Example sentences of "when he [vb -s] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It becomes evident that Julian is a representative figure of the writer when he decides to write a novel ( 82 ) , and Decibel that of the oral media when she declares writing to be her natural enemy ( 186 ) . |
| 2 | When he does want a pause , Charpentier gives very specific instructions such as ‘ Suivez apres une petite pause ’ ( ‘ Continue after a brief pause ’ ) . |
| 3 | But Mr Kowalski trips up when he tries to get a bit too popular , as in another Capriccio release , ‘ Plaisir d'amour , ’ in which he sings clichéd salon music ( CD 10 324 ) . |
| 4 | Firstly then is purposive thought which a man uses when he tries to find a solution to some problem . |
| 5 | How do you tip him out when he 's got a lot of ash on him ? |
| 6 | sometimes I mean he 's been out when he 's had a drink , on call , sort of thing |
| 7 | I 'm sorry about Antonio 's behaviour , but he 's always like this when he 's had a couple of drinks . ’ |
| 8 | When he 's had a bath at his flat he 's coming here . ’ |
| 9 | When he 's had a haircut . |
| 10 | He says he will have time enough to relax and carouse when he 's had a smash hit with his first novel . |
| 11 | He enjoys colouring and drawing when he 's had a fit . |
| 12 | But really these people , and there 're about thirty other nationalities , by the way , being held , he just wants to show how tough he is , and it 's useful in the future , as now , when he wants to make a gesture . |
| 13 | ‘ Urm , ’ they all boom ponderously , on varying notes , when he fails to answer a question at once . |
| 14 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he intends to make a decision on the application for grant-maintained status from Torrells comprehensive school , Grays , Essex . |
| 15 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to conclude a sale of the Princess of Wales RAF hospital , Ely . |
| 16 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to make a decision relating to West Yorkshire police authority 's application for a £3.6 million grant from the urban crime fund . |
| 17 | For example it monitors driving times and can tell a driver when he needs to take a break . |
| 18 | For his part , the patron gains the personal support of the client and , when he has accumulated a number of these clients , he becomes a prestigious person in the area due to the cumulative honour from them . |
| 19 | John Thaw himself hates beer , so it 's a real performance when he has to take a pint . |
| 20 | There is even an echo of the testing time of his twelfth year in the fourth book in the sequence , The Betrayer , when he has to find a way of helping one of the Confederates , involved in a misguided conspiracy against the young Emperor , without being disloyal to his ruler . |
| 21 | Their normally strong relationship is threatened when he has to reveal a family secret . |
| 22 | It 's where he goes when he has to write a speech … ’ |
| 23 | Jasper 's sometimes funny when he has had a disappointment . " |
| 24 | When he has attracted a female , she becomes the boss at the nest and may throw out the decorations to assert her occupancy . |