Example sentences of "[v-ing] when we " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was wondering when we would get round to that . |
| 2 | Rex mooched about the graves wondering when we were going to have lunch . |
| 3 | Emma is always asking when we will go back , and our only worry now is that in a few years she will probably be waking us up at dawn on icy mornings , saying : ‘ Shall we go down the black run first ? ’ |
| 4 | All we are doing when we strike is to pull the hook and bait away from their lips . |
| 5 | This is exactly the kind of relationship work that we need to be doing when we are engaged . |
| 6 | He asks in one of his papers , ‘ The Place Where We Live ’ : ‘ What are we doing when we listen to a Beethoven symphony or when a child is playing ? ’ |
| 7 | First , there is a demand for a clear and complete self-consciousness about what we are doing when we form beliefs about the world — a philosophical account of knowledge provides a perspicuous account of knowledge which means that we pursue inquiries knowing what we are doing , knowing why it is rational to proceed as we do , and understanding how we can obtain knowledge . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's what you were doing when we — ’ |
| 9 | This , I would argue , though not all would agree , may tell us something interesting about the way the brain compartmentalizes different aspects of visual processing and it may tell us that subjects are more conservative about admitting to seeing a very degraded image than about trying to move their eyes to it , but it sheds little light on the actual experiences the patients are having when we show them a light . |
| 10 | In our Galaxy , only four have been seen during the last thousand years : in 1006 , 1054 , 1572 and 1604 , but there is no knowing when we will see another . |