Example sentences of "when you [vb base] [pers pn] [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | Rose went alternately red , then white , then red again like a hot little cinder when you get it between a pair of tongs and blow on it . |
2 | Add them when you 're multiplying , times them when you raise them to a power , so we do n't want to start changing this to one over and things , because we 'll lose that easy way of doing things . |
3 | ‘ When you telephone us for a quote , we will assign a member of staff to you , whom you can contact whenever you need to , without fear of being charged extra in costs , as some solicitors are wont to do every time you telephone them . |
4 | A surprise attack is a superb card to have up your sleeve , especially when you combine it with a mind-numbing yell and a distracting dummy movement . |
5 | And when you write it as a number it 's the only time that you ever put any little letters next to it . |
6 | She does n't have a job , of course , so she does n't understand that things are different when you do them for a living . |
7 | In great danger when you do it with a cos the other ball . |
8 | you know , there 's no , whereas when you do it with a chisel it 's a bit of a , inverted commas |
9 | ‘ Well , she went just for a lark , y'know , but this Mabel , she 's very serious , never got married , y'know — not surprisin' either when you see 'er in a strong light . |
10 | All I had to bargain with was my own little bit of skill , which really , when you compare it with a carpenter 's skill , or a plumber 's skill , is intangible . |
11 | When they know you , in a personal capacity , you have credibility when you contact them in a political role . |