Example sentences of "[adj] when a " in BNC.
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| 1 | When a candidate is preparing to be interviewed ‘ on air ’ , there is usually a period of five to 10 minutes before the interview proper when a live satellite link will be sent back to network headquarters . |
| 2 | It 's different when a respected UK dealer makes substantiated claims for something that will affect his reputation for better or worse . |
| 3 | It is exciting when a brand-new public sector museum opens . |
| 4 | CONTRARY to popular belief , a £1m damages award is not over generous when a young person suffers severe brain damage in a road accident . |
| 5 | The boys of 602 were on their second cup of tea and the ‘ Spits ’ half-refuelled when a full-scale bombing raid , the first attack on Britain of the war , began out in the Forth . |
| 6 | If it were clear when a party has formed an intention to incur legal obligation , if a person did commonly define the obligation he desired to assume in terms which left little doubt as to its nature , it would be unnecessary , and indeed merely foolish , to require an additional test of that intention . |
| 7 | Cases of underlexicalisation are clear when a non-specific noun ( such as log ) is used to refer to something for which a specific word exists in English . |
| 8 | Shopkeepers there were staggered when a particular brand of noodles sold out within days — until they discovered its high score in the barcode points stakes . |
| 9 | It always seems funny when a Rottweiler guards for the first time , barking loudly , usually backing off , not quite sure if he is doing the right thing . |
| 10 | Many things can go wrong when a nine-man teams speeds along together , constantly changing position at the front . |
| 11 | It appears a smuggling plan went wrong when a lorry driver went on holiday . |
| 12 | But things begin to go wrong when a dinosaur expert , played by Irish-born New Zealand actor Sam Neill , and his girlfriend , played by Laura Dern , arrive on the scene . |
| 13 | This is particularly relevant in the case of boys — somehow society seems to think it is appropriate for little girls to shed tears but is embarrassed when a young boy reacts in the same way . |
| 14 | It may not always be possible to do this when a student writes an apparently nonsensical answer ; and you should try to find out if this is because the student has not studied the subject matter of the test sufficiently , or whether the lesson notes have not explained the subject adequately to the particular student . |
| 15 | Such differences , though they may be less marked when a child is 14 , may yet be considerable . |
| 16 | If LIFESPAN does not find the QAO log file it will create another when a QAO log is actioned for the module . |
| 17 | It has also raised some practical difficulties in making a transfer of assets from one party to another when a portion of those assets consists of a pension which is not payable for many years to come . |
| 18 | The tropical rainforest tree pictured on the front of the leaflet was at least 400 years old when a chainsaw cut it down . |
| 19 | Unsatisfied with this development , Edward even began to claim his sede vacante rights retrospectively : thus a benefice which was empty when a new bishop was appointed and was subsequently filled in the normal way by him , was sometimes claimed by Edward to be unlawfully filled , the patronage belonging by regalian right to the crown , even though the king had not exercised this during the vacancy of the see . |
| 20 | What he has to come out with is not initially clear , but it becomes clearer when a taste of gay night-life turns him off , and he trails back to his dull wife . |
| 21 | The effect is similar when a District Health Authority pays a private hospital to perform operations on NHS patients . |
| 22 | Referring issues to a named firm or company can run into similar problems but , again , it is appropriate when a dispute has already arisen : see 8.2.4 . |
| 23 | That could be very dangerous when a man is genuinely hurt , ’ said Nigel . |
| 24 | This is payable when a copy of a writer 's or composer 's song is made mechanically ( or these days electronically ) . |
| 25 | In addition a ‘ terminal ’ bonus may be payable when a policy becomes a claim by death or maturity ; the level of this bonus may be reviewed at any time without notice to reflect changes in the value of the assets of the life fund . |
| 26 | In addition a ‘ terminal ’ bonus may be payable when a policy becomes a claim by death or maturity ; the level of this bonus may be reviewed at any time without notice to reflect the changes in the value of the assets of the life fund . |
| 27 | Abolition of the Southern League also robbed players of a useful safety valve , for no transfer fee was payable when a player moved into it from the League . |
| 28 | The main advantage is that no ACT is payable when a company issues additional shares to a shareholder in lieu of a cash dividend . |
| 29 | The family benefits that would be payable when a pensioner dies , very much mirrors erm those that would be payable if you were to die whilst employed in pensionable service . |
| 30 | The capital transfer tax legislation ( [ IHTA 1984 s201 ] ) however provides that both the settlor and the trustees are liable for any capital transfer tax payable when a settlor puts assets into a settlement . |