Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] when [art] [noun prp] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A pioneer attempt to overcome the problems of political remoteness was made in Lewis in 1943 when the Lewis Association was set up ‘ to survey and study the social and economic needs of the Island and to draw up progressive plans of development ’ . |
| 2 | Production is due to begin in 1986 when the Farringdon bus plant will start to churn out the 830 mm long and 330 kg ‘ gearboxes ’ at a cost ‘ comparable with existing transmissions ’ . |
| 3 | Although discussions took place about a possible return to the former scale of activity , Newlove 's health did not improve and he was physically limited to Wells where either One-Year or Terminal courses continued until 1934 when the WEA branch became inactive . |
| 4 | For example this happened in 1972 when the Westminster Parliament reimposed direct rule in Northern Ireland . |
| 5 | What they are doing is boosting their 1992 earnings at the expense of their income in 1993 when the Clinton government will be in power and hitting them with hugely increased tax bills . |
| 6 | The police investigation was sparked off in 1991 when a Sheffield woman made a detailed statement to police alleging abuse by the Hanbys while she was in their care as a child . |
| 7 | The story behind this unique commercial starts in 1991 when the Guinness licensee — brewers Bintang — began a series of commercials on Indonesian television . |
| 8 | The ancient and beautiful church of All Saints is the oldest building in the village , newly built in 1318 , although an unendowed building probably stood on the same site from 1086 when the Domesday Book was compiled . |
| 9 | After serving as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East and Paris , he took up a new job in Berlin on the very day in 1930 when the Reichstag election heralded unprecedented barbarism in Europe . |
| 10 | This badge continued to be worn until 1958 when The Yorkshire Brigade was formed and the brigade badge adopted . |
| 11 | Where there was a powerful figure , this could have important political consequences , particularly in times of civil war , as in 1471 when the Hastings connection provided important support for the newly returned Edward IV . |
| 12 | This underground showplace was unsuspected until 1923 when a Cambridge undergraduate named Long noticed a small aperture in the hillside and , upon investigation by crawling into it , soon found himself entering a more commodious passage which in turn led to a magnificent cavern drained by a dancing stream and liberally decorated with delicate stalactites and natural carvings . |
| 13 | The 25-year polling programme began in 1938 when the Nottinghamshire breeder Eric Pentecost ( 1896–1980 ) used Aberdeen Angus red or black bulls on some of his Lincolns , selectively backcrossing over five generations until his first Polled Lincoln Red could be licensed . |
| 14 | The age of satellite television began in 1988 when the Astra Satellite was launched . |
| 15 | Scare stories about Britain 's beaches have abounded since 1976 when an EEC directive laid down the acceptable limits of sewage pollution , the year Wessex Water set about turning the tide of increasingly dirty beaches . |
| 16 | Either Mr. Woodford had a twinkle in his eye or was just a good salesman , but the upshot was that he supplied my grandmother over many years , in his turn his son carried on and continued serving my mother , right up to 1949 when the Salisbury round had only two customers left . |