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Example sentences for "but when they are"

  • But when they are cleansed, go in unto them as God hath ordained for you.

  • But when they are considered as desires, namely of liquid or solid aliment, their proximate cause consists in the pain of them, according to the sixth law of animal causation.

  • But when they are at rest they sit upright on their hind quarters.

  • But when they are about a month old a strong desire comes over them to go and lie down on the mud at the bottom of the sea, and then three remarkable things happen.

  • But when they are playful, or excited, they swing themselves to and fro and dart from branch to branch, almost as actively as the gibbons.

  • As soon as they are out of my sight I see clearly where my mistakes are; but when they are around me I forget my good resolutions.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "but when they are" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    but alas; but because; but don; but had; but has; but how; but let; but presently; but she only said; but sometimes; but that; but the next instant; but they shall not; but they were not; but they will not; but whether; but will; but would; but you; buttered bread; clinical observation; entangling alliances; having sent; must work; other than; she had never seen