Example sentences of "when i [verb] on [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's sometimes in the hall when I pass on the way out . |
| 2 | ‘ And Theo , ’ he confided , ‘ when I pass on the heath here such a woman with a child on her arm , it pierces me right through , the melancholy , and my eyes get moist . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ These drills run at a tremendous speed , ’ the father said , ‘ so when I switch on the drill the mileage numbers on the speedo spin backwards at a fantastic rate . |
| 4 | I was n't much more than your age when I took on the farm myself . |
| 5 | WITH nearly 20 years of trouble-free driving behind me , I was relatively confident and assured when I switched on the ignition for my first lesson in advanced driving . |
| 6 | Often , when I switched on the light to make sure that the dish was scraped clean , I was disgusted at the mess I had been eating . |
| 7 | When I switched on the radio a sober voice intoned the day 's bad news . |