Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun pl] when a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems from this evidence that living with relatives when a marriage ends is considered in a rather similar way to living with relatives in other circumstances . |
| 2 | Research should focus on what happens to children when a parent infected with HIV dies and on the role of fostering and adoption services . |
| 3 | The technique of guidance is often used by parents when a child refuses to comply with a request or instruction . |
| 4 | The only small quibbles I have are the shape of the zip pullers , which sometimes dig into hips when a rucksack 's carried , the lack of a horizontal chest pocket to take a map ( very useful when navigating in poor weather ) and a wired hood , which would stop it falling over the eyes at inconvenient moments . |
| 5 | The assertion that that is all the information given to shareholders when a company comes to market , or is subject to a takeover bid , will not wash . |
| 6 | Questions asked of — refers to occasions when a teacher directed a question at a specific boy or girl usually by name but often taking one volunteer from many hands up . |
| 7 | In middle age , at a time when those in other industries were looking for a period of consolidation , the farmer could be faced with problems when a son or daughter ‘ came home ’ . |
| 8 | So if you 're hospitalised without protection against loss of income , or you 're faced with expenses when a member of your family is in hospital , you could have a problem — unless you do something about it now . |
| 9 | DIPLOMATS were stranded in lifts when a snake coiled itself round power cables and blew the fuses at a conference in Tanzania . |