Example sentences of "when it [verb] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 When it saw the three figures it stopped , then , perhaps with memories of puppy-walkers , still with a broken leather couple round its neck , it approached the man whimpering softly , its tail waving .
2 The New Religious Right in North America eschew humanism when it threatens the fundamental truths of God 's revelation of himself in the sacred scriptures ( at least as they understand them ) .
3 The aircraft quivered when it penetrated the thin layers of cloud in its path .
4 Soviet leaders were willing to support such a conception of non-alignment when it hindered the Western states .
5 When it became the Combined Studies ( Creative and Performing Arts ) Board it set up its own panels , including , in November 1975 , a Movement and Dance Panel under the chairmanship of Peter Brinson .
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