Example sentences of "when they [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not see how the Asian and West Indian pupils that I am responsible for can take on English behaviour for half a day when they are at school and change to their culture when they are at home . |
| 2 | It 's the cause of the divisive broad band streaming which I think some comprehensives have been persuaded to use , and I 'm forced to say how can a child really value himself or herself if they are placed in the bottom band of such a school throughout the time when they are at that comprehensive ? |
| 3 | For some families breakfast can be a time when they are on a very short fuse and tensions abound , so if you can persuade her to have hers on a tray in bed , many problems may be avoided . |
| 4 | The autoset lever overrides the set levers when they are on 1 ( but not when they are on 0 ) . |
| 5 | We are talking about a spectacular slide in support for Conservatism in Scotland , which has taken the Tories from the high point of being the majority party in Scotland in the mid-1950s to the point today when they are on the edge of extinction as a serious and significant force in Scotland . |
| 6 | There are times when the motivations for growth seem clear and times when they are under challenge . |
| 7 | A big bream is a very deep-bodied fish and would have to stand almost tail to surface to pick a bait direct from the bottom with its lips , which I know they do when they are in that kind of mood . |
| 8 | They may not recognise when they are in danger , for example when crossing a busy road , or they may not know how to carry out even the most basic safety precautions necessary for the prevention of fire , accidents and infection . |
| 9 | This is a code of conduct for directors of listed companies requiring them not to deal in their own company 's shares on short-term considerations or at a time when they are in possession of unpublished price-sensitive information . |
| 10 | See when they 're with others . |
| 11 | All they do when they 're at sea is take down the messages we send to them , so do n't worry about not picking up a signal , 'cause nobody 'll be sending you any . ’ |
| 12 | Do n't worry ; in 5 weeks time , when they 're alongside Cambridge on the Thames , Oxford will be hungry enough . |
| 13 | A lot of people have said to us that our gigs remind them of when they 're in the bathroom , miming with a tennis racket , pouring water over their heads for that sweat experience . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Because it 's what they always talk about when they 're in queues . |
| 15 | A lot of people have said to us that our gigs remind them of when they 're in the bathroom , miming with a tennis racket , pouring water over their heads for that sweat experience . ’ |
| 16 | Is n't this exactly the kind of thing people say when they 're in love ? |
| 17 | They 're friendly when they know you , but not when they 're in pig . |
| 18 | Alright , so there 's this interest in what women talk about when they 're by themselves and when Martha comes down , she wants to know what the men have been talking about as well . |
| 19 | They knew when they were opposite Pitcaple , and then Cluny , by the barking of the dogs and the rattle of their chains . |
| 20 | There were times when the bikes were a pain but , also times when they were of great benefit . |
| 21 | The Branch supported the running costs for this special day when they were to be hosts at Storrington . |
| 22 | However , where the goods have been destroyed or stolen at a time when they were at the buyer 's risk ( see paragraph 3–36 ) , then of course he is under a duty to pay , even though delivery is impossible . |
| 23 | In fact they pay for the sort of thing they used to skive out of when they were at school . ’ |
| 24 | Each time when they were on their own . |
| 25 | Intolerant workers tended to show cycles longer or shorter than twenty-four hours when they were on shifts , although they had normal twenty-four cycles when they had returned to day-work . |
| 26 | They got talking like , this is when they were on holiday . |
| 27 | The grammar school pupils had a mean reading score of 11.2 when they were aged ten and the comprehensive pupils 10.7 . |
| 28 | Their family size is plotted on the graph at the year when they were aged 27 — the generation length , or age at which they gave birth to their median child . |
| 29 | They were stationed at a poli number two police station , which was the custom house at the Ipswich docks , and they spent most of their time when they were off duty just lying on stretchers lying about , then of course evening time , when there was er more activity , course they came out and my word , if they told strikers they were not to go to this part of the town or road . |
| 30 | Now I had never before tried to regress anyone to a time when they were under the influence of anaesthetic , but I decided to do so on this occasion . |