Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] is when [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only exception to this rule is when the Attorney-General enters a nolle prosequi which can be done at any stage of the proceedings . |
| 2 | The neatest effect is when the number of stitches results in a complete number of repeats . |
| 3 | One exception to this requirement is when a view to the front can be obtained without first looking through the windscreen . |
| 4 | The other interesting scenario is when a woman who has lived with a man at some stage in her life subsequently opts for marriage , either with this partner or a future one . |
| 5 | A further example is when an organisation which has been trading for many decades finds itself increasingly out of touch with the market and the organisation 's internal culture and style is no longer appropriate to the markets it is trying to address . |
| 6 | The frequency changes as the train passes and the high note is when the train is coming towards us and the low one when the train is going away , and you get the same effect with light except that instead of being high and low it 's blue shifted if the object is coming towards us and red if it 's going away . |
| 7 | Simple denial is when the problem is not seen in the first place , regardless of responsibility or resources . |
| 8 | It may be that the only times the parents show joint concern is when the child misbehaves and so the child continues to be difficult as it keeps the family together . |
| 9 | The most obvious case is when a hoard includes both coins and other objects ; indeed it is only in these cases that the objects in question can be accurately dated ( or rather the date by which they must have been made can be accurately established ) . |
| 10 | The most obvious example is when a competitor raises or lowers his prices . |
| 11 | The maximum phase of Venus in the Ptolemaic model is when the angle SVE is a minimum , and this occurs at the position shown in Figure 4.1(a) . |
| 12 | A classic example is when the teacher within the fiction assumes an authoritarian role which follows too closely to what the children see as teacher 's normal role pattern . |
| 13 | The time to change to a smaller hook is when a lack of bites suggests you ought to try a smaller bait . |
| 14 | Another important instance of courtly behaviour is when the hero has to lead the heroine into the dance . |
| 15 | Using the binary tree structure , a successful search is when a node in the tree is reached containing the candidate string . |
| 16 | One revelation is when the member of staff who seemed most unsuitable , perhaps cynical and short tempered when dealing with adults , is found to have the ability to engage with young minds . |
| 17 | The one exception is when an item is on the borderline between being old and antique . |
| 18 | The ultimate test of a successful negotiation is when the agreement reached is implemented to the satisfaction of both parties . |
| 19 | A more publicised arrangement is when a wholesaler or group of wholesalers invite retailers to affiliate to them and agree to take the bulk of their purchases from them . |
| 20 | Perhaps the most pressing reason for planting a new church is when the mother church is full . |
| 21 | The closest match between the two systems is when the PC is running Hercules monochrome graphics and , certainly with Illustrator , the screen does display the correct image . |
| 22 | The local authority contend the correct date is when the demand for payment was served or when it became operative . |
| 23 | The relevant time is when the contract is made . |
| 24 | Perhaps the true criterion is when the subject can justify an in-depth academically based course of honours degree standard , for which there is a market demand and a significant take-up . |