Example sentences of "when it [vb -s] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ) . |
| 2 | When it detects a significant change in one of the parameters , it faxes a message to the nearest NRA regional control room . |
| 3 | The DTI often receives criticism of these , yet little by way of praise when it nips a fraudulent trading operation firmly in the bud . |
| 4 | It is wider of the mark , however , when it uses the possible closure of the SERC 's Nuclear Structure Facility to suggest that the government 's science funding machinery is in disarray . |
| 5 | Other linguists imply even more clearly that there is no difference in meaning between the two versions of the infinitive by claiming that to is meaningless when it precedes the bare infinitive form . |
| 6 | The Japanese retail conglomerate Takashimiya Co Ltd may be in for a bitter disappointment when it opens a commercial art gallery in its new North American flagship design-speciality store on 23 April . |
| 7 | When it receives an acoustic signal transmitted from a range of up to 40 km , the weapon jettisons its ballast and rises to just below the sea surface . |
| 8 | Nowhere is the siren song of conservation more difficult to resist than when it combines a sentimental appeal to make a restoration project out of every down-at-heel relic , with the coded suggestion that it might even be a retail money-spinner in its own right if properly marketed by a curator and a press officer with a gift shop and a T-shirt designer on hand . |
| 9 | This is called benevolence , more especially so when it takes the broad form of a wish for the happiness of others in general . |
| 10 | Betjeman 's poem ‘ Original Sin on me Sussex Coast ’ makes a point unwillingly learnt from his old tutor when it depicts the sheer wickedness of children bullying one another , unseen by the sentimental eyes of the mother whose mind has been washed by modern advertising techniques and the vacuous optimism of the age : |
| 11 | This would require that , in certain cases , a merger should be allowed even when it gives a combined share of more than 25 per cent of the European market . |
| 12 | It manifests an explicit intent to do so when it places a privative clause in a statute empowering a tribunal . |
| 13 | Ideally , the file designer will aim to reduce the time taken to reference this index ; however , when it exceeds a certain threshold value described earlier , a master index , which has one entry for each track of the cylinder index , can be created to reduce the total search time as described above . |
| 14 | Another novelty is the secure access feature , which prompts you for a password when it auto-answers an incoming data . |
| 15 | British Rail remains convinced that , when it puts the detailed investment proposition to us , once planning permission is obtained , it will pass the appraisal test . |
| 16 | The question is not just whether it criticizes the Conservative Party but when it criticizes the Conservative Party . |
| 17 | It should soon develop a habit of relieving itself in this way when it finds an appropriate spot at the start of its walk . |
| 18 | When it seems the right time . ’ |
| 19 | Find the torque which tends to align the rotor in the arrangement shown in Fig. 4.20 with 0 = 45° and 135° , ( i ) when the rotor carries no current , and ( ii ) when it carries a direct current of 2 A. The rotor inductance is 1 H and the stator inductance has maximum and minimum values 1 H and 0.2 H. Assume that periodic inductances vary in a sinusoidal manner and that the coils are perfectly coupled when they are in line . |
| 20 | In the following example , the question-tag is ‘ are n't they ’ ; when it has a falling tone , as in ( a ) , the implication is said to be that the speaker is comparatively certain that the information is correct , and simply expects the listener to provide confirmation , while the rising tone in ( b ) is said to indicate a lesser degree of certainty , so that the question-tag functions more like a request for information . |
| 21 | Information is relevant when it has a significant effect on our assumptions : in other words , when it will allow us to alter our knowledge structures to give us a more accurate representation of the world . |
| 22 | If you liken the body to a computer for a moment , the computer can only function when it has the correct date and commands fed to it ; otherwise it refuses to work or breaks down altogether . |
| 23 | A behavioural response is strengthened when it has an increased probability of occurring ( frequency ) or when it is likely to be performed for a longer period of time ( duration ) . |
| 24 | But a state does act that way when it accepts a Solomonic checkerboard solution ; it is inconsistency in principle among the acts of the state personified that integrity condemns . |
| 25 | Expect prices in the £8,000 to £11,000 bracket when it reaches the British market in June . |
| 26 | Who does the heart hurt when it sees the unattended pair of shoes ? |
| 27 | More interestingly , the company is also to begin casting its nets in other waters when it introduces a new range of productivity tools under the name of Deskworks , in June , something it has talked about for ages . |
| 28 | It moves the word you are typing to a new line when it enters an invisible margin running down the right-hand side of the screen . |
| 29 | The signal detected by the stylus when it makes an electrical connection between the two sheets provides a measure of its position . |
| 30 | The signal detected by the stylus when it makes an electrical connection between the two sheets provides a sure of its position . |