Example sentences of "and [verb] [adv] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claudia , sleeping hardly at all and eating only when a worried Myra stood over her , got through them as best she could . |
| 2 | And we can appear and disappear just when we like , which can be very convenient . |
| 3 | But if he lied , saying that he came to Parfois with no felonious intent , and attacked only when he was surprised and frightened , Isambard would have won a better victory . |
| 4 | It was relieved a bit when Clark squared the match with a birdie on the 16th and transformed altogether when the Americans both pushed their approaches to the long 17th hole to lose that as well . |
| 5 | Previously it had laid back its ears and moved away when she approached . |
| 6 | On and on it runs , ranging from staccato to legato , and becoming fortissimo when anybody is about to leave the house . |
| 7 | Brick makes great paving on its own and looks best when used in a pattern |
| 8 | ‘ Who is he ? ’ he kept repeating over and over again , stony-faced and disbelieving even when I had told him the truth . |
| 9 | He was talking to James , and stopped abruptly when she came into the room . |
| 10 | Another racking fit of coughing seized him , doubling him over and ending only when he retched up a gush of phlegm and blood . |
| 11 | They were enjoying themselves and laughing loudly when suddenly the door opened . |
| 12 | She was still shaking her head from side to side and laughing softly when she shooed him from the kitchen and returned her attention to her magazine . |
| 13 | people to talk to , encourage teachers and criticise constructively when required |
| 14 | As a rule , snakes have simple teeth , all roughly the same shape , long , pointed and directed backwards when the mouth is closed . |
| 15 | This takes as its theme " " Goddes pryvetee " " : a phrase appearing three times in the Miller 's Prologue and Tale ( 3164 , 3454 , 3558 ) and recalled again when John tells his wife his so-called " " pryvetee " " in line 3603 . |
| 16 | We had a shop in Nairobi and came here when we got our vouchers in 1971 . |
| 17 | This pastime attracted such an enthusiastic following that several of the better equipped European brothels provided chambers decorated like railway carriages which shuddered and vibrated mechanically when they were occupied , as well as resounding with chugging and whistling sound effects . |
| 18 | Duke Hussey was chief executive of Times Newspapers and living locally when he became one of our " students " . |
| 19 | They attempt shorter distances when conditions are unfavourable and walk further when surroundings have been made visually attractive by art work , shop windows and the like . |
| 20 | Taxes should be designed to encourage greater effort and levied only when wealth is achieved . |
| 21 | ‘ Also I am accustomed to courtesy and react badly when it is not present . |
| 22 | Sally-Anne 's own preserve was the kitchen , where she ate either at the kitchen table , or , when that was full , at a small card table which was folded up and put away when she had finished . |
| 23 | For example , if the pupil maintains his or her definition of the classroom as threatening and hostile , he or she may say little and speak only when spoken to . |
| 24 | ‘ But if I start looking up my own arsehole and acting differently when people parody me , I do n't think that 's a good way for me to live . |
| 25 | They played a lively game of Hide ‘ N ’ Seek , where the little hedgehog would crawl away to hide in the weeds or under pile of leaves and the big beast would seek her out and bark loudly when he found her . |
| 26 | In severe cases , they may respond by shaking and urinating uncontrollably when they come near the surgery . |
| 27 | Hatching time is short with fry appearing after 24 to 30 hours , and growing rapidly when fed with rotifers . |
| 28 | It looked as if we had painted ourselves into a corner and I was on the verge of giving up and going home when Jake trundled up with his totter 's cart and his little skewbald pony . |
| 29 | Unlike the other three types of valve , a drainvalve ( or draincock ) is usually kept closed and opened only when the system is to be emptied of water . |
| 30 | She thought it was empty at first , but someone was putting fresh flowers on the altar , and turned quickly when she heard the door close . |