Example sentences of "when they [vb base] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they stop there for a bit , when they 've gone past the start . |
| 2 | What would be the first thing , people tend to do when they 've met for the very first time ? |
| 3 | When they 've got over the shock , most are mainly concerned for their daughters ' welfare , and give them a lot of support , as illustrated many times in the accounts that follow . |
| 4 | Burun 's chief wife was small and slim , handsome in the way that unremarkable women sometimes are when they have matured past the need for beauty , and the red-gold of her hair was as yet unmarred by the silver which would have betrayed her age . |
| 5 | When they have arrived at the fully mobile stage of their development , but have not yet ventured off on their own , they may accompany their mother on short trips away from the ‘ nest , . |
| 6 | Or is there any sense in which those who oppose and vote against a particular policy or decision can be said to assent to it , or can be said to be governing themselves when they have voted against the policy that has been adopted ? |
| 7 | I would say however , that it 's not been tested whilst , and whilst there is n't a a clear expression of local preference in terms of the population , I think my elected members who represent that particular area would say that they are expressing local views when they have spoken against the new settlement . |
| 8 | By way of illustration , he described the loneliness experienced by many recently separated couples , even when they have longed for the divorce , and despite a great deal of support from companions . |