Example sentences of "they [verb] when they " in BNC.

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1 The French , despite an exceptionally tough policy , still have interest rates above the German level because they are unable to persuade the markets they mean what they say when they rule out a devaluation .
2 What do they see when they get there ?
3 They know when they are being brushed off and not taken seriously .
4 But they know what the game is , and they know when they have done a good job : the rewards are tangible and clear .
5 What expression do they have when they 're thinking black thoughts about someone they 're trying to ingratiate themselves with , or when they 're being praised for qualities they 're aware they do n't possess ?
6 They knew when they were opposite Pitcaple , and then Cluny , by the barking of the dogs and the rattle of their chains .
7 A big bream is a very deep-bodied fish and would have to stand almost tail to surface to pick a bait direct from the bottom with its lips , which I know they do when they are in that kind of mood .
8 All they do when they 're at sea is take down the messages we send to them , so do n't worry about not picking up a signal , 'cause nobody 'll be sending you any . ’
9 It 's not how many people come to the first night of your tour in Windsor , it 's what they do when they get there .
10 With charming naivety , they do not imagine that they themselves are the source of it : they behave as they do when they see a frightened horse , becoming agitated and desirous of flight .
11 When learners watch video programmes in the target language , they are exercising their listening skills as they do when they listen to an audiotape .
12 And , of course , they — the tumbril was standing in the cart-shed there with the back-chains hanging , d'ye see , fixed on each shaf , just like they do when they go on a horse .
13 Will they know more about that than they do when they simply carry out what the curriculum requires of them regardless of how it is supported , budgeted for and described to parents by the governors ?
14 Although there can never be any guarantees , it is frequently the case that older children enjoy working with younger ones , enjoy the responsibility they are being given , and behave much better than they do when they are working on their own .
15 You know when they 've when they 've finished .
16 What 'll they say when they hear that ?
17 What did they say when they saw you shoplifting ?
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