Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] when [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am grateful that when the trouble started Penguin kept the book in print , and did so very courageously . |
| 2 | I am sure that when the Minister speaks he will say that one can not discriminate against one group of private sector employers . |
| 3 | They have to be loud because when a sound is broadcast its wavefront advances as an ever-expanding sphere . |
| 4 | When the source emits the next wave crest it will be nearer to us , so the time that wave crest takes to reach us will be less than when the star was stationary . |
| 5 | Thus reaction time in this situation would be slower than when a response originates from the directly stimulated hemisphere . |
| 6 | But to automatically assume that this is the woman 's role when other choices are available or when the task can be shared is n't fair and is certainly a point of discussion . |
| 7 | Ordinary citizens tolerated corruption when times were good and when the government rewarded them with cheap food , services and petrol . |
| 8 | The pearls were artificial and when the string broke they got scattered and lost and forgotten about . |
| 9 | The 9.43–10.12 question appeared in this test context also , and fewer pupils were successful than when the question was asked directly , probably because the information required had first to be selected by the pupils from all the figures given in the timetables . |
| 10 | The approach is exciting and when the fall is suddenly revealed around a bend in the path , the effect is electrifying , a shock to the senses . |
| 11 | ‘ It is clear that when the section 8(6) procedure comes into operation it is for the police officer to make the decision whether the sample to be provided shall be a sample of blood or urine , but the police officer must convey to the defendant that the sample to be required may be of either blood or urine and must give the defendant an opportunity to consider which sample he would prefer to give if the choice were his and any reasons he has for that preference . |
| 12 | However , dealing with local agents is another worry for the expatriate and so some employers manage the expatriate 's affairs in the UK during an absence overseas by paying the mortgage and rates when the home is empty or when the rent achievable does not cover the outgoings . |
| 13 | Somewhere people are drumming — it must be at the far end of the village , because at times the rhythm is distinct but when the wind takes it it becomes muffled , merging with the roar of the full monsoon river . |
| 14 | It is unfortunate that when a problem of this sort gets so much publicity it can become the bandwagon on which those who desperately want attention jump . |
| 15 | The body 's response to alterations in fluid balance varies according to the rate and volume of fluid loss , the effects being more apparent when loss is rapid or when the patient is already debilitated . |
| 16 | In particular , it is well-established that when a statute has conferred on any body the power to make decisions affecting individuals , the courts will not only require the procedure prescribed by the statute to be followed , but will readily imply so much and no more to be introduced by way of additional procedural safeguards as will ensure the attainment of fairness . |
| 17 | It 's important that when a member is made redundant that he keep in contact with his industry , so that he 's in a position to be able to regain employment and also regain employment for his , for his or her fellow unemployed . |
| 18 | This means that the time between the two wave crests reaching us 15 smaller , and therefore the number of waves we receive each second ( i.e. , the frequency ) is higher than when the star was stationary . |
| 19 | Noticeably , the oscillation is greater than when the filter is present . |
| 20 | It is true that when the adjective is used in attributive position there is no syntactic or morphological difference to reflect the two possibilities . |
| 21 | The drug was most effective when fluid absorption was low or when the intestine was secreting , as is apparent in Figure 2 , in which the change in fluid transport evoked by hexamethonium or lidocaine is plotted versus the rate of net fluid transport recorded before giving the drug . |
| 22 | Then , when I remarked it was strange that when a person was in trouble , one forgot at once any little grudge one had against them , so that bearing grudges must be only skin-deep , my friend disagreed : she thought the change of heart was because one was willing to be magnanimous when at advantage , having the upper hand . |
| 23 | The Court was of the opinion that section 133 did not apply to the activation of the suspended sentence , as it was clear that when a sentencer activated a suspended sentence he did not ‘ impose ’ the sentence for the purpose of section 133 . |
| 24 | became a wealthy farmer and owned several large farms throughout the county ; as an agriculturalist , his reputation was such that when the government of the day commissioned a report on the state of agriculture in the county , he took a leading part in its preparation . |
| 25 | Perhaps it was inevitable that when the Auditing Practices Board was set up in 1991 in the ashes of the old Auditing Practices Committee , Mr Morrison 's name should spring to mind as its first chairman . |
| 26 | So it was natural that when a group of Australian promoters decided to stage a concert in aid of anti-drug charities the musical Minogue sisters leapt at the opportunity to combine fun with some serious fund raising . |