Example sentences of "when [noun] met [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Parliament met in the autumn of 1381 , the Speaker expressed the view that the troubles had been caused by abuses in government , notably by purveyance for the royal household and by the levy of taxation for the defence of the realm , particularly as this did not prevent the King 's enemies from raiding England . |
| 2 | When Parliament met in May 1685 it proved to be overwhelmingly Tory in sympathy , there being only fifty-seven Whigs in a House of Commons totalling 513 members . |
| 3 | When Arafat met with King Husayn and President Mubarak in Aqaba in October 1988 amid reports of negotiations on a Palestinian Jordanian confederation , UNLU was quick to condemn the idea and express its own concern : ‘ when the Palestine National Movement is increasingly united around clear , unambiguous political proposals , rumors of confederation negotiations are worrying and confusing . ’ |
| 4 | When convocation met in December 1373 even the prelates were alienated from the crown , or at least from Gaunt and those who carried on the government in the king 's name : the attempt to levy an unprecedented tax of £50,000 in 1371 had aroused great resentment , aggravated in the next year when , in an effort to speed its collection , all the bishops of the southern province had their temporalities seized . |
| 5 | When Zuwaya held a wedding or a funeral , when men met in a shaikh 's house to discuss reprisals or bloodwealth , they could say to themselves , ‘ This is how we have always done things . ’ |