Example sentences of "[art] [adj] [noun pl] when a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In th i in the old days when a firm would come along and pack everything , then they said that , and that was quite true , that they would pack everything and then they would be responsible if damage was done .
2 While this does not appear to be such an earth shattering decision , it is one of the few occasions when a coroner 's action has been criticised .
3 IN the post-war years when a shortage of building materials led to a virtual moratorium on construction , the young lions of the architectural scene moved into exhibition design .
4 Some EC countries had argued that if intra-marginal interventions could be financed through the EMCF then this might prevent the obligatory interventions when a currency had reached the limits of its permitted flexibility .
5 Besides planning excavations throughout the nation , then , the Conseil will now conduct any emergency works which arise , such as the preliminary excavations when a rail road or motorway is being built , or in any exceptionally difficult local cases .
6 They had been afloat only a few hours when a seaman shouted down the hatch .
7 We had only gone a few steps when a voice called out from across the street .
8 They 'd only taken a few steps when a man gave an appreciative wolf whistle .
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