Example sentences of "when you [vb base] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's like an oil painting ; when you make a mistake you can paint over it , but you might paint over other areas too . |
| 2 | Why do n't you ask for a rubber when you make a mistake . |
| 3 | When you make a will you are showing , in a practical way , that you care for those closest to you . |
| 4 | In the case of a registered title there 's one occasion , as mentioned above , when you make a land charges search , and that 's when you act for a mortgagee . |
| 5 | So you want to make a note of what 's changed , so when you make a change , who made it , . |
| 6 | Unit Trusts are becoming an increasingly popular form of investment and as a High Interest Cheque Account holder you are entitled to a 1% bonus allocation when you make a lump sum purchase of £500 or more of Midland Unit Trusts . |
| 7 | When you make a point of try to listen to the world , |
| 8 | Yet another , fortunately quite rare , follows you around when it sees secateurs in your hands and drops a few eggs into the soft pith of the stem when you make a cut , before the cut wound has had time to callus and heal itself — another reason why you should always try to confine cutting to a fine dry day . |
| 9 | The front of the machine sports some graceful curves , but it 's only when you take a peek round the back that you get some inkling that this one is different . |
| 10 | At the risk of being regarded as a gardening Miss Marple or Sherlock Holmes , it is a good idea to have a magnifying glass in your pocket when you take a turn around the roses . |
| 11 | It 's all plain sailing when you take a COSMOS break to EURO DISNEYLAND . |
| 12 | When you take a book from the shelf , you probably lay your forefinger along the top edge or ‘ head ’ , and either pull it straight out or tilt it down . |
| 13 | Bowls as in containers ; when you take a crap you do n't say ‘ I 'll just go and smear my excrement up a wall ’ . |
| 14 | When you take a break at lunch-time , have a look around the local shops . |
| 15 | When you take a number , follow a set of instructions , and end up with End up with what ? |
| 16 | He insists that there is no secret to it : ‘ I do n't believe in getting someone 's soul when you take a picture . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's awful when you lose a pet , but do n't forget that Brownies smile in time of trouble , and that 's just when the smile is most needed . |
| 18 | A delighted Coppell agreed : ‘ Inevitably when you lose a game like that people point fingers and aportion blame . |
| 19 | You will learn that when you get a bit older , my girl . ’ |
| 20 | Like me , you 'll begin to see what it means when you get a bit further on . |
| 21 | Whe wh wh when you get a bit angry ? |
| 22 | When you get a bit more wool on your back you know it does n't work like that does it ? |
| 23 | Yes , when you get a bit bigger we 'll have to take you to a pantomime and then you 'll be able to say that . |
| 24 | more so than the front room or the well the front room 's good when you get a bit of you know when the you 've got the sun . |
| 25 | No you can have it when you get a bit older you 'll get one . |
| 26 | when you get a minute . |
| 27 | When you get a lock-on , just fire the weapon and watch the scanning monitor broadcast a picture from the camera in the nose of the torpedo . |
| 28 | Yeah , but not only that when you get a couple of dickheads like we had |
| 29 | Alright when you get a question . |
| 30 | When you 've lived on subsistence for two years what do you do when your shoes wear out , when you get a £100 fuel bill , when the washing machine breaks down , when a pair of children 's shoes cost you more than you 'd spend on your own ? |