Example sentences of "[noun sg] when the " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHISPERS of a takeover of a British building society have been circulating in the City since the spring when the Abbey National won the overwhelming backing of its savers and borrowers to convert itself into a bank . |
| 2 | Their damage to cereals is mainly in the spring when the young rabbits are most numerous , but they are not often credited for the plus side of their food intake . |
| 3 | The ideal time to start with a new dog is in the spring when the weather is likely to be improving , and with the summer months ahead , it will be a good time to start exercising and training your dog outside . |
| 4 | There is a period each year before the onset of spring when the land breathes anticipation . |
| 5 | However , if sown later in the spring when the soil is warm , it will germinate within two weeks or less . |
| 6 | Some , such as carnations , radishes , scarlet pimpernels and clover , flower in the spring when the days are lengthening , and so are called long-day plants . |
| 7 | Instead of these days being taken together in the spring when the estimates were published , ‘ supply days ’ were scattered throughout the session so that the Opposition , which is allowed to choose the subjects , could always have some time available should it wish to raise some immediate aspect of government policy . |
| 8 | Arbon 's surrounding countryside is attractive at all times , and at its best in spring when the orchards on the town 's doorstep are heavy with blossom . |
| 9 | The paucity of dog-whelks amid a plentiful food supply on the Conwy mussel beds may reflect low salinities in the early spring when the egg capsules are laid ( Crothers , 1985 ) . |
| 10 | All this changed in the spring when the Centre for Research into Environment & Health conducted two studies based at Holme Pierrepont in Nottingham and the Canolfan Tryweryn at Bala . |
| 11 | Most creeping aquatics are increased from cuttings taken during the spring when the shoots are about 5 cm ( 2 in ) long . |
| 12 | Green water of a consistency like pea soup is familiar to most pool owners , for even in well established pools this condition may occur for a few days during early spring when the water is warmed by the sun , so algae appears before the submerged oxygenating plants have had a chance to start growing again . |
| 13 | That chance will come in the late spring when the winner will be invited to select a book from a range of 100 Faber titles ( 99 books will contain cheques for £10,000 and one book will contain a cheque for £1m ) . |
| 14 | In the spring when the f the daffodils and and the snowdrops started coming , and then there 'd be bird 's nests and all the different flowers , the farmers would start sowing , cultivating , mares would have foals , they had the harvest . |
| 15 | It is 4,348 kilometres from Perth to Sydney by rail and , except in spring when the flat underbelly of the continent is carpeted with wild flowers , the first barren miles of the Nullarbor Plain from the Latin meaning " no trees " east of Perth look the same as the next . |
| 16 | Noted for its phenomenal roach catches in the 100–200lbs bracket with specimens over 2lb , the tiny river by Irish standards is at its best during the spring when the huge roach shoals migrate from the nearby loughs in readiness for spawning . |
| 17 | This option might have to be taken up in the future when the V-bombers reached the end of their operational lives , unless the TSR 2 turned out to be as effective as the RAF hoped , and was able to extend the life of the airborne nuclear deterrent indefinitely . |
| 18 | Perhaps in the future when the competition is open to all Catholic senior schools and colleges between the Scottish border and the River Humber on the east side of the Pennines , those who were given the chance initially might wish to join the fold . |
| 19 | The argument failed for the very good reason that the disposition of the company 's property took place when the charge was created and not when the charge was enforced ; the floating charge is an existing charge and not one arising in the future when the charge is enforced or when it crystallises . |
| 20 | We were fortunate to be in Luxor in mid-summer when the heat makes it off-season . |
| 21 | SHAK LO MUN GRAM When the urge to continue sleeping takes precedence over all things |
| 22 | Doug Laughton 's outfit , with six men making their debuts , had battled into a 12-11 lead soon after half-time when the game exploded in their faces . |
| 23 | The one exception came just seconds from half-time when the defence was slow to mop up the danger when Richardson 's corner was only parried , and Alan Dowd was in the right place to equalise . |
| 24 | A day of sorrows for Crusaders was capped just before half-time when the usually lethal Sid Burrows was booked for throwing the ball away and referee Alan Snoddy had a word with manager Roy Walker for coming on to the pitch . |
| 25 | One important objective of counselling was to improve communication within the family , which was achieved in the first session when the therapist took a supportive but firm approach and encouraged the patient to talk to her parents then . |
| 26 | An incident occurred during one session when the children were drawing together . |
| 27 | The new government was to be responsible to a Provisional Council of the Russian Republic , or ‘ Pre-Parliament ’ , drawn from democratic elements which convened on 7 October and was still in session when the Provisional Government was overthrown . |
| 28 | During one practical session when the kitchens were used for survey purposes , booklice were actually found in the flour storage bins . |
| 29 | A similar campaign finance bill ( including the honoraria ban and limitation on outside income ) was passed by the Senate in 1990 but was lost at the end of the congressional session when the two Houses failed to agree upon the final form of the legislation . |
| 30 | This meant that to go for a crap you had to take a shovel and dig a hole which was hard work when the ground was solid . |