Example sentences of "[conj] when [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can tell that when you hear them talk . ’ |
| 2 | Mind you it does look better than when I saw it last . |
| 3 | Well , it 's a lot better than when you saw me last time ! |
| 4 | A hedgehog tries to climb up the net and when it hears you approach it promptly rolls up into a ball . |
| 5 | And when it does we make it explicit that this is a matter of choice and consent . |
| 6 | His body was hairy , muscled , well-shaped , and when I saw him strip for bed he reminded me of a gorilla about to pounce upon its prey . |
| 7 | I felt like going for a ride and when I saw you take horse I followed , seeking companionship . |
| 8 | Anyway , you know I have my good days and when I do I like to get up and sit by the fire for a while . ’ |
| 9 | Er and in the South Midlands ' section , I think it is erm towards Coventry and Nuneaton , we have got erm I can even remember the name of the Guild it 's we 've got a lot of younger women in there and these are younger women that , it 's very , I 'm very pleased to see them and when you see them go to the rostrum you can , you know they really are , they seem as if they 're a revival of the old camp because we , we 've got to campaign you see and but you , you try , I mean I 'm getting beyond it really myself and yet you see , you try and whip up erm an aging movement it you , you want younger women you see . |
| 10 | You 're the bait for the jackal , and sooner or later he 'll come for you , and when he does I intend to be there . ’ |
| 11 | He was obviously embarrassed at his lack of preparedness and when he saw me glance involuntarily at my watch he grew more agitated , pulling his pipe from his mouth and putting it back in again , tucking the hammer under his arm , rummaging in a large box of matches . |
| 12 | He watched closely as the emperor rose from his throne , and when he saw him bow low in his direction , he allowed a little smile of polite acknowledgment to play across his face before he turned and strode majestically back to join his entourage . |
| 13 | for a while and when he saw us last he was frightened and he 's not now |
| 14 | And suddenly he had a maenad in his arms , fighting him , screaming , striking at him , the tears running down her face which fear had made unrecognisable , pushing him away , and when he let her go , for very decency 's sake , because he saw no way to calm her unless he did , she sank on to the sofa , still sobbing and crying , her face hidden in a cushion , her whole body heaving and shaking . |
| 15 | But it was a moment or so before Agnes obeyed and when she did her voice was stiff as she said , ‘ And your son has given her a — ’ How was she to put it ? |
| 16 | She frequently wore no make-up , and when she did she put it on wrong . |
| 17 | She very rarely got told off and when she did it upset her . |
| 18 | Very few vehicles pass , but when they do they bear down from nowhere full of gun-toting unsmiling men in the American uniform of checked shirts , peaked caps and bullet-proof , puffa-waistcoats . |
| 19 | But when they do they have to be sensible and wash their hands . |
| 20 | ‘ He is not in the least like any of Henrietta 's children , but when I see him laugh and run he makes me think of them , being nearer the little one 's age than my Penini . |
| 21 | But when you see it like that you do n't just distort the world , you distort yourself . |
| 22 | When you put the and that 's the difference about drama at college is you 're doing it to please yourself and the , the group that you 're in with and ultimately I suppose your tutor but when you do something like a pantomime when you 're doing it to please the punters |
| 23 | Philip at first took no notice of what he said ; but when he heard him repeat the same thing several times , and saw he was greatly upset by the horse being sent away , eventually replied : ‘ Are you criticising those who are older than yourself , as if you knew more , and were better able to manage him than they ? ’ |
| 24 | But when he lets me switch it on |
| 25 | He had been remarkably restrained until then , but when she felt him ease her jeans down over her hips she suddenly caught his sense of urgency as , with a low groan , he roughly pulled her even closer , burying his head against the soft skin of her thighs . |
| 26 | I have n't been in yet because when I do I want to have bought the silk flowers for the old lady . |