Example sentences of "but when you [vb base] the " in BNC.
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1 | But when you keep the big names supplied with a particular kind of amusement you can always depend on it that the police are found to be in the wrong , or that they are framing an innocent man , or that the children in question are his nieces . |
2 | Darren explained : ‘ They have graphite shafts which react in the same way as steel , but when you strike the ball they absorb the vibration . |
3 | yeah I understand that , but when you use the phrase itself as a competition , that erm , that did n't seem quite square with what we were saying yesterday |
4 | ‘ But when you walk the streets you still pass the prostitutes , the drug takers , the street scum and the unpleasant smell of poverty . |
5 | I must say , I had certain ambitions for higher education myself , but when you receive the call , as they say , those cherished dreams just have to go by the board . |
6 | Fergie offered no real argument on the dismissal of Hughes , saying : ‘ The referee was a bit fussy but when you take the ball away as Mark did , when already booked , then it 's automatic that you go . ’ |
7 | Fergie offered no real argument on the dismissal of Hughes , saying : ‘ The referee was a bit fussy but when you take the ball away as Mark did , when already booked , then it 's automatic that you go . ’ |
8 | I know that it does not affect the sound of the instrument , but when you pay the extra for cosmetic details , you expect it to be excellent , not scarred . |
9 | But when you explore the same region of the visual field with a moving spot you get a result that you could not have predicted from the responses with stationary spots . |
10 | Er I do n't know if you 've experience of steel but when you feel the handles of a , a lathe first thing in a morning it 's like lifting pieces of ice and er the heating arrangement took about four hours before it built up you know , to a reasonable working degree . |
11 | Place the colour key in the first two rows as described above but when you save the design to memory , miss out the first two rows , placing the save box to start on the third row of squares . |
12 | I 'll be absolutely open with you — we do have difficulties over cash , but when you see the business we 've got lined up … well , this time next year I 'll expect the bank to be standing me a slap-up lunch ! |
13 | But when you see the inside … ’ |
14 | erm What happens if erm your boss is n't on the phone and their boss has transferred all their calls to the other phone , the other phone rings as well as the secretaries ring , so you pick it up on your phone , which is R star star 3 , and then you want to get it through to the boss , but when you ring the number it comes through to the other phone . |
15 | But when you consider the ecological and aesthetic benefits as well as the shelter and livestock control , a good hedge is good value for money . |
16 | As a cartridge-only game it costs a hefty £14.95 but when you consider the quality you 're receiving , could you do without this purchase ? |