Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb base] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I turn in the saddle and point it out to him with vigorous gestures , his curiosity is aroused . |
| 2 | Suppose that I have a sudden impulse to settle when I retire in the village where I was born ; but reality breaks in , I recognize that I had better remember it not as a nostalgic vision but as I indeed saw it before experiencing the city , admit to myself that it will have changed beyond recognition , try to anticipate living in it not as I am now but as an old man who no longer easily makes new friends , try to see myself through the villagers ' eyes as already a stranger who may no longer deserve a welcome . |
| 3 | Another says : ‘ I pray best when I sit before the Blessed Sacrament , or look at the Crucifix without saying anything — just being with the Lord . ’ |
| 4 | When I sit in the room with it , he wrote , it 's like sitting in a room with a corpse . |
| 5 | He knows that the knickers I wear when I sit in the saddle are not the smartest articles of underwear in my wardrobe . |
| 6 | He regains his strength when I sit upon the bed beside him ; he reaches for me , he kisses me violently . |
| 7 | When I refer to the ‘ Popular Purgatory ’ I am referring to the Purgatory which is most widely known — the place referred to in Roman Catholic teaching and which is said to be arrived at after death . |
| 8 | And when I refer to the erm primary road network defined in the T P P . |
| 9 | When I ask for a carrot now mummy I , I 'll just have a big feast . |
| 10 | When I get onto the pavement I just sit there with my feet in the road . |
| 11 | Sorry for whinging , but when I get onto the computer and it says ‘ 8 new messages ’ I think Oh goody ! |
| 12 | ‘ I usually only scrub the front tyre when I get into a turn too hot but this is how it goes : You 're in fourth gear and jetting down to this U-turn . |
| 13 | I got to cross the road — I remember that , so when I get to a gate I go out and have a look round . |
| 14 | But when I get to the other side I ca n't get onto the platform cos of this other gate . |
| 15 | When I get to the end I stop and have a look round . |
| 16 | " When I get to the bend I 'll stamp . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll have a look at that when I get to the house . ’ |
| 18 | I have to I h I when I get to the office , I 'll h I 'll h I 'll have a look a bit closer . |
| 19 | When I get to the township , three women have already prepared the bread dough in a bucket . |
| 20 | Is there any signal when I get to the van ? ’ |
| 21 | When I get to the road , with St James 's Park beyond , as fresh and green as an early summer salad , I stop and turn . |
| 22 | I shall not live it down when I get to the office . |
| 23 | I hit the ball great on the range but when I get on the course it all goes wrong . |
| 24 | It 's great , Frankie boy ; I 'm keeping to the fields and the woods and walking a lot and getting lifts and when I get near a town I look for a good fat juicy dog and I make friends with it and take it out to the woods and then I kill it and eat it . |
| 25 | ‘ But when I get in the weight room at Chelsea , the other lads put me to shame . |
| 26 | She said for when I get in the car . |
| 27 | ( When I speak of the value of the whole , I mean what Moore calls its value on the whole , that is the values of its parts plus its value as a whole . ) |
| 28 | For when I speak of the community being faithful to its own principles I do not mean its conventional or popular morality , the beliefs and convictions of most citizens . |
| 29 | Well tha , the only thing I , when I walk across the green , the only thing I see is dove dirt . |
| 30 | It looks healthy and comes to the top of the tank , as usual when I walk into the room . |