Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] when they [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether that will upset the balance at all because Lewis was a very important for them he kept stepping in when they wanted to change play . |
| 2 | Hence the scullions having to use small stools to stand on when they wanted to do anything like wash up dishes , stir soups or work controls . |
| 3 | The early Vikings believed that the rainbow was a bridge for the gods to walk over when they wanted to visit the earth . |
| 4 | Ron , 74 , of Wrafton , Devon , said : ‘ We 'll be going even when they have to wheel us in . ’ |
| 5 | Father 's parting present to us was a beautiful large lobster he and one of the boys had brought home when they went to pull up their lobster pots . |
| 6 | The jousting could not be started and the close combat was soon abandoned as it had become farcical , contestants falling down when they tried to wield their weapons . |
| 7 | But they gave up when they failed to obtain financial assistance from the British government . |
| 8 | The Guard Regiment formed by Nkrumah for his protection fought the mutineers and only gave up when they threatened to kill Nkrumah 's wife and three infants . |