Example sentences of "when [pron] be not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is the dispositional fact that I believe my name is what it is , which is a fact about me when I am not thinking of my name . |
| 2 | When I am not writing I draw . |
| 3 | ‘ That is because you always cheat when I am not looking , instead of applying yourself to win by intelligence . ’ |
| 4 | And she said : ‘ When I am not training for hockey I play football . |
| 5 | When I was not swinging on the goalposts , I was arguing with the rest of the girls ( or playing ‘ chasy ’ games with the boys ) . |
| 6 | Father Abbot , here is a strange saying , for she came to me when I was not seeking her at all , when I knew nothing of her . |
| 7 | ‘ And nobody had better snap me when I 'm not looking . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Well , when I 'm not dealing in arms , I design knitwear , things like that . |
| 9 | ‘ Adam , I do wish you would n't spring these things on me when I 'm not expecting them . ’ |
| 10 | I 've noticed he pops up when I 'm not expecting him . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ So my own cottage on the Donegal shore where I can slip away when I 'm not filming is the answer . |
| 12 | I says when I 'm not feeling well or slept in I says I 'm gon na phone police station , I 'm gon na go from there , see what they say . |
| 13 | I used to worry about nuclear power , and now I worry about pollution and dead dolphins — when I 'm not worrying about money . |
| 14 | I 'm outgoing , I enjoy being active and I like to spend most of my time — when I 'm not studying marine biology — scuba diving . |
| 15 | When I 'm not DJing I 'm dancing . ’ |
| 16 | But also I do get bored when I 'm not working . |
| 17 | When I 'm not working sometimes I just wash and condition my hair , let it dry overnight , comb it out in the morning and leave it alone . |
| 18 | When I 'm not working , I tend to give it a break from putting anything on it . |
| 19 | You know besides the fact that I I wan na work when I 'm when I 'm not working , I still like to get out the house and get involved in something . |
| 20 | well I did n't really want to get out of bed and , well I do n't have to when I 'm not going to school I , I can have well |
| 21 | I only order water when I 'm not paying . |
| 22 | ‘ Sometimes I wish I was n't that funny because when I 'm not having fun or thinking funny , I get really depressed . |
| 23 | I 've been working in our infirmary for quite a while now , that is , when I 'm not having my ordinary lessons . |
| 24 | I do those , knit coat hangers you know make the with the , when I 'm not doing me rug I 'm making them |
| 25 | When I 'm not making programmes or writing articles about food , I run a very busy pub from early in the morning to the wee small hours — and the last thing I want to do then is cook a meal . ’ |
| 26 | I was n't playing well for the rest of the team , and that is one of my strengths , because even when I 'm not scoring I know I can contribute . |
| 27 | ‘ You do n't come when you 're wanted , and now you come when you 're not wanted ! |
| 28 | When you 're not getting anywhere with someone , you can choose to switch streams . |
| 29 | And , he says , when you 're not understood by anybody , you respond by misunderstanding them back . |
| 30 | Put it in the soups too when you 're not looking . ’ |