Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb -s] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Esther Rantzen is often seen making use of the genre when she asks elderly ladies to do impersonations of Tom Jones or perform an impromptu rumba . |
| 2 | ‘ How can you want Spain mixed up in such great events ’ , Aranda complained to the Prussian Minister , ‘ when she lacks all means to wage war . ’ |
| 3 | When one considers those settlements left undefended , it becomes evident that the choice was dictated by military and administrative considerations , rather than the protection of communities , however considerable in size and number . |
| 4 | ( a ) The welfare principle Under s1(1) of the Act the child 's welfare must be the court 's paramount consideration when it determines any question relating to a child 's upbringing . |
| 5 | With the detector in omnidirectional mode it bleeps when it receives any radar swap from within 5 miles ( 8 km ) . |
| 6 | Time itself is finite — a government will not devote it to passing less desirable and more controversial laws when it has better things to do with its time . |
| 7 | He is a former partner of Gaffer Hexam 's , but Hexam repudiates him when he finds that Riderhood has been robbing live bodies as well as dead ones . |
| 8 | He does n't want his mother along , especially when he brings young Victoria to visit . ’ |
| 9 | When he has good balance standing up , the forward plinth may be lowered , and a gymnastic ball placed on it . |
| 10 | 1.50 Once the 21 days for acceptance have passed or the trial has started the plaintiff can take the money in court only with the defendant 's consent or by order unless the payment in itself was made or increased after the trial started , when he has two days to accept , but must do so before the judge begins to deliver his judgment ( RSC Ord 22 , r5 ; CCR Ord 11 , r3 ) . |
| 11 | Oh , Milord must n't lose one precious minute of his time or attention when he has better things to do . |