Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb base] [pn reflx] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I introduce myself to a class that I am working with for the first time I frequently begin by asking them to sit close by me on the floor and listen with their eyes shut to the sound of a pair of Indian bells struck together . |
| 2 | When I see myself in the mirror I realise why ; I am very unattractive . |
| 3 | For the independent pusher , it can be frustrating when you wheel yourself around a likely ‘ circular ’ route , only to discover some steps have not been marked on the map so you have to turn round and come back exactly the same way . |
| 4 | ‘ The pleasure comes later , when you elevate yourself to the status of a student and a teacher — that 's how I see the job . ’ |
| 5 | The separation also resolves the problem of remorse when we tax ourselves about an unphilosophical action we may have taken . |
| 6 | When we present ourselves with the decision we are much more inclined to drift in a certain direction leaving ourselves the option of getting out if we find we do not like it . |
| 7 | At another level this also happens when we commit ourselves to a particular religion or ideology . |
| 8 | Perhaps we should not be too surprised when we find ourselves in the new world of quality primary care . |
| 9 | When they launch themselves into the air they suddenly straighten their bodies and hollow out their lower surfaces . |
| 10 | Young albatrosses on the Leeward Islands spend many days flapping their wings to exercise their muscles and develop their strength , but when they launch themselves into the air , they have to get it right first time . |
| 11 | The best kept secret of this election may be that poll tax collectors plan a massive drive to catch those who have failed to register for poll tax , or those who have registered but failed to pay it , when they present themselves at the polling booths tomorrow . |
| 12 | Ministers can experience difficulty when they find themselves in a situation where refusing the baptism is their only option and parents can take grave offence . |
| 13 | When they dissociate themselves from the academic world of their time , they are making the time-honoured mystical point that what Wordsworth would call ‘ the meddling intellect ’ had nothing to do with the vision of God . |