Example sentences of "when they [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Have you finished ? ’ they ask as you lie gasping , and when they switch on the light you expect to see a sign over the bed , NOW WASH YOUR HANDS . |
| 2 | You go dumb when you er when they switch on a |
| 3 | So I was quite happy to sit back and let the other guests talk when they came on . |
| 4 | It can crop areas of marshland and it allows you to kill your neighbours ' rabbits when they come on to your land to feed . |
| 5 | However , when they come on suddenly — particularly when there are some other symptoms , as there have been in your case — it 's vital to seek medical help as soon as possible . |
| 6 | When they come on and say , Yeah no I have n't advertised before that will cost me extra money . |
| 7 | But the wards are staffed twenty four hours a day , nursing staff are always about , we have dedicated security staff who can be called at a minute 's notice , and staff are obviously aware on kid 's wards how sensitive security is , and will be challenging people when they come on to the wards . |
| 8 | Having begun their Courage First Division programme with a 29-12 home win over Leicester , Wasps then lost direction and the match when they took on Harlequins at The Stoop . |
| 9 | How many of us can say that someone changed when they took on a certain job or changed when something happened at work . |
| 10 | Ireland had crashed to a 145-90 defeat at the hands of the English losing out on all six rinks , and looked to have little chance when they took on the Scots , who had beaten defending champions Wales 130-100 in their opener . |
| 11 | Before Mick though let's just remind you of what happened in Notts ' first match in group A when they took on at Lane . |
| 12 | produced one of the shock wins of the competition when they hung on to their 6–3 lead to beat side who are two leagues Selby 's seniors . |
| 13 | produced one of the shock wins of the competition when they hung on to their 6–3 lead to beat side who are two leagues Selby 's seniors . |
| 14 | The Manchester United striker , who will tonight win his 51st cap for his country when they take on the RCS in a vital World Cup qualifier in Cardiff , believes this is one of the best Welsh teams for years . |
| 15 | BILLINGHAM Synthonia will have virtually a full squad when they take on giant-killers Cockfield today . |
| 16 | HFS Loans League BISHOP Auckland manager Harry Dunn will give another player his debut when they take on Southport at Kingsway today . |
| 17 | MILBURNGATE COUNTY LEAGUE KIMBLESWORTH are looking to complete a hat trick of wins when they take on Leadgate today . |
| 18 | DURHAM will be without their hero of the hour Mark Ridley when they take on Yorkshire at Strensall golf club on Saturday week . |
| 19 | ST HELENS will be defending an impressive Regal Trophy record when they take on last year 's beaten finalists Leeds at Knowsley Road tomorrow in what looks like being a tremendous clash of the giants . |
| 20 | Marine bid to make up lost ground in the HFS League when they take on Gainsborough Trinity at College Road . |
| 21 | Vitor suggested , when they emerged on to the cobbled streets again . |
| 22 | And when they start on about ‘ beam me up Scottie ’ they hope it will really take them out of this world . |
| 23 | A partnership which depends upon personal contacts or friendships between individuals can collapse when they move on to another job , and this would be a sign that the partnership was not properly ‘ owned ’ by the institutions concerned . |
| 24 | ‘ There 's something in that , ’ Hari agreed , ‘ but , for the moment , I have to concentrate on the ladies ’ shoes so that they are ready for the people from the theatre to take with them when they move on to Somerset . ’ |
| 25 | Erm a lot of our members who were students in York stay on and and become you know active or in other parts of the country when they move on . |
| 26 | Yeah , but even when they move on |
| 27 | even when they move on they . |
| 28 | They last won the trophy in 1989 at Dagenham , when they held on for 13 memorable minutes to beat Grays 3–2 and in 1986 the Clarets beat Billericay 3–0 in a two-legged final . |