Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] the [noun sg] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( There was of course little incentive to plan for the future when work was often obtained on a casual basis and wages were irregular . ) |
| 2 | But may I add a special welcome to the unsung heroines and heroes who are not permanent staff , but give up their time — and in some cases their entire annual leave — to work for the Festival when the high pressure time arrives . |
| 3 | Sir John Fastolf , involved in a long drawn-out lawsuit in Paris between 1432 and 1435 , could remind the court that he had been the first to jump into the sea when Henry V had come ashore in France in 1415 , and that the king had rewarded him with the grant of the first house which he had seen in France . |
| 4 | There used to be er , a lady that used to come in the cinema when I worked there , and she had a |
| 5 | House spiders have often been reported to appear upon the scene when music is being played . |
| 6 | On a daily basis the objectives are to ‘ make sure that the investments or companies are progressing according to plan and are well placed to survive a prolonged recession ’ and , he adds , ‘ dare I say it , to benefit from the upturn when it comes ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ They live , or they 're supposed to live , in the paddock between the Rectory and the House , but the fencing needs seeing to , so they tend to wander round the Rectory when they want . |
| 8 | This can stimulate the worm to come to the surface when it is dark and they can then be collected with the aid of a flashlight , providing one is eagle-eyed . |
| 9 | The door to his room had been closed and locked when she visited the mother , and she had not bothered to come to the house when Tatyana committed suicide . |
| 10 | The Government 's business managers had to come to the rescue when it looked as though the Bill might be lost at Committee Stage . |
| 11 | Broadcasters are quick to jump on the Press when they feel public opinion is that the papers have Gone Too Far . |
| 12 | ‘ It took her time to adjust to the light when the blindfold was removed , so she saw nothing . ’ |
| 13 | He raised his fist and was about to hammer on the door when he heard sounds . |
| 14 | The whole exchange had been conducted in low tones so that they could not be overheard , but the bar was empty ; even the landlord had found business elsewhere and Wycliffe had to rap on the counter when he went to replenish their glasses . |
| 15 | Most families in a village like this expect their children to work on the farm when they get older , but in this case it was different . |
| 16 | A kitchen timer that rings to indicate to the child when they have managed to sit for a specific length of time can be linked to the reward chart . |
| 17 | ‘ There is a lot of denial and it is very difficult to talk about the abuse when it is happening to you , especially if you are a researcher as you do n't have much contact with the person on a regular basis , ’ Ogg says . |
| 18 | I was preparing to depart from the hospital when the British nurse entered my suite in a white glow of anger . |
| 19 | Partly because those who served in garrisons had to be ready to serve in the field when required ( for a castle acted as a base where soldiers could remain when not in the field , and from which they could control the countryside around by mounted raids within a radius of , say , a dozen miles ) , partly because of an increasing difficulty in securing active support from the nobility and gentry for the war in France , English armies at the end of the war sometimes included a greater ratio of archers to men-at-arms than ever before , sometimes 7:1 or even 10:1 , rather than the more usual 3:1 under Henry V and the parity of archers to men-at-arms normally found in the second half of the fourteenth century . |
| 20 | With tap stocks , the Bank seeks to sell to the market when bond prices are rising and does not actively try to sell when prices are falling . |
| 21 | Optional cording sets with overlap arm are available which enable the curtains to overlap at the centre when closed . |
| 22 | He 'd buy a house for Penny 's mum , a big , big house and then they 'd sell it again and he left every bit of the money to Dionne , so she 'll be able to look after the child when she gets twenty-one and that , but now |
| 23 | He had turned and was starting to walk towards the door when he received a full blast from her as she yelled , ‘ Do n't you tell me to shut up ! you young prig , else you 'll find the door locked on you . |
| 24 | This garment grew with the child , so she was still wearing it to play in the garden when she was four years old ! |
| 25 | In the beginning , much of this effort was used to create music to play on the air when the station 's needletime was used up . |
| 26 | Some sinks come complete with extra cutting board surface to fit across the top when necessary and so provide extra work space ; others have small spray attachments at the side to aid cleaning . |
| 27 | You 're supposed to write the minutes for this meeting on the back of the agenda , now , I know very few people who ever actually do that , er , I always want to look at the agenda when I 'm taking my notes . |
| 28 | Georgia was looking at the bracelet the same way she used to look at the hill when she was five , she was in awe of it , it might be too strong for her . |
| 29 | Did you have to help around the house when you were a child ? |
| 30 | She turned away and was about to swing into the jeep when he strode forward and barred her way with the racket across the open doorway . |