Example sentences of "when we do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This confusion is partly due to any difficulty we find in accepting that the solution to a long standing problem could be so simple ; confusion may also arise because , being influenced by the pace of today 's world , we presume that we are doing something wrong when we do not achieve immediate results . |
| 2 | But in the business of everyday life , in our self-absorption which at times takes over , the request for attention may feel intrusive just when we do not want to be intruded upon . |
| 3 | The paradox of diversion is that whenever we want to divert something it proves very hard to do so ; but when we do not want to create a diversion we very often end up by diverting more than we wanted . |
| 4 | The problems arise when we do not pay conscious attention to those sights which are important and which we would do well to notice . |
| 5 | We assume , in both the individual and the political cases , that we can recognize other people 's acts as expressing a conception of fairness or justice or decency even when we do not endorse that conception ourselves . |
| 6 | Many of us feel uncomfortable when we do not have a pattern to follow . |
| 7 | Furthermore , when we do not notice an example , we often begin with a vague feeling that the text is poorly written and have to work quite hard to say just what is wrong with it . |
| 8 | Among humans , even when we do not understand the words , the manner of expression still tells us a great deal of what is being communicated , especially at a basic level of feeling , emotion and facts of physical life . |
| 9 | Even when we do not follow a conscious spiritual path in terms of a religious faith , we may in fact be realising our purpose in some other way . |
| 10 | I get very uptight over what to say without upsetting him , so when we do finally talk I end up saying the wrong things . |
| 11 | Do you think the day will ever come when we do n't smoke ? |
| 12 | A day does n't pass when we do n't think of Peter and Gwenda . |
| 13 | I do n't suppose many have read it in depth , cos to be honest , when do we read a rule when we do n't have to , unless we absolutely need it . |
| 14 | When we do n't like either ourselves or each other very much ? |
| 15 | ‘ We forget that play is an essential part of our make up and that when we do n't play we get stressed out , ’ explains psychotherapist John Witt . |
| 16 | Sometimes they will use an escalating series of signals to make their meaning clearer when we do n't seem to understand . |
| 17 | I agree what Rita asked for which was that it should all be archived in a central divisional higher , and I am taking it that they I think that the way we generally go about it that when we do n't get an enquiry erm , or when we do n't get a commission we keep a copy of it with the documents for a reasonable period of time . |
| 18 | I agree what Rita asked for which was that it should all be archived in a central divisional higher , and I am taking it that they I think that the way we generally go about it that when we do n't get an enquiry erm , or when we do n't get a commission we keep a copy of it with the documents for a reasonable period of time . |
| 19 | Do n't open them and then he wo n't be cos her da says I 've noticed when we do n't take the wrappings off them that your Uncle Raymond wo n't eat them , but when they 're laying loose |
| 20 | Turner ( 1984 ) notes the hypocrisy of excluding disabled people from these professions , stating : ‘ How can we tell patients they can lead normal lives when we do n't allow their peers to become our colleagues ? |