Example sentences of "he [vb -s] when [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pauses when asked a question . |
| 2 | He shouts when talking would do and his voice — a barely definable mash of Scots and Italian — tells a story in itself . |
| 3 | When he does produce these propositions he does so through ironic positive politeness , more precisely through superficially observing the approbation maxim : Anderson 's irony here is much more successful than that which he uses when arguing with the captain in scene six ( where his ironic statements concerning human rights in Czechoslovakia actually prompt the captain to ask further awkward questions ( pp. 70 – 1 ) ) , because he exploits the potential ambiguity of the academic discourse appropriate to a lecture . |
| 4 | Robert Converse who was not in this heat reported he could not pull the usual manifold pressure he uses when racing . |
| 5 | In answer to a question from me to that effect , he said in his charming way with the little smile that he wears when replying : " We shall have to look at it . " |
| 6 | The male does not attack it but , when mounting the tiny animal , simply performs the perfectly normal neck-bite that he employs when copulating with a female . |
| 7 | Clough jnr was generally an irrelevance ; once more , it seems that he struggles when faced by defenders who can react faster than he thinks . |
| 8 | The accused 's intentions are best proved from any admission he makes when interviewed by the police . |