Example sentences of "when i [vb base] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when I turn to her and part her thighs I |
| 2 | When I turn to him , his face is streaked with tears . |
| 3 | When I turn in the saddle and point it out to him with vigorous gestures , his curiosity is aroused . |
| 4 | I shall also ensure that , in future when I land on unlicensed fields , I land as short and slow as possible . |
| 5 | In future when I land at anything other than properly documented airfields I will ask the question : Are there any other runways or strips that look like runways in the vicinity that could be mistaken for the active runway ? |
| 6 | When I insist on that priority , as I can tell you I most certainly will — with the full support of the Prime Minister in doing so — then I 'm sure my colleagues will see the point of that . |
| 7 | Suppose that I have a sudden impulse to settle when I retire in the village where I was born ; but reality breaks in , I recognize that I had better remember it not as a nostalgic vision but as I indeed saw it before experiencing the city , admit to myself that it will have changed beyond recognition , try to anticipate living in it not as I am now but as an old man who no longer easily makes new friends , try to see myself through the villagers ' eyes as already a stranger who may no longer deserve a welcome . |
| 8 | Another says : ‘ I pray best when I sit before the Blessed Sacrament , or look at the Crucifix without saying anything — just being with the Lord . ’ |
| 9 | When I sit in the room with it , he wrote , it 's like sitting in a room with a corpse . |
| 10 | He knows that the knickers I wear when I sit in the saddle are not the smartest articles of underwear in my wardrobe . |
| 11 | When I sit in my garden with the Duchess by my side , I sometimes think about my early life . |
| 12 | He regains his strength when I sit upon the bed beside him ; he reaches for me , he kisses me violently . |
| 13 | When I stay in hotels around the world , do you know I get photos of naked women pushed under my door with phone numbers on them ? |
| 14 | When I refer to ‘ large quantities ’ I mean only that they are large in comparison with the amount of other types of bait one would normally use , i.e. 1lb of tares represents many thousands of particles , whereas 1lb of groundbait is a small amount . |
| 15 | When I refer to the ‘ Popular Purgatory ’ I am referring to the Purgatory which is most widely known — the place referred to in Roman Catholic teaching and which is said to be arrived at after death . |
| 16 | I should make it clear that I am drawing on notions of an idealised business environment when I refer to unambiguous communication being the motive power which occasions accountability . |
| 17 | That is I think that when I refer to and when I refer to I am referring to the same thing |
| 18 | That is I think that when I refer to and when I refer to I am referring to the same thing |
| 19 | And when I refer to the erm primary road network defined in the T P P . |
| 20 | But if you read that rather strange , moving document , you will see very well what I mean , when I refer to Russell 's emotional difficulty in accepting what commended itself so strongly to his intellect , a purely naturalistic , scientific account of what things are . |
| 21 | And when I ask about their installed base they change the subject . ’ |
| 22 | Oh no , I mean , when I , when I ask about . |
| 23 | When I ask for something it is because I think it is worth trying but in this case the very clear proviso about needing to buy was a strong psychological deterrent to investing the time and effort needed to learn yet another keyboard technique and language . |
| 24 | ‘ We 've been out on the West Coast where everything 's mellow and laid-back , ’ says Julian , when I ask for his first impressions of NYC . |
| 25 | Inside heavy doors , in a reception lined with heavy wood panelling , the weary employees perk up when I ask for Marisela Norte . |
| 26 | When I ask for a carrot now mummy I , I 'll just have a big feast . |
| 27 | When I get onto the pavement I just sit there with my feet in the road . |
| 28 | Sorry for whinging , but when I get onto the computer and it says ‘ 8 new messages ’ I think Oh goody ! |
| 29 | When I get past there . |
| 30 | ‘ I usually only scrub the front tyre when I get into a turn too hot but this is how it goes : You 're in fourth gear and jetting down to this U-turn . |