Example sentences of "when [pron] be [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It often gets me when I am in a high building or can look down over the city , or sometimes at a station when there is another journey to begin . |
| 2 | Back when I was with a certain company — I wo n't mention who — they had a situation that I could never have imagined : they did n't have a guitar player on staff ! |
| 3 | But people were very good ; a friend from the farm came in to help out when I was in a real mess . ’ |
| 4 | All the same , I doubt very much that when I was in a comparable situation I would have had the same faith and determination that Tom did . |
| 5 | When I was in a safe place , I loaded my pistols , this time with dry powder . |
| 6 | When I was in a fit state she asked if I would like to talk to her . |
| 7 | And of course , as I told you long ago , you are beautiful , and I like the looks I get from other men when I 'm with a beautiful woman . ’ |
| 8 | Usually when I 'm in a crowded place like this , I feel very lonely , but not this time . |
| 9 | I would just to say , I think women , women are such victims of the fashion industry and I think there 's a lot more hype surrounding th the bride than there is surrounding the groom and er I think erm , you know th a lot more thought needs to go into the whole thing , there 's so much pressure on young people , particularly girls and there 's sa , so much idealism around the whole thing erm , and and there 's a lot of alternatives to marriage , you know , and this is discounted as th , the woman over there said , about being referred to as Mrs , particularly when you 're over a certain age if you 're not married . |
| 10 | Boston and Impressionism when you 're onto a good thing … |
| 11 | play it when you 're in a good mood , cos songs like that you |
| 12 | OK — when you 're in a dazed state , drugs may make you think you understand it all . |
| 13 | It is n't easy when you 're in a single room jammed up with a double bed , and the dump is decorated as carelessly as the inside of a rarely used cupboard . |
| 14 | And then , immediately , I said to myself , well , you 've been saying to these men [ his captors ] ‘ When you 're in a tight corner , renounce violence ’ . |
| 15 | How about when you work to , when you 're in a positive cycle to be aware of the negatives . |
| 16 | This acts to surprise the liver into activity , for it has very little work to do when you are on a pure diet . |
| 17 | I think it 's very sad , to have a terribly negative view put to you when you are in a vulnerable situation . |
| 18 | It is difficult to separate yourself from your position when you are in a top job and having fun . |
| 19 | At the start of the routine , when you are in a relaxed state , you take your pulse and note the reading ( reading 1 ) . |
| 20 | She 's always like that when she 's in a bad temper . |
| 21 | When she was within a few feet of the ground , the cat leapt from her and rubbed itself against its mistress 's legs . |
| 22 | So one of the aspects we 're looking for sometimes is recognising when we 're in a negative cycle , how you can turn that round to a positive cycle . |
| 23 | Many of us secretly think we will love ourselves when we have resolved a certain problem , or when we are successful , or when we are less busy , or when we are older , or when we are in a loving relationship — but tomorrow never comes . |
| 24 | This level corresponds to that part of the unconscious mind which functions when we are in a light sleep . |
| 25 | Last season he was getting loads of stick and his contract came up for renewal — when we were in a potential relegation situation . |
| 26 | Only when we were within a few hundred yards of it could we see the waves frothing over and around it , giving just a hint of the menace below . |
| 27 | He accepts he 's now more a mess-clearer than Messiah , saying : ‘ Clubs only call me in when they 're in a desperate situation . ’ |
| 28 | They are interested in why they are paying such a high price for a service and why the company or companies providing it are making enormous profits when they are in a protected monopoly . |
| 29 | It is often a good idea to have several small aquaria instead of one larger one , as it is easier to see the animals and to study them when they are in a small volume of water : they can not swim so far or so fast . |
| 30 | Depression flattens the voice almost to monotony ; movement is slowed , and a dejected facial expression is characteristic of many people when they are in a low mood . |