Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've been given permission to swim in the pool when the family 's not using it . |
| 2 | No oranges will taste the same as those we ate on t hose Saturday mornings , saving the peel to throw at the screen when Roy Rogers brought out his guitar to serenade Dale Evans across a Texas campfire that was flickering in an enchanted cave in a Manchester street . |
| 3 | The first , and most general , is the willingness of companies to pay over the odds when they acquire other companies . |
| 4 | ( There was of course little incentive to plan for the future when work was often obtained on a casual basis and wages were irregular . ) |
| 5 | One of the very special things Christine did for her was to write notes to leave for the tradesmen when Miss Miggs was going to be out when they called — like NO MILK TODAY , THANK YOU , or ONE SMALL LOAF , PLEASE . |
| 6 | Lorna Marsh initially turned down the chance to go on the trip when she found out that Bingo The Clown would be joining them . |
| 7 | Some sinks come complete with extra cutting board surface to fit across the top when necessary and so provide extra work space ; others have small spray attachments at the side to aid cleaning . |
| 8 | The council says it would welcome the chance to expand on the submission when the inquiry takes oral evidence . |
| 9 | Although it has been claimed that the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher had no carefully thought-through strategy to deal with the unions when it came into office , but rather proceeded pragmatically ( Roberts , 1989 ) , nevertheless ( Young , 1990 , p. 353 ) : |
| 10 | What is it that allows such belief to occur in the child when so much , to the observer , is unreal ? |
| 11 | I have heard of old women who forbid others in their lounge to go to the toilet when they appear to do so too frequently . |
| 12 | Optional cording sets with overlap arm are available which enable the curtains to overlap at the centre when closed . |
| 13 | In the beginning , much of this effort was used to create music to play on the air when the station 's needletime was used up . |
| 14 | Mr Teicher claims to have argued well before Iran 's Islamic revolution that it was folly to rely on the shah when his regime was collapsing from within . |
| 15 | Not that ‘ feeders do not tempt big barbel , but they are extremely cumbersome objects to have on the line when playing these powerful fish in weedy or otherwise snaggy areas . |
| 16 | Of his own interest in flying , Mr Tholen said : ‘ I was using air taxis a lot to go to the Continent when I was working at Billingham . ’ |
| 17 | It is not ( like the rain in the example of my going to London ) just another reason to be added to the others , a reason to stand alongside the others when one reckons which way is better supported by reason . |
| 18 | Most families in a village like this expect their children to work on the farm when they get older , but in this case it was different . |
| 19 | Parents have found many ways to mark a new arrival — planting a tree , designing a certificate or making a book to give to the child when older . |
| 20 | It seems that other young men came to stay too — I suppose it must have been a very welcome extra source of income — and I understand that Great-Grandmother Tallentire was criticized for allowing young men to stay in the house when she had daughters . |
| 21 | This can stimulate the worm to come to the surface when it is dark and they can then be collected with the aid of a flashlight , providing one is eagle-eyed . |
| 22 | One problem when using the Tube as a tent is that the lightweight alloy poles have a tendency to bend at the joints when under strong pressure . |
| 23 | To hold the pound within its margins the system requires a member country to intervene in the markets when its currency diverges 75 per cent of the way to its permitted fluctuation margins , either side of the central rate . |
| 24 | The testator institutes an heir charged with a trust to make over the estate when his son reaches the age of sixteen . |
| 25 | ‘ It took her time to adjust to the light when the blindfold was removed , so she saw nothing . ’ |
| 26 | By now I had almost convinced Rick to change to the boilie when I had another take on the Tropicana ; this was all the convincing he needed as I landed a nice mirror around the 12lb mark . |