Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] when a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even as mild a personality as Norman Bentwich was inclined to utter strong words when an entire Kindertransport was held up by Schonfeld because it was scheduled to depart from Germany on the Sabbath . |
| 2 | She ran as though she was wearing high heels when a terrible flop on her last visit to Britain , having been made hot favourite for the 1,000 Guineas won by Sayyedati . |
| 3 | She ran as though she was wearing high heels when a terrible flop on her last visit to Britain , having been made hot favourite for the 1,000 Guineas won by Sayyedati . |
| 4 | Mammalian meiotic chromosome preparation has progressed considerably since the early days when a good squash preparation was the best that could be achieved . |
| 5 | In fact although the chemical structure of polymers , to be discussed below , does affect physical properties considerably it is not of prime importance for determination of the mechanical properties when a particular state is being considered . |
| 6 | You never knew these days when a casual remark was going to provide the justification for someone stalking you with an automatic rifle . |
| 7 | Appreciation of the ways in which the various shapes are related enables the teacher to ask further leading questions when a suitable opening presents itself in a child 's play ( e.g. commenting on the way the flat slabs will go together to make a staircase of three steps — ‘ What would we need to make the next step ? ’ ) . |
| 8 | We found , however , that these patterns are modified at later stages when a new domain of Krox-20 emerges in r3 ( Fig. 3i , j , i' , j' ) . |
| 9 | It is therefore still important to examine the role of Ac-ASA in any in vitro experiment desiend to test the mechanism of action of 5-ASA and to bear in mind the differential absorption of these drugs when an intact cell system is used . |
| 10 | There are many times when a heart-shaped design can be ideal — for example , you could make a Valentine 's Day card with some very small red roses and their leaves , plus a small amount of asparagus fern to soften the outlines . |
| 11 | Many times when a much-loved pet falls sick we think first of diseases and infections , when the real cause is simple chemical poisoning of a completely accidental nature . |
| 12 | There were many moments when an unexpected surge in the crowd could have resulted in catastrophe . |
| 13 | Sixty-six pre-Christmas revellers also suffered horrific injuries when a no-warning bomb exploded in the middle of the packed Ballykelly pub . |
| 14 | They broke through after 36 minutes when a poor clearance fell to Fulton , 25 yards out , and he hit a thundering volley into the roof of the net . |
| 15 | The home team started in determined style and deservedly went ahead after just ten minutes when a well-worked move ended with Simon Hibberd resting from close range . |
| 16 | Gain-up does tend to make the picture look rather grainy , though , so it is best to look on it as a last resort and reserve it for those times when a grainy picture is better than no picture at all . |
| 17 | No one can deny that professional tennis is going through one of those periods when a sure thing in the betting sense is a short cut to bankruptcy . |
| 18 | Published in 1969 , this purported to be a record of a major American crisis and of the ensuing Project Wildfire — ‘ the crash mobilisation of the nation 's highest scientific and medical resources when an unmanned research satellite returns to Earth mysteriously contaminated ’ . |
| 19 | This ratio was especially desirable on those nights when a certain ex-journalist called Eric was on duty , making suggestive and tedious jokes . |
| 20 | The visitors deservedly took the lead on 16 minutes when a fine move involving Gary McCartney and Mark Glendinning on the left ended with Jonathan Magee crashing the ball into the net . |
| 21 | He says : ‘ It 's ludicrous that we have to wait for three to five years when a foreign company can come in and pick up a UK TV company right now . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ The particular circumstances when a legal duty is to be imposed , ’ it says , ‘ will need to be considered with great care . ’ |
| 23 | But the four presidents also warned that ‘ the particular circumstances when a legal duty is to be imposed will need to be considered with great care … |
| 24 | She 's been their senior presenter for ten years now , handling everything from live interviews to those awful moments when a filmed report is suddenly dropped and she is left to fill time with cheerily improvised observations — ‘ that 's when I really earn my money . ’ |
| 25 | Much has changed since the Middle Ages when a large beast was ideally roasted and carved whole at table : head and all . |
| 26 | Sally Prosser ( Wentworth ) gave Britain a third Asian title in four weeks when a final round of 75 carried her to victory in the JAL Malaysian Open at Rahman Putra in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday . |
| 27 | At national level HMI customarily look back two years when an overall survey of progress is made . |
| 28 | Under partnership law , information known to one partner is imputed to all the partners , laying firms open to charges of making misleading statements when a Chinese wall impeded information . |
| 29 | ROCK rebel Slash saved the lives of two pals when an African wildlife safari went frighteningly wrong . |
| 30 | It was one of those rare occasions when a covert operation could be examined in the full glare of publicity and it showed what a foolhardy idea it was from the start for , even if Crabb had returned safely , it is unlikely he could have brought back enough information to have justified the risk in the first place . |