Example sentences of "when [pron] is [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A chases B. When B is caught , s/he freezes , eyes closed , counts to 5 , then chases A. The game continues for as long as you want — or to a pre-set time limit , or when somebody is caught three times , for example . |
| 2 | Very useful when one is taking early retirement . |
| 3 | The tension-relieving effect of cutting may be extremely important when one is considering therapeutic strategies to counter the behaviour . |
| 4 | It is fair to say , particularly when one is considering overseas relations , that there was some form of national sentiment , but at the same time one should guard against the assumption that this was a dominant force in determining men 's attitudes on all occasions . |
| 5 | There is the special delight Britons have in gossip , especially when it is hinted that politics are spiced with sex . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ The need for proof is essential because many organisations fail to recognise bullying , even when it is causing serious disruption within their workforce . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But it too uses passive tests most frequently when it is studying female subjects . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It is simply an appetite , like any other , and Jackie can be at his funniest when he is mocking this propensity in himself : the endless appearances , the systematic use of his celebrity , the unlimited sponsorships , the directorships , the new business ventures , the life that is taken up , 100 per cent , in ‘ making it ’ and , having made it , in making some more . |
| 13 | His work contrasts with the refined still-life painting of Jan Rudolf Bys , a more classical artist in the French manner , especially when he is painting historical scenes . |