Example sentences of "when it [be] [vb pp] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The importance of the distinction between hire-purchase and sale becomes apparent when it is realised that different legal results followed . |
| 2 | Indeed , this was the very reason that the Departmental Committee on the Treatment of Young Offenders had recommended , in 1927 , the reform of the system : ‘ When it is realised that these courts are specially equipped to help rather than punish the young offender , we hope that the reluctance to bring such children before will disappear . ’ |
| 3 | This is particularly important when it is felt that ageing people can no longer look after themselves at home and some form of residential care is suggested . |
| 4 | The new rule , which should have come into effect on 1 April , will now be brought in when it is felt that more companies can afford the 5,000 koruny ( US$160 ) needed to fit the device . |
| 5 | This is a particularly important point to bear in mind when it is realized that many technological developments operate at the edges of life , whether they be ventilators or incubators . |
| 6 | This is somewhat ironic when it is realized that local government has substantial resources that can not be used because of centrally-imposed prescriptions . |
| 7 | This is a paradoxical fact for those empiricists who think that new theories are derived from the facts in some way , but it is quite comprehensible when it is realized that precise experimentation can only be carried out if one has a precise theory capable of yielding predictions in the form of precise observation statements . |
| 8 | It could be claimed that it is unacceptable for public money to be used to fund the Commissioner , especially when it is remembered that legal aid is not available for legal representation before Industrial Tribunals , for example , for unfair dismissal claims . |
| 9 | This theory was threatened when it was discovered that many substances gain weight after combustion . |
| 10 | These suspicions were fuelled when it was discovered that one of those killed was not employed at the mine . |
| 11 | Will he explain exactly when it was discovered that that material was in the bags sent to Wandsworth prison and when the search for it started ? |
| 12 | Only when it was discovered that some men , formerly working on the surface , were working in canteens on the lowest male rate — higher than the female rate — did the union begin to campaign for equal pay for the women . |
| 13 | When it was announced that Central was to take over from ATV , many were concerned that they would lose their favourite programme , the serial ’ Crossroads ’ . |
| 14 | The News of the World called it ‘ The most shocking sporting event ever to be screened ’ and newsmen from around the world hurried to interview the organizers of the Sex Olympics when it was announced that these very contemporary games were due to be staged in 1971 . |
| 15 | I remind him that there has been criticism historically when statements have been made about incidents in Great Britain , when it was commented that similar statements had not been made in the context of Northern Ireland . |
| 16 | Gerald Flood , co-starring as astronaut pilot Conway Henderson , remembers clearly a panic in the studio control room when it was realised that another character , dressed in full space suit , was inaudible to the microphones once he had latched down his space helmet . |
| 17 | The crunch came when it was realised that these competent women had a propensity to marry ( Martindale , 1939 ) . |
| 18 | When it was seen that all clan chiefs had taken the oath , Dalrymple was frustrated , but not for long . |
| 19 | The canopy shape had gone from sliding side windows to rearward-sliding bubble , allmetal wings had replaced fabric-covered ones , the elevator acquired a central cut-out , increased chord at its outer extremities and a restricted throw when it was found that disturbed air was affecting its pitch authority , and undercarriage design and powerplant options also varied between different manufacturers . |
| 20 | In the early 1980s Astra suspended clinical trials of omeprazole when it was found that high doses of the drug caused cancer of the stomach lining in rats . |
| 21 | ‘ But wo n't they fall over the milk-crates ? ’ a teacher asked when it was proposed that two young children with severe visual problems should join the reception group . |
| 22 | It was reported subsequently that Israeli Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin had complained privately to the USA when it was learned that Saudi F-15 planes had been moved to Tabuk , 200 km from Eilat in southern Israel . |