Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb base] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I certainly did n't need my boss , Tim Dunton , informing me that when I reach the ripe old age of twenty-six , in just over a month 's time , it 's going to be definitely downhill all the way ! ’ |
| 2 | When I ask the fat ladies at the drop-in centre what is the one thing that would do most to improve the estate they say ‘ get rid of the kids ’ and they are only half joking . |
| 3 | alright well I 'll have a I 'll have another chat with when I get the flipping chance and then |
| 4 | Yeah and I know that but then when I get the same as Jenny she goes to Leanne if we beat her yeah ? |
| 5 | It 's kind of late now and I 'm in no condition to drive so when I get the 205 I only take it as far as the outskirts of Inverness where I stop at the first lit Bed and Breakfast sign I see and talk politely and slowly to the pleasant middle-aged couple from Glasgow who run the place and then say goodnight , close the door of my room and fall fast asleep on the bed without even taking off my jacket . |
| 6 | Just three of the qualities I possess that will be invaluable when I get the inevitable call to take up Football League management . |
| 7 | poor Derek , I mean I do n't know whether Derek 's away , did n't bother to come up on , if if he did n't bother to come Friday well he 's still laying on the bench , but if it 's Jack you see , the other day she well give did you ask him , I said no I do n't mention it till Friday to him and then when I get the next one I 'll say well is it this week 's or last week 's ? |
| 8 | The point is that when I go The best thing is wedding fairs where you are seen and talk to people , but again that is a lot of effort depends very much |
| 9 | When I close the front door behind me I have a lump in my throat . |
| 10 | When I close the front door behind me , the hall is lit only by the streetlight , glowing faintly through frosted glass . |
| 11 | The points I 'm making , I should add , are not particularly political points , erm I get a little worried when I hear the sharp division between productive and unproductive occupations . |
| 12 | So let the Review Board eat its words , when I win the annual all-industry award for originality . |
| 13 | And as you have pointed out , when I take the lovely Miss Ingram as my bride , you and Adèle must leave the house , so I 'm looking for a new job for you . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Quite simple really , ’ Daphne replied when I put the same question to her that evening . |
| 15 | I am not talking about the absence of an ad hoc electrical connection or about the presence of other things , either specifically or under some general description or by some general means , when I make the conditional statement . |
| 16 | But I 'll make , I 've got to make the other half of it , so when I make the other half of it he can probably have , er have a couple of jam ones |
| 17 | When I mention the Heavenly EP to Right Said Fred it turns out that only Fred has heard it , so I play it to them . |
| 18 | But when it came to music , he was a perfectionist , never satisfied to rest on his fame , he once said ‘ when I give the perfect performance , then I will die ’ . |
| 19 | When I say the first floor , I 'm talking about the ground floor and the first floor , you know ? |
| 20 | When I produce the new album , it 's got to be good . ’ |
| 21 | When I start the two and a quarter petrol engine in my IIA 109 from cold , a cloud of light grey smoke is emitted from the exhaust when the engine first fires up . |
| 22 | You will let me know of course if you think it better to discontinue this when I start the new treatment . |
| 23 | And when I recall the shattering consequences of what happened one night a month or so later , I think of Hamlet , saying ‘ When sorrows come , they come not single spies , But in battalions . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm going to ask some very , very straightforward questions when I buy the next house |
| 25 | I have a sensation of heat as I approach the fire ; but when I approach the same fire too closely , I have a sensation of pain ; so there is nothing to convince me that something in the fire resembles heat , any more than the pain ; it is just that there must be something in it ( whatever this may turn out to be ) that produces the sensations of heat or pain . |
| 26 | Q. I never see my Upside Down Catfish during the day , not even when I feed the other fish . |
| 27 | I was pleasantly surprised at how light the detector was , for when I have the free time to get out , I like to put as many hours in at a stretch as possible . |
| 28 | When I consider the striking natural beauties of such a river as that at Matlock , and the effect of the seven-storey buildings that have been raised there , and on other beautiful streams , for cotton manufactories , I am inclined to think that nothing can equal them for the purpose of disbeautifying an enchanting piece of scenery ; and that economy had produced , what the greatest ingenuity , if a prize were given for ugliness , could not surpass . |
| 29 | When I enter the hushed assembly of the fir trees , I see the cathedral of all religions . |
| 30 | ‘ When I see the old truck you drive , I 'll give it a slap , ’ the little blond boy on my right said to his father , slapping him heartily in demonstration . |