Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] when a [noun sg] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The statute referred to relatives having a claim for damages when a person died from injuries sustained because of a negligent act . |
| 2 | On that day some 5,000 students and others , led by monks , began a peaceful protest which turned into a violent confrontation with police when a student raised the " fighting peacock " , symbolizing defiance of the SLORC . |
| 3 | A VIDEO of a Spitfire plunging to the ground in flames when a stunt went wrong was shown to an inquest jury yesterday . |
| 4 | DIPLOMATS were stranded in lifts when a snake coiled itself round power cables and blew the fuses at a conference in Tanzania . |
| 5 | Females tended to initiate courtship , and there were often fights between females when a hen approached a courting pair . |
| 6 | Research should focus on what happens to children when a parent infected with HIV dies and on the role of fostering and adoption services . |
| 7 | 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 . |