Example sentences of "when at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was , presumably , a sound evolutionary reason for the fact that no one had yet designed a lavatory in which the occupant faced away from the door , some relic of the time when primitive man was most at risk when at stool , but it did mean that the lavatory user was finely tuned to the approach of strangers . |
| 2 | What formulae do you recite to yourself when at stool ? |
| 3 | This experience can happen when at sea . |
| 4 | Then , when I remarked it was strange that when a person was in trouble , one forgot at once any little grudge one had against them , so that bearing grudges must be only skin-deep , my friend disagreed : she thought the change of heart was because one was willing to be magnanimous when at advantage , having the upper hand . |
| 5 | ‘ A man shouted out when at prayer and wept . |
| 6 | When at school , he was bored . |
| 7 | He would have corrected his flattened and crooked nose — broken in an accident when at school — immediately if he had ever had the money . |
| 8 | 4 Extract from the author 's early essay on ‘ The Younger Generation and Politics ’ , submitted to Faber & Faber when at school , inscribed with T.S . |
| 9 | This project will examine the experiences and characteristics in early adulthood of people who had truanted when at school . |
| 10 | Even when at work the AL of maintaining a safe environment can not be forgotten . |
| 11 | When at work , even in a house , do not tolerate interference . |
| 12 | When at play , Jane watched him with delight as he rolled about on the floor with mirth at the English ‘ W ’ . |
| 13 | For the young , there must have existed an inherited inborn enjoyment of life , for it can fairly safely be assumed that the pleasure experienced by them when at play , so obvious to modern man , must have been observable all through evolution . |
| 14 | How does the Prime Minister justify sending his son to a private school where nearly £4,000 a year is spent on each child when at present half the children in Tory-run Cambridgeshire 's secondary schools receive only half that amount and when that authority is currently reducing its budget by almost £2 million ? |
| 15 | They thought that he looked antique , when at rest . |
| 16 | They also have broad noses and sideways facing nostrils , and tend to sit in a hunched position when at rest . |
| 17 | The Old World monkeys tend to sit upright when at rest and many have special thick-skinned sometimes brightly coloured pads on their rear ends . |
| 18 | And when at rest , does man 's best friend lie in contemplation of his next act , or of the possible menus for his next meal ? |
| 19 | When at rest during the daytime , the animal looks as though it is wrapped in a camouflaged fur blanket that matches the bark of the branch to which it clings , head uppermost . |
| 20 | As the cockpit is likely to be used a lot while sailing in the trades and while in harbour , it seems a pity that the tiller should take up such a large amount of space , although when at rest it can be lifted out of the way . |
| 21 | Both sexes recognisable by heavy shovel-shaped bill producing characteristic head-down attitude when at rest or swimming on water . |
| 22 | Has shorter bill than White Stork ( p. 43 ) , and shows no black at all when at rest . |
| 23 | But although they live on the edge of Wentworth Golf Course , Lady Haslam prefers gardening when at home . |
| 24 | For example , if the person is severely incapacitated and has difficulty in mobilising , it can be important to know whether , when at home , it is necessary to go upstairs to the toilet . |
| 25 | I had a natural ability to entirely forget the theatre when at home , and vice versa , which was extremely useful . |
| 26 | His great-nephew described how when at home on Sundays the Bishop would have twelve poor men and women to dine with him in his hall , ‘ always endeavouring while he fed their bodies to comfort their spirits by some cheerful discourse , generally mixt with some useful instruction . |
| 27 | From the individual 's point of view , his whole life is governed by whether or not he is on the ‘ go-team ’ or co-ordinator 's list , and when at home , out of working hours , every time the telephone rings there is the possibility that the inspector will be on his way to any place on earth within an hour or so . |
| 28 | When at home , Mr Berisha 's main preoccupation is keeping his unruly party under control . |
| 29 | 7 Explain how to care for themselves when at home and who to contact if problems are experienced . |
| 30 | But Lily , who avoided her socially when at home , found it difficult to cope with her here . |