Example sentences of "when [pron] be [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Oh I 'm really pleased about that , cos last time on a , I was really disappointed I 'd been refused the course cos I thought oh , it 'll be right up my street that , cos when I was teaching full time I was quite into these er computers at the beginning and the one that went
2 Yeah , well when I was typing that bit — I actually said originally except Lorimer .
3 ‘ I was reminded of this a year ago when I was spending some time with one of my sisters .
4 Although I was still barely into my teens when I was spending this time with Maureen tending sick birds , I learned a lot about general care and identification — even if we failed to spot our Russian defector .
5 I put my name on the list with everyone else , but was absolutely dumbfounded when I was told one day that it had come up , along with that of one of the other Waafs , and if we wanted to go we were to report to RAF Wyton at 10.00 hours the next day .
6 I mean it could work on that basis then , that if , for example , I 'm just thinking about , well just from my point of view , when i was arranging that date in Stirling with the Oxford people , I could of said well , Thursday 's okay with me is it okay with you until I 've checked with
7 I would talk and laugh with my companions but withdraw , lapsing into silence , when I was offered any food .
8 when I was doing that bit of collecting you know , and the people next , either side they 'd bought these council houses , you know , it 's a shame really
9 ‘ Clarice Cliff was a hard taskmistress — I had to report to her every day — but she took great interest in the progress of young trainees and her husband , Colley Shorter , the chairman of her company , arranged for me to take day classes at Newcastle College of Art when I was doing National Service with the RAF stationed in Northumberland , ’ he recounted .
10 When I was putting this book together , an acquaintance told me about her ‘ getting-to-know-the-neighbours ’ spaghetti parties .
11 When I was cycling lovely summer afternoon , well er four i , about four o'clock and er there was three farmers round a big sign , in in there and tha that 's where I went up cycled .
12 Now when I was preparing this evidence , I got to this point and I thought to myself , why on earth has this not happened in Richmondshire ?
13 I ca n't remember now , I know I 've had a go to have a look at them to see how , to see exactly how , cos what I thought , what I thought I was gon na do was , I did n't like the furniture of the , of the speakers and when I was keeping that system I was gon na remount the speakers in the box a bit more you know decorative
14 When I was researching this subject , the opening exchange of conversations was so invariable that I learnt to recite it at once to save time .
15 We met when I was researching some material on community care , and her great good humour and flawless memory for fascinating aspects of social history turned a one-off interview into an intermittently enjoyed friendship .
16 this is all things I 've got to consider when I 'm starting this thing
17 and then you got the rest of it , so you 'll always go more than a hundred and eighty , now when you , when you 're pointing you 're facing that way again , turn around that way again , when you 're facing that way , erm especially if I 'm about erm , say especially if I 'm about here .
18 And probably the most useful key of all when you 're doing global formatting , is shift F ten and you select the whole document .
19 I mean , obviously you 're playing in a rather … or driving in the fast lane when you 're doing this sort of thing . ’
20 When you 're growing new muscle or replacing tissue what is needed ?
21 Well when you 're going that way you need that one mum how can I stick that on there ?
22 ‘ What kind of mother could you possibly be when you 're working all day and out partying all night ?
23 It can be carried out at any time when you feel the need , for example , when you are near anybody with a cold or ‘ flu ; when you are experiencing any form of fear ; when others are indulging in negative emotions ; in noisy surroundings ; first thing in the morning and last thing at night ; after meditating or giving intuitive aromatherapy massage .
24 In fact , when you are working small burrow systems a dog can generally tell you if a rabbit is at home .
25 What could happen when you are feeling this way ?
26 ‘ Did you know , ’ he asked , ‘ when you were improvising last night , a cat sat on your lap for a while ? ’
27 Would you stay there when you were getting attacked night after night ? ’
28 ‘ Well , we certainly had them when you were cleaning that playbill of William as Lear at the Theatre Royal , Covent Garden … ’
29 I mean you came out with a wonderful statement when you were advertising this programme .
30 The hand promptly slapped her on the neck , and she leapt into the air with shock and surprise ; but she was even more surprised when she was offered more feed .
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