Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Especially when I am watching puerto Rican mass murderers . |
| 2 | When I am painting summer scenes I use the eggshell , and for winter scenes I use the warm cream . |
| 3 | ‘ When I was writing Firefly Summer , I did n't keep a notebook from the beginning , and I found myself having someone expelled from school who , when I checked , turned out to be 28 . |
| 4 | When I was laying siege to the south wet pillar of the Dru our accommodation was a leaky tent on the campsite behind Biollay , our recreation table football in the Bar National . ’ |
| 5 | I found that quite intriguing cos I can remember getting these sent out to me by G A when I was moving house . |
| 6 | ‘ I got these done when I was sniffing glue , ’ she says , extending her arms to show the impressive display of needle- worked skin . |
| 7 | This distrust of the social scientist is so deeply ingrained that when I was reading anthropology as an undergraduate and I was asked by my colleagues what subject I was reading , I knew that I would have to prevaricate or face problems . |
| 8 | Yeah je , when I was having breakfast he used to jump on the table ! |
| 9 | ‘ At a low point during my stay in Japan when I was having trouble with the language and the culture I phoned my father to say I was coming home , ’ recalls the black sheep with the black belt . |
| 10 | ‘ One , when I was having dinner with you and Ed in Helsinki at his apartment I sensed a certain intimacy between the two of you . |
| 11 | I was now even more impatient to see Mr Rochester , but when I was having tea with Mrs Fairfax in the afternoon , the first thing she said was , ‘ It 's fine weather for the master 's journey . ’ |
| 12 | It started when I was having tea … |
| 13 | ‘ He buys me panties , bras and garter belts that are really sexy , ’ she said before going on to reveal , ‘ When I was designing underwear he kept saying , ‘ Make sure there are some sexy bits . ’ ’ |
| 14 | ‘ When I was designing Metaltronix gear , I made everything bigger , for product visibility , but I would get letters telling me that the Marshall ‘ standard ’ head dimensions were what they wanted , so that 's what I based these new amp heads on . |
| 15 | And that old man I 'm telling you the God 's truth , I watched him when I was coming school many a time , used to go to Anglesey with a rope in his pocket here . |
| 16 | ‘ Reminds me of Nurse Crane when I was doing surgery , ’ said Toby . |
| 17 | And Kenny Everett , who used to host the programme before mine when I was doing Family Favourites on Radio Two , was forever sending me up with his impersonation of Michael Aspirin — or was it Mike Collapsible ? |
| 18 | Where which probably the parents when I was doing midwifery would have said the same thing but there was nothing they could do about it . |
| 19 | My local authority has had to cope with that problem for many years , as I did when I was housing chairman of my local authority . |
| 20 | When I was playing rugby and I hurt my thumb she actually lent me a very expensive Jaeger coat to keep me warm . |
| 21 | We spent beyond our means when I was playing Test cricket before and earning good money . |
| 22 | You play two leagues , were they , were they two leagues ? when I , when I was playing pool we played in the Tuesday league and the Thursday league |
| 23 | Sir , — This correspondence ( ‘ Call for fresh air , not tea … answered by the taxman ’ , p 7 ) reminds me of an occasion some years ago when I was playing hockey for Ilford against Old Loughtonians . |
| 24 | I noticed it when I were doing window other day |
| 25 | I feel I 'm in charge when I 'm helping Monsieur — and that 's what I really like . ’ |
| 26 | When I 'm watching rugby on the TV and the children are running about like savages , screaming for attention . |
| 27 | When I 'm watching TV , I 'm thinking . |
| 28 | When I 'm doing work with one group , the others will come up to me , saying ‘ Miss miss … ’ and I 'll have another problem to sort out , ’ says Sarah . |
| 29 | ‘ I cry all the time , when I 'm happy , when I 'm sad , when I 'm making love . |
| 30 | ‘ I do n't want you to put on an artificial accent , ’ Mother Francis had warned , ‘ nor do I want you sticking out your little finger when you 're drinking tea . ’ |