Example sentences of "be [adj] when a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cases of underlexicalisation are clear when a non-specific noun ( such as log ) is used to refer to something for which a specific word exists in English . |
| 2 | This exclusion is generally held to be applicable when a criminal prosecution is in prospect . |
| 3 | It can serve both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes ; however its effect can be crude when a simple radius curve joins two straights . |
| 4 | The absence of endowments before the time of the Emperor Constantine inevitably meant that well-to-do Christians had much influence on their local communities , which could be decisive when a new bishop was being chosen . |
| 5 | But Mr Bouterse said Mr Shankar had not complained loudly enough , then claimed to be appalled when a Dutch newspaper photographed the president waiting forlornly in the rain for a meeting with the Dutch prime minister , Ruud Lubbers . |
| 6 | Shopkeepers there were staggered when a particular brand of noodles sold out within days — until they discovered its high score in the barcode points stakes . |
| 7 | Thus all things were bearing an equal strain and we were westward-bound when a frantic signal from the rear gunner warned me that we were about to be attacked again , and my heavy-handed evasive action severed the aileron control repair . |
| 8 | I remember years ago being amused when a young man given to very few words came to our vicarage and burst in with the news : ‘ Jane had a baby boy this morning ! ’ still with his bedroom slippers on . |
| 9 | So we were surprised when a local entomologist advised us to put sacking around our fruit trees or straw round their bases to encourage the insect . |
| 10 | This is particularly relevant in the case of boys — somehow society seems to think it is appropriate for little girls to shed tears but is embarrassed when a young boy reacts in the same way . |
| 11 | Analysis of a water supply gives much useful information and is essential when a new supply is being considered for textile processing . |
| 12 | Unsatisfied with this development , Edward even began to claim his sede vacante rights retrospectively : thus a benefice which was empty when a new bishop was appointed and was subsequently filled in the normal way by him , was sometimes claimed by Edward to be unlawfully filled , the patronage belonging by regalian right to the crown , even though the king had not exercised this during the vacancy of the see . |
| 13 | This week , the ageing lothario was horrified when a cloth-capped pensioner pursued him down a street , wreathed in smiles and waving an autograph book , The Rolling Stone coldly ignored him , appalled at being associated with a gummy grandad and perhaps being all too forcibly reminded of his own advancing years . |
| 14 | Bessie , of Eshwood Sqaure , Newport , Middlesbrough , was alone when a young burglar tried to kick in her door on Monday night . |
| 15 | Celtic manager Liam Brady was furious when a Scottish TV commentator claimed Mowbray would not play again this season . |
| 16 | On another occasion , Gordon was outraged when a Supreme Court judge released some prisoners because the magistrate had incorrectly described ‘ theft of cattle ’ as ‘ cattle stealing ’ on the charge sheet . |