Example sentences of "when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This automatically switches the machine on when it hears a message coming through , recognises the medium being used , and then turns the machine off after the message has been recorded . |
| 2 | The unnamed man , 34 , had just turned the ignition of the Mercedes when it exploded . |
| 3 | It is inevitable and right that if we are to make God real for ourselves we must , to a considerable degree , speak of Him in human terms , which is what the Bible does when it speaks of Him as repenting , changing His mind , being provoked or made angry or sorrowful . |
| 4 | With regard to the military and the political process , we should ask , not when it intervenes , but rather how it intervenes , since all military organizations can be observed to intervene in politics at some point . |
| 5 | The State of Kuwait , which became independent in 1961 when it ceased to be a British protectorate , is governed by the Amir ( currently Shaikh Jabir al Ahmad al Jabir as Sabah ) , who is chosen by and from among the royal family , and who appoints the Council of Ministers . |
| 6 | Jordan had turned to Saudi Arabia for its oil supplies when it committed itself to the UN embargo on trade with Iraq and Kuwait [ see p. 37639 ] . |
| 7 | This is partly a result of private acquisition of forest lands prior to the General Revision Act of 1891 , when it made more economic sense to annex high quality , easily accessible forests . |
| 8 | Couple of tight turns and had almost turned inside the 109 when it made off . |
| 9 | The company 's most profitable year was 1990 when it made $7,246,667 , compared to $4,058,160 in 1989 . |
| 10 | Brewin was sold to management by Scandinavian Bank for about £6 million last year , when it made pre-tax profits of £1.4 million on turnover of £14.4 million . |
| 11 | Public interest research group New Consumer added more pressure in March when it launched Changing Corporate Values , a revealing survey of 128 UK suppliers of consumer goods and services . |
| 12 | Westborough , Massachusetts-based Proteon Inc continued its foray into smaller sites last week when it launched its Series Office BOSS Branch Office SolutionS integrated hub . |
| 13 | Shareholders may be encouraged by Howden 's market performance since its last cash call in July 1991 when it launched a 1 for 1 rights issue at 30p . |
| 14 | Bell Atlantic acquired its VLIW technology from minisupercomputer builder Multiflow Computers Inc for an undisclosed fee after the pioneer of that particular brand of computing threw in the towel back in 1990 when it ran out of cash ( UX No 276 ) . |
| 15 | It was even more surprised that night when two hundred grim-faced nomes tracked it to its earth , lit a fire in the entrance , and speared it to death when it ran out , eyes streaming . |
| 16 | The Amoco Corporation , owner of the Amoco Cadiz tanker which caused one of the worst oil spills in history when it ran aground off the French coast in 1978 , has agreed to make a further payment relating to the accident . |
| 17 | The incidence of crowd misbehaviour reached a high point before the First World War , fell between the two World Wars , and continued to fall until the late-1950s , since when it continued to increase quite rapidly ( Dunning et al. , 1982 ; 1984 ) . |
| 18 | The regiment traces its history back to the Siege of Carroburg in 1865 , when it mounted a valiant and wholly successful defence of the walls in the face of a huge army led by the Count of Middenland . |
| 19 | While the strength of the structure set of goals varies with circumstances during our lifetime , the period when it influences our motivation arousal patterns most powerfully is in childhood . |
| 20 | She would not be taken for a fool , either , not when it mattered so much as this . |
| 21 | At its sister hotel , L'Hotel , also in Toronto , $25,000 was saved in one year when it swapped its 40W fluorescent tubes for 30W tubes ; the Hotel Vancouver has installed a computer to monitor and control energy use throughout the building and received a $19,000 rebate from the power company in one month ; and the Hotel Macdonald , Alberta , is saving $1000 a month on waste collection . |
| 22 | Nintendo 's machines hit British shops in autumn 1990 but it was last Christmas , when it outsold everything else in sight and picked up the prestigious Toy Of The Year award , that things really took off . |
| 23 | There he joined the ‘ Ancient ’ Separatist congregation of Francis Johnson [ q.v. ] , and he remained a member until 1610 , when it split into two parts — one led by Johnson and the other by Henry Ainsworth [ q.v . ] . |
| 24 | Rumour of the partnership , to be known as C&M Arts , spread through the art market last autumn , when it purchased Mark Rothko 's ‘ Brown , Black and Blue ’ ( 1958 ) for $1 million at Sotheby 's evening sale on 17 November . |
| 25 | Yet , despite their form over the last two months , the turning point for Wigan 's 20th major trophy in six years undoubtedly came in December when it looked that they might struggle for success this season . |
| 26 | Their struggles on the streets of Britain during the riots of 1981 restored the public peace at a time when it looked as though the ‘ thin blue line ’ was all that stood between turmoil and a still nascent Thatcherite revolution . |
| 27 | There was a time when it looked as if Mrs Thatcher would never go . |
| 28 | AFTER a period when it looked as if airworthy examples of the type were going to be extinct in the UK , Hawker 's Sea Fury is making a comeback . |
| 29 | George Bush appointed Justice Souter , to political conservatives ' dismay , in the summer of 1990 , in that short period when it looked as if he might be a great president . |
| 30 | The idea dates from the 1950s , when it looked as if there would be plutonium left over from the fast-breeder reactors that were being planned — reactors which could produce more plutonium than they consumed . |