Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [adj] when [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bald planned to follow it with other county surveys of similar quality , but this ambition was frustrated when the Ordnance Survey was directed to produced its own map of Ireland in 1824 , and henceforth he devoted his energies to civil engineering , a profession for which he further equipped himself by a period of renewed study and foreign travel . |
| 2 | It is not clear why the consent of the parties should be a precondition to leapfrog appeals , and the issue was contentious when the Bill was debated in Parliament . |
| 3 | ‘ The girl was dead when the ambulance arrived . ’ |
| 4 | Abolition of the Southern League also robbed players of a useful safety valve , for no transfer fee was payable when a player moved into it from the League . |
| 5 | Connon was angry when the doctor arrived , but even in anger he did n't lose the moderation of speech or manner which Antony now recognized as his main characteristic . |
| 6 | The argument was plausible when the franchise was based on property but it is not obvious today . |
| 7 | Many of the resultant 92 ‘ open years ’ have to do with old American liabilities — for asbestos-related risks , for example , and pollution — whose scale was undreamt-of when the insurance ( or , more usually , the reinsurance ) policies were underwritten . |
| 8 | Naturally the Society was delighted when the prospect of further restoration work was broached . |
| 9 | This Browny 's stone was helpful when the householder was brewing beer , for it hastened the fermentation process with its fairy magic . |
| 10 | Christina was pleased when the jeep pulled into Sunset Ridge and Elaine and James got out , waving and shouting ‘ thank you ’ as , arm in arm , they helped each other up the path and into Magnolia Cottage . |
| 11 | Ianthe was glad when the woman and her child got out at the next station , for not only did she find the conversation embarrassing but she also wanted to think about the moments before her unexpected meeting with Agnes Dalby — moments which she had so far had no chance of reliving or considering . |
| 12 | Christian was delighted when the gipsy accepted the offer . |
| 13 | Fortunately the house was empty when the bomb exploded , no one was injured and no contents were damaged . |
| 14 | Keith 's face was expressionless when the judge criticised the title wording of his butterfly study ‘ Imergence ’ . |