Example sentences of "when it [is] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drama is a piece of literature that only works when it 's given threedimensional form . |
| 2 | Seems obvious when it 's put that way . |
| 3 | There is the special delight Britons have in gossip , especially when it is hinted that politics are spiced with sex . |
| 4 | These facts are indeed significant , but they are susceptible of a rather different Interpretation when it is accepted that importance and success amongst the ulema in the earlier period did not depend upon one 's position in the hierarchy or concomitant matters like salary or membership of the divan — to anything like the same degree that they did in later times . |
| 5 | The disclosures come at a time when there are three known bids by senior civil servants to buy out part of the Crown Suppliers when it is privatised next year . |
| 6 | ‘ The need for proof is essential because many organisations fail to recognise bullying , even when it is causing serious disruption within their workforce . |
| 7 | The incidents came at a time when Sellafield was already facing prosecution for allegedly not taking proper safety precautions at its high-level waste processing plant ( see above ) and when it is seeking new authorisations for discharges into the air . |
| 8 | But it too uses passive tests most frequently when it is studying female subjects . |
| 9 | Business leaders believe that the new £8.5 billion national business rate will create political and inflationary problems for the Government when it is introduced next April . |