Example sentences of "when people [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Picture to yourself the furore which they will make in the world when people read on the title-page that they have been composed by a seven-year-old child ; and when the sceptics are challenged to test him , as he already has been , imagine the sensation when he asks someone to write down a minuet or some tune or other and then immediately and without touching the clavier writes in the bass and , if it is wanted , the second violin part … every day God performs fresh miracles through this child . |
| 2 | But when people looked at that young and good-looking face , they could not believe the evil stories . |
| 3 | When people looked after their own at home , you know , it went on for years and years , did n't it ? |
| 4 | They say that when people get into formation dancing in clubs , then the avant garde starts to improvise , and vice-versa . |
| 5 | When people get into a stress-induced panic about their workload they may ( a ) begin to load more and more on to their own shoulders , and ( b ) feel so overwhelmed that they ca n't seem to get started . |
| 6 | Usually with people , when people get to about sixteen or eighteen , it 's it 's not called child sex abuse any more . |
| 7 | When people listen to these thoughts and avoid or escape , this serves to reduce anxiety . |
| 8 | We now sell Book Tokens only when people ask for them . |
| 9 | As they prepared to fly out to Greece on honeymoon , Kirsty , 20 , said : ‘ We reckon there will be a lot of empty seats on the plane when people hear about this . |
| 10 | There 's never anyone there within 20 years of 50 and when people stare at me they 're either thinking I 'm a pervert who 's going to come over and feel their bottom when the band are on or I 'm ‘ that bloke ’ from the radio . ’ |
| 11 | There 's never anyone there within 20 years of 50 and when people stare at me they 're either thinking I 'm a pervert who 's going to come over and feel their bottom when the band are on or I 'm ‘ that bloke ’ from the radio . ’ |
| 12 | When people hover for a tip , it 's excruciating , says Jon , 34 ‘ I do n't see why people working in certain industries should be singled out for special treatment . |
| 13 | Erm I would like to formally second Mr because I followed a situation where the previous minister had baptised anyone and when I arrived I discussed with the session what our policy on baptism was and we concurred that we should follow the nineteen sixty three law but apply it under grace and with the spirit of God in mind and we had some very difficult situations when people said to me no I have no time for God in my life but I want you to baptise my baby . |
| 14 | They may not have thought of it as expertise , but when people said to me a particular ward is dirty , I went and looked at it , and in a very short time , within about ten minutes , that ward had got a massive clean-up team in there , that 's the sort of thing that I felt was useful . |
| 15 | He says that when people return to work after a holiday there is a lot of disruption and decreased productivity as a result of ‘ holiday infection that contaminates everyone around the person who has been away ’ . |
| 16 | Most of these courses are too short , merely providing the beginnings of a new competence or a new viewpoint that is often swept away when people return to their hectic routines . |
| 17 | In behavioural terms this usually occurs when people participating in the meeting get locked into an information loop . |
| 18 | The snow sparkled in the sunshine outside the window and nobody really minded much when people came into the room and said ‘ Happy Christmas ’ . |
| 19 | . . And er this was one of things that my old boss , when people came into name their children , he said Now remember , these initials will go on case , perhaps , one day , and you do n't want S A P , or something like that . |
| 20 | When people came to the doors they stood on the step talking and looking over at our side of the street . |
| 21 | When people apologized to her for breaking a glass or making a remark which , upon sober reflection , they found themselves regretting she would smile the vague smile of the hostess who is at once too preoccupied and too superior to notice the faux pas of those around her . |
| 22 | When people cough in the movies , it is usually a sure sign they are going to die . |
| 23 | When people fall in love they develop this sudden resilience , have you noticed ? |
| 24 | It is made all the more aggravating when people living inside the city know how little it costs the authorities outside the city to do precisely the same job . |
| 25 | When people walk into an auditorium , one thing ought to happen and another ought not : their attention should be grabbed and held but at the same time they should n't fall flat on their faces because you 've failed to gaffer down a loose wire . |
| 26 | What when people walk in dirt ? |
| 27 | When people speak of doubt , sooner or later medical images pop up as doubt becomes seen as a sickness of faith . |
| 28 | When people speak of ‘ science ’ , they usually mean the sciences of nature , especially physics , chemistry , and biology , in line of descent from the scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries . |
| 29 | When people speak of conceptual clustering , they often mean more than just a clustering process . |
| 30 | I am not alleging that they are mechanically unsafe , but when people go to parties or dances they find that some of the buses are not clean and up to the standard that they had come to expect when buses were under local authority control . |