Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When dey blow a whistle it 's because dey dig de style |
| 2 | Oh I accept there is obviously concern and I will try and meet that when I introduce a package of measures at the end of November in the normal uprating statement to help those on lowest incomes who are affected by this . |
| 3 | When I conduct a symphony or make a film , I have the impression of the complete work in my mind . |
| 4 | I am confident that when I recommend a constituent to see UKIAS he or she will be dealt with in an entirely independent and completely honourable and decent manner . |
| 5 | You talk to me only when I ask a question . ’ |
| 6 | So , for example , when I ask a group of students at the beginning of an interdisciplinary course in women 's writing and the visual arts , to come up with the names of any contemporary women artists , they can rarely mention more than one or two . |
| 7 | When I get a compliment from him it 's nice , because in other ways he 's cool about things . |
| 8 | Hopefully when I get a new tank set up , I will have more success in numbers by going by the book . |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps when I get a minute to meself we can have a picnic of our own , ’ he suggested . |
| 10 | When I get a case as the duty solicitor I pass it on to the criminal department . |
| 11 | When I get a job , I 'll get a fridge . ’ |
| 12 | And when I get a first-class degree , which I hope to do , I 'll be forgiven because I 'll bring status to the family . |
| 13 | And when I get a moment I 'll get down to noting any facts I think could help you . |
| 14 | It was encouraging to be asked by one small enthusiast ‘ When I get a Lady can I join your class ? ’ |
| 15 | it 's just a matter when I get a job , I mean |
| 16 | Cos I do n't normally snore unless I get a cold but when I get a cold I fucking |
| 17 | I snore when I get a cold . |
| 18 | Yeah , I h , I honestly think though that when erm I do n't know , you see , cos I , I 's been saying oh when I get a chance I 'll get a transfer out of my office |
| 19 | When I get a hundred and eighty quid |
| 20 | I know I 'm on the right route when I spot a bus marked ‘ Pensioners Touring Kerry ’ . |
| 21 | I 've really had to work hard to get where I got to and when I fight a black guy , I know that he 's had to do the same thing , I think : ‘ Well , he 's had it as hard as me ’ and little zest goes out of your punching , I just want to beat him on points . |
| 22 | When I knit a stocking stitch tension square , instead of marking the 21st stitch on each side of centre 0 on the 30th row , I transfer these stitches at the beginning of the swatch , placing them on to needle number 22 on each side and pushing the empty 21st needles to non-working position . |
| 23 | When I fill a book in about recordings and that how do you put have you got a regional accent ? |
| 24 | She is right , she does n't , though when I catch a glimpse of her left arm , her bruises are pink and prominent , crawling the length of it like squashed insects . |
| 25 | only when I like a D is that pardon me , ah pardon me no oh er , er Margaret Thatcher knocked at the door the other day |
| 26 | ‘ When I use a word ’ , Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone , ‘ it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ When I use a word ’ , Humpty Dumpty said , ‘ … it means just what I choose it to mean , neither more nor less ’ ( Lewis Carroll — Alice Through the Looking Glass ) . |
| 28 | ‘ When I use a word , ’ Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone , ‘ it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less ’ — so what does ATM stand for ? |
| 29 | But the tendency of such an argument is in the direction of complete relativism , or an entirely arbitrary nominalism , of the type represented by Humpty Dumpty in Alice through the Looking-glass : " " When I use a word " , Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone , " it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more or less . " " |
| 30 | When I use a well-known television series as a starting point I start by talking to the children about what we 're going to do and the way we 're going to work : " We 're going to make up a play together . |