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 | Just three of the qualities I possess that will be invaluable when I get the inevitable call to take up Football League management . |
| 5 | When I close the front door behind me I have a lump in my throat . |
| 6 | When I close the front door behind me , the hall is lit only by the streetlight , glowing faintly through frosted glass . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | So let the Review Board eat its words , when I win the annual all-industry award for originality . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 ’ . |
| 14 | When I produce the new album , it 's got to be good . ’ |
| 15 | You will let me know of course if you think it better to discontinue this when I start the new treatment . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | Q. I never see my Upside Down Catfish during the day , not even when I feed the other fish . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | When I enter the hushed assembly of the fir trees , I see the cathedral of all religions . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ When I think the giant eel is biting on the ball , I 'll quickly tie the rope around this other hook inside the bucket . |
| 23 | What I wanted to say was that when I read the Annual Report I was rather surprised to find that there is no reference to the er report of the committee under the chairmanship of Bob , Bob on the organization of the R Y A and then I realized that it probably did n't come to the Council till after the end of the year that we have under consideration but it did seem to me that it has some contentious and some very interesting and rather good points in it and I wonder if we could be told how the consideration of it is getting on . |
| 24 | I still remember the strong emotions aroused in me when I read the following news report in my morning paper . |
| 25 | Later still , my realisation was confirmed for me when I read the following statement from one of Bruch 's patients : ‘ I am completely isolated , I sit in a glass sphere . |
| 26 | Now what I would like to say is that we 've made clear that we 're with certain very clear objectives in pushing forward , in saying that certain things had to be achieved and when I read the lilac piece of paper or whatever colour we want to call it . |
| 27 | Be careful not to make one mistake when you advocate the American model of airline deregulation ( February 23rd ) . |
| 28 | You ca n't be accused of whingeing and complaining when you make the other person aware that you can see the positive in the situation too . |
| 29 | About five million , million unemployed , when you take the true figures into account . |
| 30 | I 'm very interested in that particular period just before , just , when you get the after maturity of when they had this strange very schedule D and er the tax , the purchase tax |