Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I carried out a survey of undergraduates and their use of books at Sheffield University I needed a sample of all undergraduates in the university during the academic year of the study.8 It was quite a revelation , talking to the Assistant Registrar in charge of records , to discover how difficult it was to define a ‘ student ’ for my purposes . |
| 2 | The benefits of this route could be substantial : about half of the Currie High roll comes from the Baberton and Juniper Green area , and when I carried out a survey , among parents , of travel to the school from these areas last year , a substantial number of families were in favour of opening up this path . |
| 3 | The student chooses their own subject ; most of these subjects are right on the fringes of the course , or overlap several different courses , and what surprised me when I sent round a questionnaire was how much the students said they enjoyed essay-writing . |
| 4 | ‘ There were problems in the past with the way the fund was run , but when I took over a couple of years ago we took a very long look at our accounting system and put matters right . |
| 5 | But the pitch was wet when I picked up a swag against them at Bradford . |
| 6 | I was in a French class at school when I picked up a copy of the magazine , which had been lying on one of the tables . |
| 7 | To obtain evidence that you posted an item we strongly advise you to ask for a certificate of posting when you hand in a parcel at a post office counter . |
| 8 | It 's nice when you pick up a guitar , knowing it to be a company 's idea of what a first electric should be like , and finding that they 've got it just about right . |
| 9 | When you fill in a tax return you will have to declare all sources of income and the Inland Revenue will ignore them or deduct tax as necessary . |
| 10 | ‘ When you fall off a horse , the first thing you do is climb back on . |
| 11 | And inevitably when you turn up a diary page you have between say one and twelve things already entered into the to do list . |
| 12 | You 'd have known so well that when you turn over a stone all kinds of creepy-crawlies come clambering out . |
| 13 | Then you turned thirty , started to nod off at ten-thirty and had attacks of the Blue Spots when you ran up a flight of stairs . |
| 14 | The same thing applies when you build up a story in words . |
| 15 | ‘ I should stay there for a while , ’ said Elise , when she brought in a breakfast tray . |
| 16 | Alison , from Aberdulais , West Glamorgan , was walking to a restaurant with her boyfriend when she tripped over a kerb and fell headlong into the Georgian-style leaded windows of a shop . |
| 17 | Alison , from Aberdulais , West Glamorgan , was walking to a restaurant with her boyfriend when she tripped over a kerb and fell headlong into the Georgian-style leaded windows of a shop . |
| 18 | And the videotape of Cal and me playing Bottom and Titania in A Midsummer Night 's Dream last year , with us collapsing in giggles when she tripped over a cobweb and brought down half the lights . |
| 19 | Only when she stretched out a hand to replace her own receiver did Fabia realise that she was shaking . |
| 20 | A WOMAN was stung by a scorpion when she picked up a bunch of bananas in a supermarket . |
| 21 | There were dances in the Hut by the Strathmore Arms and when we grew up a bit and thought our fathers would n't find out we would nip into the Strathmore Arms for a pint , on the few occasions we could afford . |
| 22 | One question I did ask at the Fire and Public Protection Committees what happens when you do n't , when we bring in a unity authority status . |
| 23 | It was dark when we took up a position among thick briars and long grass . |
| 24 | Right from the beginning , we argued that the revolutionary process in El Salvador could only be carried out through a popular war in which the incorporation of the civil population is essential When we take over a village or settlement and the enemy forces are ousted … we begin the work of consciousness raising about the situation of the country together with the work of organizing the local population . |
| 25 | At the same time , at Edendale in Gore , Bruce Mackenzie , with the help of old Jan , bought a couple of good horses for his sons Sandy and Stu — ‘ for when they grew up a bit ’ . |
| 26 | Once when they went round a corner she swayed against him and caught his arm to steady herself . |
| 27 | ‘ People from the UK are astounded when they walk down a cookie aisle in the US , as it may be 60 feet long . |
| 28 | Most borrowers did not anticipate this ; indeed , a 1989 survey by the Office of Fair Trading shows that only 37% of borrowers gave any thought at all to the likely future movement of interest rates when they took out a loan . |
| 29 | Unfortunately this was damaged on the way when they ran over a mine and had to be abandoned . |
| 30 | ‘ These little publishers always say that when they bring out a book everyone else rejected as uncommercial . |