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

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1 Harsh legislation and a streamlined judicial process are normal responses when a government is confronted by terrorists .
2 There are many occasions when a particle bait will outfish any other .
3 Tens of thousands took to the streets in Baku alone , up to sixty people ( mostly Armenians ) lost their lives in pogroms , and there were further fatalities when a state of emergency was declared by the USSR Presidium and troops were used to restore order on 19–20 January .
4 Yesterday there were angry scenes when a tenants ' group held a meeting with representatives of Aberconwy Borough Council who were organising a clean-up of the badly flooded area .
5 Forty-nine people were killed , but two survived , when a Boeing 707 crashed in the Ivory Coast , and there were nine deaths when a New York to Boston express train crashed near Baltimore .
6 There were certain weeks when a driver went every night , others when they could get by with three deliveries a week .
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