5 | As often , when one is confronted with what appears an intractable philosophical problem , there is an overwhelming temptation to try to argue it out of existence by showing that the linguistic expressions with which it is linked can be modified or paraphrased into other , less problematic , expressions without any loss of truth or philosophically relevant meaning . |