Example sentences of "when the [noun pl] do [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the visas did come through they were dated 5 September . |
| 2 | When the dark-blues did turn up the fun started but as expected the Cambridge crew were carrying far more weight . |
| 3 | We can not have a fair society , we can not have equality , West Belfast can not be working when the women of West Belfast are treated in that way — and when the women do stand up and fight and say ‘ we are not going to put up with this any more ’ , what happens is they then become threatened by the privatisation of their jobs . |
| 4 | This is a sure recipe for ensuring that when the barriers do come down , those who think this way will be left behind . |
| 5 | Further , when the Visigoths did return to Gaul , it was to an area where Athaulf had once established his court . |
| 6 | What happens when the police do detain such individuals ? |
| 7 | But when the inns did begin to improve they brought a great influx of visitors and by 1817 an observer remarks : ‘ Thirty years earlier simplicity and hospitality were then the character of the people … . |
| 8 | Erm I think perhaps it was a good move in a , in a , in a way , I was , when the children did come along i you know I was , we were al I was all together under one roof . |
| 9 | And when the children did come to school I often got the feeling that they were merely being ‘ contained ’ rather than involved . |